port-wine stain

noun

ˈpȯrt-ˈwīn- 

: a reddish-purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark

Examples of port-wine stain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brownlee was born with a port-wine stain birthmark and Sturge-Weber syndrome. — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026

The burn turned a darker red, the color of a port-wine stain. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025

The pairing was to be achieved alphabetically, as if a third of the class wasn’t coloured and Walter Ulbricht didn’t have a port-wine stain eating half of his face. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, 26 Sep. 2019

The woman was middle-aged, with a port-wine stain occupying the left side of her face and a full face of makeup concealing it. — Joel Barhamand, Allure, 31 Mar. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for port-wine stain

• cyclopropane
• legerdemain
• nitromethane
• ultramontane
• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine

Medical Definition

port-wine stain

noun

ˈpȯrt-ˌwīn- 

: a reddish purple superficial hemangioma of the skin commonly occurring as a birthmark

called also nevus flammeus, port-wine mark