PORT-WINE STAIN


Meaning of PORT-WINE STAIN in English

A mark on the skin that resembles port wine (porto) in its rich ruby red color. Due to an abnormal aggregation of capillaries, a port-wine stain is a type of hemangioma. it occurs on the face as a sign of Sturge-Weber syndrome.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.