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BIRTHMARK

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A blemish on the skin that is formed before birth

Synonyms:

birthmark; nevus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("birthmark" is a kind of...):

blemish; defect; mar (a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "birthmark"):

nevus flammeus; port-wine stain (a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple)

hemangioma simplex; strawberry; strawberry mark (a soft red birthmark)

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 Context examples: 

Two types of vascular birthmarks are hemangiomas and port-wine stains.

(Birthmarks, NIH)

Pigmented birthmarks are made of a cluster of pigment cells which cause color in skin.

(Birthmarks, NIH)

Birthmarks are abnormalities of the skin that are present when a baby is born.

(Birthmarks, NIH)

Moles can be birthmarks.

(Birthmarks, NIH)