naevus flammeus

English

Alternative forms

• nevus flammeus

Etymology

Latin

Noun

naevus flammeus

1. (anatomy) A vascular birthmark or naevus, usually on the head and neck, consisting of an overgrowth of capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin.

Synonyms

• port-wine mark
• port-wine stain

Translations

anatomy: vascular birthmark

• Dutch: wijnvlek (nl)
• German: Feuermal (de) n
• Hebrew: כתם יין פורט
• Icelandic: valbrá f
• Italian: nevo vinoso m
• Persian: خال لکه‌شرابی
• Portuguese: malformação capilar f, mancha em vinho do Porto f
• Russian: винные пятна (vinnyje pjatna)
• Spanish: mancha de vino f
• Swedish: eldsmärke
• Ukrainian: винні плями (vynni pljamy)