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BIRTHMARK
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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)
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)
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