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birthmark

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birth·mark  (bûrthmärk)
n.
A mole or blemish present on the skin from birth; a nevus.
birthmark [ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk]
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a blemish or new growth on skin formed before birth, usually brown or dark red; naevus
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.birthmark - a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
nevus
blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
nevus flammeus, port-wine stain - a flat birthmark varying from pink to purple
hemangioma simplex, strawberry mark, strawberry - a soft red birthmark
birthmark
noun naevus, mole, blemish, port wine stain, strawberry mark a routine operation to remove a birthmark
Translations
birthmark [ˈbɜːθmɑːk] N → antojo m, marca f de nacimiento
birthmark [ˈbɜːrθmɑːrk] n → envie f, tache f de naissance
birth mother n (= biological mother) → mère f biologique
birthmark [ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk] n → voglia (sulla pelle)
birthmark [ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk] n → voglia (sulla pelle)


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Masculine observers, if the birthmark did not heighten their admiration, contented themselves with wishing it away, that the world might possess one living specimen of ideal loveliness without the semblance of a flaw.
Mosses From An Old Manse and other stories by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
That flaming kind of birthmark that some- times paints with red the faces of men and women had touched with red Tom Willy's fingers and the backs of his hands.
Winesberg, Ohio by Anderson, Sherwood View in context
An edict was issued requiring the examination of every child in England, for on the left breast of the little Prince was a birthmark which closely resembled a lily, and when after a year no child was found bearing such a mark and no trace of De Vac uncovered, the search was carried into France, nor was it ever wholly relinquished at any time for more than twenty years.
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