birthmark

birth·mark (bûrth

märk

)

A mole or blemish present on the skin from birth; a nevus.

birthmark [ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk]

(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) a blemish or new growth on skin formed before birth, usually brown or dark red; naevus

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Noun

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 [ˈbɜː^rθmɑː^rk] n → envie f, tache f de naissance
birth mother n (= biological mother) → mère f biologique

birthmark [ˈbɜːθˌmɑːk] n → voglia (sulla pelle)

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angioma beauty spot birth blemish defect familiarity haemangioma hemangioma hemangioma simplex mar Mother's mark naevus nevus nevus flammeus port wine stain port-wine stain stigma strawberry strawberry haemangioma	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. The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context	birth rate birth trauma birth weight birth-control campaigner birth-control reformer birthdate birthday birthday cake birthday card birthday gift Birthday honours birthday party birthday present birthday suit Birthdom birthe birthing birthing ball birthing center birthing centre birthing chair birthing coach birthing pool birthing room Birthless birthmark Birthnight birthplace birthrate birthright birthroot birthstone birthwort birthwort family Birtwistle biryani bis Bis- Bisa antelope Bisaccate Bisayan Bisayas Biscay Biscayan Biscayne Bay Biscayne National Park Biscotin biscotto biscuit biscuit barrel biscuit shooter	birthed birthed birthfather birthfather birthing birthing birthing birthing birthing birthing ball birthing center birthing center Birthing centre Birthing centre birthing chair birthing chair birthing coach Birthing Cost Recovery Birthing Cushion Birthing Evolution, Birthing Awareness Birthing From Within birthing pool birthing pools birthing room birthing room birthing room birthing room Birthing stirrups Birthing stirrups Birthless birthmark Birthmarks Birthmarks Birthmarks birthmother birthmother birthname Birthnight birthparent birthparent birthplace birthplace birthplace Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Birthplace of Male Parent birthplaces birthplaces birthrate birthrate birthrate birthrate birthright birthright Birthright (episode) Birthright (episode) Birthright citizenship birthrights birthrights birthroot birthroot births

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angioma
beauty spot
birth
blemish
defect
familiarity
haemangioma
hemangioma
hemangioma simplex
mar
Mother's mark
naevus
nevus
nevus flammeus
port wine stain
port-wine stain
stigma
strawberry
strawberry haemangioma

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.

The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context

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