strawberry mark

strawberry mark
a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.
[1840-50]

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  • strawberry mark — n a tumor of the skin filled with small blood vessels and appearing usu. as a red and elevated birthmark * * * (strawberry naevus) see naevus * * * 1. see under hemangioma. 2. cavernous hemangioma. 3. vascular nevus …   Medical dictionary

  • strawberry mark — strawberry ,mark noun count a small red lump that some people have from birth, especially on their face or head ─ compare BIRTHMARK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • strawberry mark — n. a small, red birthmark …   English World dictionary

  • strawberry mark — noun a soft red birthmark • Syn: ↑strawberry, ↑hemangioma simplex • Hypernyms: ↑birthmark, ↑nevus * * * noun, pl ⋯ marks [count] : a red mark on a person s skin : a red birthmark * * * ˈstrawberry mark 7 [ …   Useful english dictionary

  • strawberry mark — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms strawberry mark : singular strawberry mark plural strawberry marks a small red lump that some people have from birth, especially on their face or head See: birthmark …   English dictionary

  • strawberry mark — strawberry naevus; see naevus …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • strawberry mark — Synonyms and related words: birthmark, blackhead, blaze, bleb, blemish, blister, blotch, brand, bulla, caste mark, check, checkmark, cicatrix, comedo, crack, crater, craze, cut, dapple, defacement, defect, deformation, deformity, discoloration,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • strawberry mark — noun (C) a reddish mark on your skin at birth that never goes away; birthmark …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • strawberry mark — straw′berry mark n. pat a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark …   From formal English to slang

  • strawberry mark — noun Date: 1847 a hemangioma appearing usually as a red and elevated birthmark …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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