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Port wine stain

A mark on the skin that resembles port wine (porto) in its rich ruby red color.

Due to an abnormal aggregation of capillaries, a port wine stain is a type of hemangioma.

A port wine stain on the face is a sign of the Sturge-Weber syndrome

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