strawberry mark

strawberry mark

noun
a small, reddish, slightly raised birthmark.

Origin:
1840–50
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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strawberry mark
 
n
Technical name: haemangioma simplex, Also called: strawberry a soft raised swelling on the skin, often red, appearing in the weeks after birth. Most will shrink and disappear without treatment

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strawberry mark straw·ber·ry mark (strô'běr'ē)
n.
A raised, shiny, red nevus or birthmark, occurring usually on the face or scalp and resembling a strawberry. Also called strawberry nevus.

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