nevus flammeus nuchae

English

Noun

nevus flammeus nuchae (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.

Synonyms

• stork bite

Translations

malformation

• Estonian: kurenokajälg
• Finnish: haikaran purema
• French: nævus simplex m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Storchenbiss (de) m, Bossard-Fleck m
• Icelandic: storkbit, storkabit
• Swedish: storkbett