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What is the medical term meaning dilation of small vessels that may appear as a birthmark?
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Nevus flammeus is a birthmark due to dilation of small blood vessels. On the neck, the lay term for this birthmark is "stork bite." Elsewhere, it's often called a port-wine stain.
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