birthmark
Skin from birth
A birthmark is a colored spot or blemish on the skin that is present from birth or appears shortly after.
Birthmarks vary widely in size, shape, and color—from pale patches to deep red or brown marks—and may be flat or raised.
Most are harmless and permanent, though some fade over time.
She had a small birthmark on her shoulder.
Folk traditions once attributed birthmarks to events during pregnancy, but they result from variations in skin pigmentation or blood vessels.
Mark or location
- patchMaterial covering damage
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- blotchIrregular colored mark
- moleSubterranean insectivore
freckle · pigment · speckle · blemish · stain · splotch · coloration · marking
Pigmented dermal lesion
- hemangiomaBenign tumor of vessels
- angiomaBenign blood vessel tumor
- maculeFlat skin discoloration
- lentigoFlat pigmented skin lesion
vascular · dermal · congenital · pigmentation · hyperpigmentation · lesion · capillary
Existing from birth
- geneticRelating to heredity
- innateExisting since birth
- inbornExisting from birth
- inheritedReceived from forebears
hereditary · familial · natal · ancestry · lineage · bloodline
Only one exists
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
- individualOne separate human being
recognizable · characteristic · personal · singular · distinguishing · memorable · defining · telltale
spot
Mark or location
- patchMaterial covering damage
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- blotchIrregular colored mark
mole · freckle · pigment · speckle · blemish · stain · splotch · coloration · marking · irregular
nevus
Pigmented dermal lesion
- hemangiomaBenign tumor of vessels
- angiomaBenign blood vessel tumor
- maculeFlat skin discoloration
lentigo · vascular · dermal · congenital · pigmentation · hyperpigmentation · lesion · capillary
congenital
Existing from birth
inherited · hereditary · familial · natal · ancestry · lineage · bloodline
unique
Only one exists
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- identifyingDetermining what something is
- signatureHandwritten name for verification
individual · recognizable · characteristic · personal · singular · distinguishing · memorable · defining · telltale · unmistakable
omen
Prophetic indicator
- destinyPredetermined course of events
- fatePredetermined course of events
- superstitionBaseless belief in omens
luck · folklore · prophecy · legend · myth · sign · portent · belief · auspicious · cursed
- marksblemish, blotch, stroke, seal of approval, blot
- skin and hairskin, hair, dermis, epidermis, pore
- spotsspot, blot, blotch, dot, fleck
- disfigurementsscars, scar, scarring, deformities, deformity
- pigmentationmelanin, eumelanin, melanocytes, skin color, pigment
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
birthmarkscar
Permanent mark from healing
wound · burn mark · surgical scar · tattoo · brand
- red birthmark
- birthmark removalEliminating congenital skin discoloration