strawberry hemangioma
Noun: A type of birthmark characterized by a bright red, raised, and bumpy lesion on the skin, composed of extra blood vessels. It is non-cancerous (benign), often appears shortly after birth, and typically shrinks and fades over several years.
This term is used in medical contexts to describe a specific, common type of vascular birthmark. * The pediatrician diagnosed the red mark on the baby's cheek as a strawberry hemangioma. * Most strawberry hemangiomas do not require treatment and will involute on their own.
- The term is often shortened informally to "strawberry mark" or "strawberry nevus" in non-clinical settings.
- In medical literature, it is categorized as a type of "infantile hemangioma."
- Strawberry mark (noun): A common layperson's term for a strawberry hemangioma.
- Infantile hemangioma (noun): The broader medical category which includes strawberry hemangiomas.
- Hemangioma (noun): The general term for a benign tumor made of blood vessels.
- Capillary hemangioma
- Strawberry nevus (less common)
- There is no direct antonym, as it is a specific medical condition. One could contrast it with terms for permanent birthmarks (e.g., port-wine stain) or acquired skin lesions.
This term has a single, specific meaning in medical dermatology. It is not to be confused with other red skin conditions or with the fruit "strawberry." The name is purely descriptive of the lesion's appearance.
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a congenital bright red superficial vascular tumor resembling a strawberry; tends to decrease in size during childhood
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