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rosacea

[ roh-zey-shuh, -shee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Pathology.

a chronic disorder of the facial skin marked by flare-ups and remissions that is often mistaken for acne and is characterized by flushing, redness, pimples, visible blood vessels, and burning or stinging.

rosacea

/ rəʊˈzeɪʃə /

a chronic inflammatory disease causing the skin of the face to become abnormally flushed and sometimes pustular Also calledacne rosacea

Origin of rosacea¹

First recorded in 1825–35; from New Latin (acnē) rosācea “rose-colored (acne),” Latin, feminine of rosāceus “made of roses”; rosaceous

The latter is frequently associated with acne (acne rosacea).

In many instances mild rosacea coexists with oily seborrhœa of the nose.

One of the tentacula of the animal I imagine to be the Physsophora rosacea.

Acne, a skin disease showing hard reddish pimples; Acne rosacea, a congestion of the skin of the nose and parts adjoining.

The Comatula rosacea, one of the most beautiful of British star-fishes.

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