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rubefaction

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ru⋅be⋅fac⋅tion

  [roo-buh-fak-shuhn]
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–noun
1. the act or process of making red, esp. with a rubefacient.
2. redness of the skin caused by a rubefacient.
Origin:
1650–60; < L rubefactus (ptp. of rubefacere; see rubefacient ) + -ion
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ru·be·fa·cient   (rōō'bə-fā'shənt)   
adj.  Producing redness, as of the skin.
n.  A substance that irritates the skin, causing redness.

[Latin rubefaciēns, rubefacient-, present participle of rubefacere, to make red : rubeus, red; see reudh- in Indo-European roots + facere, to make; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
ru'be·fac'tion (-fāk'shən) n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ru·be·fac·tion
Pronunciation: -'fak-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of causing redness
2 : redness due to a rubefacient
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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