rosacea
See also: rosácea
English
editEtymology
editClipping of acne rosacea, from New Latin acnē (“acne”) + rosācea, feminine of rosāceus (“rose-colored”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrosacea (usually uncountable, plural rosaceas)
- (pathology) A chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.
- Synonym: acne rosacea
- 2008 April 24, Camille Sweeney, “In a Perfect World, Rosacea Remains a Problem”, in New York Times[1]:
- It’s hardly surprising that rosacea tends to strike the fair-skinned, especially people of Celtic or Northern European extraction, according to the National Rosacea Society, an association that receives financing from pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies that market rosacea remedies.
Translations
editchronic condition
Anagrams
editItalian
editNoun
editrosacea f (plural rosacee)
Latin
editAdjective
editrosācea
- inflection of rosāceus:
Adjective
editrosāceā
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