|
|
1. (n.) rosacea
chronic acne affecting the nose, forehead, and cheeks, characterized by red pustular lesions.
Etymology: (1825–35; < NL (acnē) rosācea rose-colored)
|
| Definition of 'rosacea' |
Princeton's WordNet |
|
1. (noun) acne rosacea, rosacea
a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
|
| Definition of 'rosacea' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
|
1. rosacea
A cutaneous disorder primarily of convexities of the central part of the FACE, such as FOREHEAD; CHEEK; NOSE; and CHIN. It is characterized by FLUSHING; ERYTHEMA; EDEMA; RHINOPHYMA; papules; and ocular symptoms. It may occur at any age but typically after age 30. There are various subtypes of rosacea: erythematotelangiectatic, papulopustular, phymatous, and ocular (National Rosacea Society's Expert Committee on the Classification and Staging of Rosacea, J Am Acad Dermatol 2002; 46:584-7).
|
|
|
|
|
| Alternative search options for 'rosacea' |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Definitions of rosacea 
