rosacea

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/
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/ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/ · /ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃiə/

Definition of rosacea

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.
    “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.”

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Etymology

Clipping of acne rosacea, from New Latin acnē (“acne”) + rosācea, feminine of rosāceus (“rose-colored”).

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