potato nose

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Noun

potato nose - enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcoholbrandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, rhinophyma, rum nose, rum-blossom, toper's noserhinopathy - any disease or malformation of the nose

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potato nose

rhi·no·phy·ma

(rī'nō-fī'mă), Hypertrophy of the nose with follicular dilation, resulting from hyperplasia of sebaceous glands with fibrosis and increased vascularity; a form of acne rosacea. Synonym(s): brandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, potato nose, rum nose, rum-blossom, toper's nose [rhino- + G. phyma, tumor, growth]

potato nose

A rare AD deformity characterized by a bulbous proboscis and developmental visual field defect. Cf 'WC Fields' nose.

potato nose

A popular term for the condition of RHINOPHYMA in which overgrowth of sebaceous tissue and blood vessels causes a bulbous deformity. A feature of some cases of ACNE ROSACEA.

potato nose

Related to potato nose: Roman nose

noun

Synonyms for potato nose

noun enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin

Synonyms

brandy nose
copper nose
hammer nose
hypertrophic rosacea
rhinophyma
rum nose
rum-blossom
toper's nose

Related Words

rhinopathy

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