rosaceanoun [ U ]
uk/rəʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/us/roʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/specializeda skin disease in which the face becomes pink or red and small red spots containing pus (= a thick liquid) may develop:
The symptoms of rosacea like redness, facial flushing, and facial burning can come and go intermittently.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- hive
- jaundice
- jaundiced
- pimple
- pitted
- prickle
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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