ROSACEA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rosacea mean? 

• ROSACEA (noun)
  The noun ROSACEA has 1 sense:

1. a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance

  Familiarity information: ROSACEA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROSACEA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

acne rosacea; rosacea

Hypernyms ("rosacea" is a kind of...):

acne (an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones)

 Context examples 

This drug is used topically to reduce inflammation associated with acne and rosacea.

(Azelaic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)