rosacea
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rosacea
- /ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/
- /ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃiə/
Rhymes with -eɪʃə
Where it comes from
Clipping of acne rosacea, from New Latin acnē (“acne”) +
rosācea, feminine of rosāceus (“rose-colored”).
noun rosaceas
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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.
Similar: acne rosacea
Translations
Talk about this word "rosacea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rosacea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rosacea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rosacea "rosacea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rosacea.Cite this
@misc{rosacea_2026,
title = {rosacea},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rosacea},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
