Dictionary

rosacea en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃə/
• /ɹoʊˈzeɪ.ʃiə/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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. 2008 April 24, Camille Sweeney, “In a Perfect World, Rosacea Remains a Problem”, in New York Times:

Forms

Deriveds

rosacealike · rosaceal · rosaceiform · rosaceaform

Relateds

Rosaceae · rosaceous · rosacean

Synonyms

acne rosacea

Translations (16)

fr couperose (chronic condition) · de Rosazea (chronic condition) · fr rosacée (chronic condition) · pl trądzik różowaty (chronic condition) · tr gül hastalığı (chronic condition) · eo kuperozo (chronic condition) · ca rosàcia (chronic condition) · fi ruusufinni (chronic condition) · cmn 酒渣鼻 (chronic condition) · es rosácea (chronic condition) · eo rozaceo (chronic condition) · is rósroði (chronic condition) · cs růžovka (chronic condition) · pt rosácea (chronic condition) · it rosacea (chronic condition) · hu rosacea (chronic condition)