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Definition of rosacea noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rosacea

noun
 
/rəʊˈzeɪʃə/
 
/rəʊˈzeɪʃə/
[uncountable] (medical)
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  1. a skin condition in which areas of skin on the face become red
    • The drug is also used to treat the skin condition rosacea.
    Topics Health problemsc2
    Word OriginLate 19th century: from Latin, feminine of rosaceus in the sense ‘rose-coloured’.
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