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rhinophyma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rhino-phy-ma
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From rhino- + Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma, “growth, tumour”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

rhinophymas (plural) rhinophymata (plural)

Synonyms

hypertrophic rosacea toper's nose brandy nose rum nose rum-blossom potato nose hammer nose copper nose

Questions

What does rhinophyma mean?
The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea.
Where does rhinophyma come from?
From rhino- + Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma, “growth, tumour”).

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