Rhinophyma

Definition: Rhinophyma

Rhinophyma

Noun

1. Enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol.

Specialty Definitions: Rhinophyma

Domain	Definitions
Health	A manifestation of severe Acne rosacea resulting in significant enlargement of the nose and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands and surrounding connective tissue. The nose is reddened and marked with numerous telangiectasias. (references)
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Synonyms: Rhinophyma

Synonyms: brandy nose (n), copper nose (n), hammer nose (n), hypertrophic rosacea (n), potato nose (n), rum nose (n), rum-blossom (n), toper's nose (n). (additional references)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Rhinophyma

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
rhinophyma	37
rhinophyma rosacea	2
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Anagrams: Rhinophyma

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-h-h-i-m-n-o-p-r-y"
	-3 letters: harmony, morphia, morphin, paronym, rampion.
	-4 letters: harmin, harpin, hominy, mohair, myopia, nympha, nympho, orphan, paynim.
	-5 letters: amino, amnio, anomy, apron, hairy, harpy, hoary, horah, horny, hypha, ihram, inarm, irony, manor, mayor, minor, moira, moray, morph, mynah, noria, nymph, orpin, payor, phony, piano, porny, prima, primo, prion, pyran, rainy, rayon, rhino, roman, yapon.
	Words containing the letters "a-h-h-i-m-n-o-p-r-y"
	+5 letters: hematoporphyrin.
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