rhinophyma
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís), ῥινός, "nose" and Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma), -ατος, "tumour".
Noun
[edit]rhinophyma (countable and uncountable, plural rhinophymas or rhinophymata)
- (medicine) The condition of having a large, bulbous, ruddy nose caused by granulomatous infiltration, commonly due to untreated rosacea.
- 2014, V. Oswal, M. Remacle, S. Jovanvic, Principles and Practice of Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, page 472:
- An alternative method for the management of rhinophyma is advocated by Gjuric and Rettinger (1993), who used a mono- or bipolar electroknife.