rhinophyma

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥίς (rhís), ῥινός, "nose" and Ancient Greek φῦμα (phûma), -ατος, "tumour".

Noun

rhinophyma (countable and uncountable, plural rhinophymas or rhinophymata)

1. (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.