rhinophymatous means having or relating to rhinophyma.
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Why “rhinophymatous” is a great word
Characterized by or affected with rhinophyma, a hypertrophic enlargement of the nose due to proliferation of sebaceous glands and connective tissue. From the Greek *rhis*, *rhin-* ("nose") and *phyma* ("growth, tumor"), with the English adjectival suffix *-ous*. Unlike "rosaceous" (which describes the generalized flush and inflammation of rosacea) or "hyperplastic" (which names only the cellular mechanism), rhinophymatous signifies the grotesque culmination of the process in one specific, prominent feature. It is the bulbous, lobulated nose, reddened and pitted like a spoiled fruit; the texture of wax softened too near a flame; the caricature drawn upon a living face by its own rebellious flesh—a stark, embodied reminder of the body's capacity to sculpt its own betrayal.
adj
- Having or relating to rhinophyma.
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