rubefaction

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ro̅o̅′bə fak′shən)


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ru•be•fac•tion  (ro̅o̅′bə fak′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or process of making red, esp. with a rubefacient.
  2. Medicineredness of the skin caused by a rubefacient.
  • Latin rubefactus (past participle of rubefacere; see rubefacient) + -ion
  • 1650–60

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