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rubefaction (s) (noun), rubefactions (pl)
A redness of the skin which can be caused by the application of a counterirritant or an agent that causes irritation or a mild inflammation of the skin in order to relieve symptoms of a more serious inflammatory condition: "After Audy talked with the doctor about the skin cream he had given her, the doctor assured her that the rubefaction that she was experiencing was normal and that her skin would heal in a few days."
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