Noun: redness red-nus
- Red colour or pigment; the chromatic colour resembling the hue of blood
"The redness of her cheeks betrayed her embarrassment";
- red
- A response of body tissues to injury or irritation, characterized by redness
"redness was evident around the wound site";
- inflammation, rubor [rare]
Type of: chromatic color [US], chromatic colour [Brit, Cdn], spectral color [US], spectral colour [Brit, Cdn], symptom
Part of: inflammatory disease
Encyclopedia: Redness