Look up: Acne

1. Acne
   Acne is a skin eruption due to inflammation of the sebaceous glands.
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2. acne
   [n] - an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin
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3. Acne
   [pronounce: ack-nee] Spots on the skin.
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4. Acne
   a skin condition characterised by inflamed, pus-filled areas that occur on the skin's surface, most commonly occurring during adolescence
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5. Acne
   an inflammatory eruption involving the oil-producing sebaceous glands
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6. Acne
   Our Acne Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Acne Acne: Localized skin inflammation as a result of overactivity of the oil glands at the base of hair follicles. Acne happens when oil (sebaceous) glands come to life around puberty, when these glands are stimulated by male hormones that are produced in the adr …
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7. acne
   an affection of the skin,especially of the face,the back and the chest,due to chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles Category: Medicine
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8. Acne
   Ac"ne noun [ New Latin , probably a corruption of Greek ...] (Medicine) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
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9. acne
   <dermatology> An inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit, the specific type usually being indicated by a modifying term, frequently used alone to designate common acne or acne vulgaris. ... Origin: possibly Gr. Akm = a point or achn = chaff ... (15 Nov 1997) ...
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10. acne
    noun an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
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11. acne
    (ak´ne) a disorder of the skin with eruption of papules or pustules. acne vulgaris.
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12. Acne
    • (n.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
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13. acne
    any inflammatory disease of the sebaceous, or oil, glands of the skin. There are some 50 different types of acne. In common usage, the term acne is ... [3 related articles]
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14. acne
    (possibly a corruption of Greek akm a point or of achn chaff) an inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit, the specific type usually being indicated by a modifying term; frequently used alone to designate common acne, or acne vulgaris.
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15. acne
    acne 1. A disease of the oil-secreting glands of the skin that often affects adolescents, producing eruptions on the face, neck, and shoulders that can leave pitted scars. 2. Localized skin inflammation as a result of over activity of the oil glands at the base of hair follicles. Acne happens when oil (sebaceous) glands come to life around puberty,...
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16. acne
    A common pustular skin disease of the face and upper trunk, most prominent in adolescence. Blackheads become secondarily inflamed due either to local production of irritant fatty acids by bacteria or to bacteria infection itself. In severe cases, with secondary infection and and picking of spots, sc...
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