Look up: acne

1. acne
   Type: Term Pronunciation: ak′nē Definitions: 1. An inflammatory follicular, papular, and pustular eruption involving the pilosebaceous apparatus.
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2. Acne
   [disambiguation] Acne is a general term used for acneiform eruptions. It is usually used as a synonym for acne vulgaris, but may also refer to: ...
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3. acne
   [n] - an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin
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4. Acne
   [pronounce: ack-nee] Spots on the skin.
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5. 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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6. Acne
   an inflammatory eruption involving the oil-producing sebaceous glands
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7. 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 stimul...
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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. acne
    noun an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
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12. acne
    (ak´ne) a disorder of the skin with eruption of papules or pustules. acne vulgaris.
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13. Acne
    • (n.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
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14. 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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15. 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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16. 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 ...
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17. 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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18. Acne
    An inflammatory skin disease that effects the pores. Excessive production of oil from the sebaceous glands cause the hair follicles to become clogged, which leads to pimples, white heads, back heads, cysts and abcesses. Pregnancy tends to make acne worse because high levels of hormones in the body i...
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19. acne
    acne, common inflammatory disease of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, nodules and, in the more severe forms, by cysts and scarring. The lesions appear on the face, neck, back, chest, and arms. There are several types of acne, including tropic...
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20. Acne
    Acne is a skin eruption due to inflammation of the sebaceous glands.
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21. acne
    Skin eruption, mainly occurring among adolescents and young adults, caused by inflammation of the sebaceous glands, which secrete an oily substance (sebum), the natural lubricant of the skin. Sometimes the openings of the glands become blocked, causing the formation of pus-filled swellings. Teenage acne is seen mainly on the face, back, and che...
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22. acne
    a chronic disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Acne is characterized by black heads, pimple outbreaks, cysts, infected abscesses, and (sometimes) scarring.
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23. acne
    a chronic disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Acne is characterized by black heads, pimple outbreaks, cysts, infected abscesses, and (sometimes) scarring.
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24. Acne
    Acne is an inflammatory disease which affects the sebaceous glands of the skin Alopecia Alopecia is the medical term for hair loss or baldness in general.
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25. acne
    a chronic disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Acne is characterized by pimple outbreaks, cysts, infected abscesses, and sometimes scarring.
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