Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin that is marked by the eruption of pimples or pustules, especially on the face.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An eruption occurring most frequently on the face, and on the shoulders and chest, about the period of puberty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Med.) A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun pathology A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red
pimples , and is caused by the inflammation ofsebaceous glands throughbacterial infection. - noun A pattern of
blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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The latter is frequently associated with acne (_acne rosacea_).
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Acne artificialis is a term applied to an acne or acne-like eruption produced by the ingestion of certain drugs, as the bromides and iodides, and by the external use of tar; this is also called _tar acne_.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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Blocking up of the outlet of the sebaceous gland (comedo), which is usually the beginning of an acne lesion, may cause a moderate degree of hyperæmia and inflammation, and a slight elevation, with a central yellowish or blackish point results -- the lesion of _acne punctata_; if the inflammation is of a higher grade or progresses, the elevation is reddened and more prominent -- _acne papulosa_; if the inflammatory action continues, the interior or central portion of the papule suppurates and
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine Henry Weightman Stelwagon 1886
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The term acne itself describes the constant reddening and swelling of the skin that does occur mainly on the face, chest, back and shoulders.
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute disorders with special interest in acne, atopic eczema, vascular malformations and port wine stains.
Dermatology 2010
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This type of acne is characterised by white heads and small cysts
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General Hospital, said The root cause of acne is a lipid-rich gland, the sebaceous gland, which sits a few millimetres below the surface of the skin.
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Severe acne is usually treated with common antibiotics, but many strains are becoming resistant to these.
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