Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An acnelike skin disorder caused by prolonged exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons.
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- noun medicine A form of
acne caused by exposure tohalogenated aromatic hydrocarbons
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Examples
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Acute exposure to dioxins can cause liver impairment and skin disorders like chloracne.
Bill Chameides: Recommended Continental Breakfast: Eggs Over Easy, Hold the Dioxin Bill Chameides 2011
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Unlike common acne, severe chloracne is harder to cure and can be more disfiguring.
Public Health Statement for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) 2008
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The most obvious health effect in people exposed to relatively large amounts of 2,3,7,8-TCDD is chloracne.
Public Health Statement for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) 2008
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Some animals that were exposed to CDDs in food had effects to the skin such as hair loss, swelling of the face, and moderate to severe chloracne.
Public Health Statement for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) 2008
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Many were soon diagnosed with chloracne, a condition similar to common acne but more severe, longer lasting, and potentially disfiguring.
Monsanto's Harvest of Fear Donald L. Barlett and James B. Steele 2008
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Most of the chloracne cases have been attributed to accidental exposure to high doses of 2,3,7,8-TCDD.
Public Health Statement for Chlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins (CDDs) 2008
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If these fumes also cause you cancer, scurvy, chloracne, and gout, all the more so.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Kay Hymowitz’s Response to Her Libertarian Critics: 2007
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The massive quantities of it found in Yushchenko's system caused chloracne, a type of adult acne caused by exposure to toxic chemicals.
12/12/2004 2004
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PCBs are a dangerous toxic substance that doesn't break down easily and can cause chloracne, bleeding and neurological disorders, liver damage, spontaneous abortions, malformed babies, cancer, and death.
NewsInferno 2010
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PCBs are a dangerous toxic substance that doesn't break down easily and can cause chloracne, bleeding and neurological disorders, liver damage, spontaneous abortions, malformed babies, cancer, and death.
NewsInferno 2010
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