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acne  n.  (Med.) Inflammation of the sebaceous glands that are associated with hair follicles, leading to visible comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest.






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"Acne" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a high degree a soother of pain and itching. In psoriasis it is a fairly good remedy, but inferior to crysarobin in P. inveterata. It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide. The most remarkable effects, however, were met with in eczema, which was cured in a surprisingly short time. From an experience in the treatment of thirty cases of different kinds—viz., obstinate circumscribed ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 • Various



Words linked to "Acne" :   disease of the skin, acne vulgaris, skin disorder, inflammatory disease, acne rosacea, rosacea, zit, hickey



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