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acne

DEFINITIONS OF: acne

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n an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

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acne rosacea, rosacea
a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
acne vulgaris
the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
hickey, pimple, zit
a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
papule
a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)
pustule
a small inflamed elevation of skin containing pus; a blister filled with pus
Type of:
inflammatory disease
a disease characterized by inflammation
disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder
a disease affecting the skin
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