Acne

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
  • n. A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An eruption occurring most frequently on the face, and on the shoulders and chest, about the period of puberty.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Hyponym
    hickey    zit    acne rosacea    pimple    acne vulgaris    rosacea   
    Form
    bacne    acne rosacea    acned    acne vulgaris   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Hackney    hackney   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    pimple    eczema    diarrhea    psoriasis    asthma    allergy    dermatitis    rosacea    obesity    flu