acne
acne
Definition
acne (ak′nē)
noun
a common, chronic skin disease, esp. among adolescents and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the sebaceous apparatus, usually causing pimples on the face, back, and chest
Etymology: ModL < Gr aknas, misreading of akmas, acc. pl. of akmē, facial eruption, point: see acme
ac′·ned adjective
acne
Usage Examples
Converse of subject
- affect: The Acne Support Group aims to offer help and advice to anyone concerned or affected by acne or rosacea.
Converse of object
- aggravate: There is no evidence that fatty foods, sweets, or chocolate either cause or aggravate acne.
- treat: Certain types of COC are used to treat severe acne.
- cure: A website about free acne information The first step to curing acne is knowing what type of acne you have.
- cause: Excessive sweating or being in a humid climate can cause acne to flare up.
Adjective modifier
- cystic: However, I have seen photos of people who had severe cystic acne who healed very well by taking Roaccutane.
- inflammatory: In more severe ' inflammatory acne ' , cysts develop beneath the skin's surface.
- severe: Certain types of COC are used to treat severe acne.
- moderate: Sunlight is thought to help improve moderate acne in about 60 % of cases.
- mild: Q: Which of your products are suitable for mild acne prone skin?
- teenage: This is the case in certain diseases where testosterone is produced, however this is not the case in normal teenage acne.
Modifies a noun
- vulgaris: The doctors at the hospital told him he had the worst case of acne vulgaris they had ever seen.
- fulminans: Acne fulminans is a systemic acne disease with far reaching side effects.
- rosacea: I had suffered for about 12 years with unpredictable red flare-ups and the accompanying acne rosacea.
- mechanica: Body acne can range from the relatively harmless forms of acne mechanica to the rare, yet debilitating forms of acne fulminans.
- scar: What can you expect from acne scar removal cream?
- breakout: Are you starting to develop wrinkles but still have acne breakouts?
Noun used with modifier
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