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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

Origin: ModL < Gr aknas, misreading of akmas, acc. pl. of akmē, facial eruption, point: see acme

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acned adjective

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noun

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.

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Origin: New Latin

Origin: , probably from misreading of Greek akmē, point, facial eruption; see acme

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