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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



... joyntache, or the hard swellings of the spleen and liver, it doth wonderfully help them all." If the scraped root be macerated in vinegar, it will form a mixture (which may be sweetened with glycerine to the taste) very effective against whooping cough. In pimply acne of the skin, to touch each papula with some of the Compound Spirit of Horse Radish now and again will soon effect a general cure ...
— Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure • William Thomas Fernie


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


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