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nounan inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
Definition that contains acne
- pimple a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
- hickey a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
- zit a small inflamed elevation of the skin; a pustule or papule; common symptom in acne
- pockmarked marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease
- pockmark a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease
- acne vulgaris the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
- pocked marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease
- acneiform resembling acne
- phototherapy the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
- resorcinol a crystalline phenol obtained from various resins; used in ointments for acne and in dandruff shampoos