acne
IPA: ˈækni
noun
- (pathology) 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.
- A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
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Examples of "acne" in Sentences
- Acne is caused by blockage of the pores.
- The tendency to develop acne runs in families.
- Acne begins as pain and inflammation in the joints.
- The topical gel is effective in the treatment of acne.
- The Acne vulgaris describes the etymology quite differently.
- An imbalance of defensins in the skin may contribute to acne.
- Acne fulminans begins as pain and inflammation in the joints.
- The most common treatment is the acne medication isotretinoin.
- The latter is frequently associated with acne (_acne rosacea_).
- This type of acne is characterised by white heads and small cysts
- Adapalene is indicated for the topical treatment of acne vulgaris.
- The oil relieves the symptoms of dry skin, psoriasis, eczema and acne.
- Severe acne is usually treated with common antibiotics, but many strains are becoming resistant to these.
- The term acne itself describes the constant reddening and swelling of the skin that does occur mainly on the face, chest, back and shoulders.
- Diagnosis and treatment of chronic and acute disorders with special interest in acne, atopic eczema, vascular malformations and port wine stains.
- General Hospital, said The root cause of acne is a lipid-rich gland, the sebaceous gland, which sits a few millimetres below the surface of the skin.
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- Acne artificialis is a term applied to an acne or acne-like eruption produced by the ingestion of certain drugs, as the bromides and iodides, and by the external use of tar; this is also called _tar acne_.
- Blocking up of the outlet of the sebaceous gland (comedo), which is usually the beginning of an acne lesion, may cause a moderate degree of hyperæmia and inflammation, and a slight elevation, with a central yellowish or blackish point results -- the lesion of _acne punctata_; if the inflammation is of a higher grade or progresses, the elevation is reddened and more prominent -- _acne papulosa_; if the inflammatory action continues, the interior or central portion of the papule suppurates and