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ac⋅ne

  [ak-nee]
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–noun Pathology.
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, esp. on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
Also called ac⋅ne vul⋅ga⋅ris  [vuhl-gair-is, -gar-] .
Compare rosacea.

Origin:
1820–30; < NL < LGk aknás, a manuscript error for akmás, acc. pl. of akm facial eruption, prob. to be identified with Gk akm acme

Related forms:
acned, adjective
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ac·ne   (āk'nē)   
n.  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.

[New Latin, probably from misreading of Greek akmē, point, facial eruption; see acme.]
ac'ned adj.
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Word Origin & History

acne 
1835, from Mod.L., borrowed from aknas, a 6c. L. misreading of Gk. akmas, acc. pl. of akme "point" (see acme). The "pointed" pimples are the source of the medical use.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ac·ne
Pronunciation: 'ak-nE
Function: noun
: a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles;specifically : a form found chiefly in adolescents and marked by pimples especially on the face —ac·ned /-nEd/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

acne ac·ne (āk'nē)
n.
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.

ac'ned adj.

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