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acne

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
acne/ˈakni/

▶noun a skin condition marked by numerous red pimples resulting from inflamed sebaceous glands.

– derivatives
acned adjective.

– origin C19: via mod. L. from Gk aknas, a misreading of akmas, accusative pl. of akmē ‘highest point, peak, or facial eruption’; cf. acme.

'acne' also found in these Oxford entries:

acne rosacea - chloracne - rosacea

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