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acne
/ˈækni/
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What does acne mean?
noun
- 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; acne vulgaris.
- A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.
- Any of several other skin conditions that resemble acne vulgaris.
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His body was covered with acne simplex and had a strong spermatic odor, but it was not known whether he had any venereal appetite.
These hard red pimples (acne--"the grub pimple") are a common and an obstinate affection of the skin, affecting the forehead, the temples, the nose, the chin, and the cheeks, occasionally attacking the neck, the shoulders, the back, and the chest; and as they more frequently affect the young, from the age of 15 to 35, and are disfiguring, they cause much annoyance.