Meaning of acne in English:
acne
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noun
mass nounA skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin, especially on the face, due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent chiefly among adolescents.
‘he was clean-shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger’- ‘In fact, androgen levels do not correlate with acne severity among people with acne.’
- ‘I have never really suffered from acne, but the skin in these areas is covered in blackheads.’
- ‘Anabolic steroids, sometimes used by body-builders, can cause acne as a side-effect.’
- ‘Around three-quarters of all teenagers and young adults suffer from acne.’
- ‘This therapist had suffered from acne as a teen and the spots stayed with her as she got older, albeit to a lesser extent.’
- ‘Laser therapy appears to offer no benefit in the treatment of acne, according to new research.’
- ‘The same medicines used for acne often work for whiteheads and blackheads.’
- ‘He was the kind of guy who never had to worry about acne and pimples because he never had them.’
- ‘Aggressive scrubbing does not affect the oil deep in your pores where acne starts.’
- ‘The glands remain immature until puberty, and it is the secretion of sebum that is associated with pubertal acne.’
- ‘You can help prevent acne by gently washing your face twice a day with soap and warm water.’
- ‘There is also no evidence that certain foods, such as fried foods or chocolate, cause or aggravate acne.’
- ‘The onset of acne is usually around puberty, but in a minority of cases it may also start in adulthood.’
- ‘He has straight, mousey blonde hair and a pitted face which suggests he has suffered from acne at some point.’
- ‘Surely, there are greater crusades in life than fighting acne in adolescence and wrinkles in old age.’
- ‘My face, neck, back, and chest are free of acne and any other blemish.’
- ‘Fluctuating hormone levels that normally occur in adolescence can aggravate acne.’
- ‘Certain occupations and activities seem to favour the formation of comedones or acne.’
- ‘In addition to the potential causes of acne, there are also many myths about what causes acne.’
- ‘Some dermatologists think that bars of chocolate and greasy fry-ups exacerbate acne.’
pimple, pustule, blemish, blackhead, boil, swelling, eruption, wen, sty
Origin
Mid 18th century via modern Latin from Greek aknas, a misreading of akmas, accusative plural of akmē ‘highest point, peak, or facial eruption’; compare with acme.
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