acne vulgaris

noun

An inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units.

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Meanings

nounacne vulgaris (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units.

    Synonyms: acne

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units.

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Translations

Dutch jeugdpuistjes
  • jeugdpuistjesinflammatory disease of the skin
Finnish akne
  • akneinflammatory disease of the skin
Greek κοινή ακμή
  • κοινή ακμή (koiní akmí)inflammatory disease of the skin
Romanian acnee
  • acneeinflammatory disease of the skin
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