Meanings
nounseborrhea (countable and uncountable, plural seborrheas)
plural seborrheas · alternative seborrhoea · alternative seborrhœa
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.
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Origin
- Latinsēbum
- Englishseb(um)
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
- Proto-Indo-European*srew-
- Proto-Indo-European*sréweti
- Proto-Hellenic*hréwō
- Ancient Greekῥέω (rhéō)
- Ancient Greekῥοία (rhoía)
- Englishseborrhea
Translations
Catalan seborrea
- seborreaskin disorder
Chinese Mandarin 皮脂溢
- 皮脂溢skin disorder
Finnish seborrea, talinvuoto
- seborreaskin disorder
- talinvuotoskin disorder
Italian seborrea
- seborreaskin disorder
Portuguese seborreia
- seborreiaskin disorder
Russian себоре́я
- себоре́я (seboréja)skin disorder
Spanish seborrea
- seborreaskin disorder
Turkish sebore
- seboreskin disorder
Cite this entry
APA
seborrhea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seborrhea
MLA
“seborrhea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seborrhea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seborrhea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seborrhea.
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