seborrheic

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adjective

Of, pertaining to or affected by seborrhea.

OriginEnglish seborrhea ← Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía) ← Proto-Hellenic *hréwō →
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Meanings

adjectiveseborrheic (not comparable)

alternative seborrhoeic · alternative seborrhoic

  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to or affected by seborrhea.

Origin

  1. Latinsēbum
  2. Englishseb(um)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ser-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*srew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*sréweti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*hréwō
  7. Ancient Greekῥέω (rhéō)
  8. Ancient Greekῥοία (rhoía)
  9. Englishseborrhea
  10. Englishseborrheic

From seborrhea + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan seborreic
  • seborreicof or pertaining to seborrhea
Finnish seborrooinen
  • seborrooinenof or pertaining to seborrhea
French séborrhéique
  • séborrhéiqueof or pertaining to seborrhea
Italian seborreico
  • seborreicoof or pertaining to seborrhea
Russian себорейный
  • себорейный (seborejnyj)of or pertaining to seborrhea
Spanish seborreico
  • seborreicoof or pertaining to seborrhea
Cite this entry
APA

seborrheic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seborrheic

MLA

“seborrheic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seborrheic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seborrheic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seborrheic.

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