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Word: Acne
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈakni
a 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
Short Definition:skin condition characterized by red pimples on skin due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent
Examples:- he was clean-shaven with a face that had been ravaged by acne when younger
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