acne

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If you ask people for an advice concerning your acne there are many chances that they would answer that your acne is a result to your poor hygiene, poor diet or that you are in love.

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  1. noun An inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin that is marked by the eruption of pimples or pustules, especially on the face.

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  • The Tea Tree Oil is yet another option for acne, which is an anti septic. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • For many, acne is an issue which creates psychological as well as emotional stress and treatments abound throughout the dermatology field. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • If you ask people for an advice concerning your acne there are many chances that they would answer that your acne is a result to your poor hygiene, poor diet or that you are in love. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • You can eliminate your acne, and reduce the amount of pimples and outbreaks that you have, no matter how old you are. had acne all over my face; and I also had blackheads all over my back. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • Blackheads (comedones), a common feature of acne, are also not associated with rosacea.
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  1. New Latin, probably from misreading of Greek akmē, point, facial eruption; see acme.

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  1. New Latin, prob. orig. a misprint (being a book-word) for acme, from Greek ἀκμή, a point: see acme.
 

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