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Acne Glossary
Terms used to explain Acne can sometimes be confusing. To help you fully understand the articles and features related to this very important health topic, we have compiled a glossary of terms that can help.
used for a preparation of isotretinoin
Function: noun
: a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles; specif: a form found chiefly in adolescents and marked by pimples esp. on the face
an*ti*bi*ot*ic
Pronunciation: \-bī-ˈät-ik; -bē-\
Function: adjective
1: tending to prevent, inhibit, or destroy life
2: of or relating to antibiotics or to antibiosis
1: a small plug of sebum blocking the duct of a sebaceous gland esp. on the face compare milium
2: a destructive disease of turkeys and related birds caused by a protozoan of the genus Histomonas (H. meleagridis) that invades the intestinal ceca and liver —called also enterohepatitis, histomoniasis, infectious enterohepatitis
Function: noun
: an insoluble fibrous protein of vertebrates that is the chief constituent of the fibrils of connective tissue (as in skin and tendons) and of the organic substance of bones and yields gelatin and glue on prolonged heating with water
Function: noun
: surgical removal of skin blemishes or imperfections (as scars or tattoos) by abrasion (as with sandpaper or wire brushes)
: surgical removal or resection (as of a diseased part)
: any of various black, dark brown, reddish brown, or yellow pigments of animal or plant structures (as skin, hair, the choroid, or a raw potato when exposed to air); esp: any of numerous animal pigments that are essentially polymeric derivatives of indole formed by enzymatic modification of tyrosine
: a small mass of rounded or irregular shape: as
a: a small abnormal knobby bodily protuberance (as a tumorous growth or a calcification near an arthritic joint)
b: the nodulus of the cerebellum
Or*tho Tri–Cy*clen
Pronunciation: \ˌor-thō-ˌtrī-ˈsī-klən\
used for a preparation of norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol
: a small solid usu. conical elevation of the skin caused by inflammation, accumulated secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue elements
1: a small inflamed elevation of the skin : see: papule; esp: see: pustule
2: a swelling or protuberance like a pimple
: a hollow or indentation esp. in a surface of an organism: as
a: a natural hollow in the surface of the body
b: one of the indented scars left in the skin by a pustular disease : see: pockmark
c: a usu. developmental imperfection in the enamel of a tooth that takes the form of a small pointed depression
: a minute opening esp. in an animal or plant; esp: one by which matter passes through a membrane
Ret*in–A
Pronunciation: \ˌret-ən-ˈā\
used for a preparation of tretinoin
: any of various synthetic or naturally occurring analogs of vitamin A
sebaceous gland
Function: noun
: any of the small sacculated glands lodged in the substance of the derma, usu. opening into the hair follicles, and secreting an oily or greasy material composed in great part of fat which softens and lubricates the hair and skin
Function: noun
: any of numerous natural or synthetic compounds containing a 17-carbon 4-ring system and including the sterols and various hormones and glycosides see anabolic steroid
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View SourceIf you have a pimple, you're not alone. Close to 100 percent of people ages 12 to 17 have at least an occasional whitehead, blackhead, or pimple. More than 40 percent of adolescents have acne severe enough by their mid-teens to require treatment by a physician.
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