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ACNE VULGARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does acne vulgaris mean?
• ACNE VULGARIS (noun)
The noun ACNE VULGARIS has 1 sense:
1. the most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
Familiarity information: ACNE VULGARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The most common form of acne; usually affects people from puberty to young adulthood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("acne vulgaris" is a kind of...):
acne (an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones)
Context examples
Benzoyl peroxide is used in the treatment of acne vulgaris.
(Benzoyl Peroxide, NCI Thesaurus)
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