A free service provided by Writers Nexus International

Writing Resources:
  • New Novelist Software
  • Writer Circles
  • Author Me
  • FirstWriter.com
  • Novel Advice
  • Robin's Nest for Writers
  • The Scriptorium
  • Women on Writing


A Writer's Dictionary:

acne Definition


Dictionary Home » Words Starting with A » acetylene ... acridly » acne


acne
noun
    1. pathol.
      A skin disorder, common in adolescence, caused by overactivity of the sebaceous glands, especially on the face, chest and back.
Etymology: 19c: perhaps from Greek akme point.



Click Here