Synonyms for acne
ˈæk niac·ne

Princeton's WordNet

1. acnenoun

   an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones

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1. • Inflammatory Disease
   • Skin Disease

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1. List of paraphrases for "acne":

   pimples

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.7 / 3 votes

1. acne

   Synonyms:
   Pimples, "zits"

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1. Rita Linkner:

   Oral vitamin A basically shuts down your sebaceous glands. If you suppress [them] for a long enough period, you can cure someone of their acne, and about 50 percent do hit that cure rate.

2. Rajani Katta:

   Before that time, if a patient asked about the link between food and acne, most dermatologists would have advised them that it wasn't an important factor, this was mainly based on studies from the 1960s, which compared sugary chocolate bars to sugary non-chocolate bars and found no difference in acne.

3. Darrell Rigel:

   It goes back to the formulation, if you have acne, you don't want to apply something that's very greasy to your face. So, there are gels, which are alcohol-based, that will not be as greasy for that, and they’re also not going to cause acne.

4. Tom Allison:

   We developed this brand with dermatologists as a therapeutic skincare line for them to recommend to patients with conditions like eczema, rosacea and acne.

5. Mary Alvord:

   On the other hand, kids and teens, say with temporary acne, might welcome a touched up picture that does n’t accentuate what they look like that particular day – for all the upcoming years to remember.