🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

acne

Pronunciation / Transliteration: acne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
acne/ˈæk.ni/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #24500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il dermatologo le ha prescritto una cura per l'acne."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A skin condition characterized by red pimples on the face, chest, and back, typically occurring in adolescence.

    "Teenagers often struggle with confidence when dealing with severe acne."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the 19th-century erroneous reading of the Greek word 'achnas' (plural of 'achne', meaning chaff, froth, or skin eruption), originally coined by medical writers.

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