🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

acneico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /akˈnɛi.ko/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Acneous/ˈæk.ni.əs/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il trattamento è specifico per la pelle acneica."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to, resembling, or affected with acne.

    "The dermatological study focused on treating acneous lesions in adolescent patients."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'acne' (itself originating from a misreading of the Greek 'achras') combined with the English adjectival suffix '-ous'. It entered medical terminology in the 19th century to describe conditions or skin types characterized by acne.

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