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acne [2 records]

Record 1 2011-11-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Diseases
DEF

Small bald circles on the skin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des animaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades de los animales
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Record 2 2010-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Epidermis and Dermis
DEF

A skin condition caused when a follicle becomes plugged by dead cells, bacteria and sebum below or at the surface of the skin (papules, pustules, cysts).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Épiderme et derme
DEF

Dermatose caractérisée par des petits éléments inflammatoires qui apparaissent au niveau du visage et parfois du dos et du torse (comédons, papules, pustules, kystes).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Epidermis y dermis
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