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seborrhea

American  
[seb-uh-ree-uh] / ˌsɛb əˈri ə /
Or seborrhoea

noun

Pathology.
  1. an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands.


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Etymology

Origin of seborrhea

First recorded in 1875–80; seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea

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Rosacea, popularly known as acne rosacea, is a more severe and troublesome disorder, a true dermatitis with no relation to the foregoing, and in most cases secondary to seborrhea of the scalp.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Early treatment of seborrhea is the best preventive of baldness.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI) by Kenelm Winslow

There was evidently much fat in the secretion; there was also seborrhea of the scalp.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle

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