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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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Early treatment of seborrhea is the best preventive of baldness.

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

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

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

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

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