(pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.

plural of acne

Marked by acne; suffering from acne.

A form of acne that leaves large scars.

(dermatology) An uncommon and unusually severe form of acne characterized by burrowing and interconnecting abscesses and irregular scars.

Synonym of maskne

(pathology) Acne caused by mechanical irritation of the skin.

Synonym of hidradenitis suppurativa

(computer graphics) An undesirable striped or moiré appearance in shadow mapping, resulting from the use of a relatively low-resolution shadow map.

(medicine) An inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units.