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acne neonatorum

acne neonatorum noun: a type of acne that develops in newborns, characterised by open and closed comedones on the cheeks, chin and forehead.

Noun

acne neonatorum (uncountable)

  1. A type of acne that develops in newborns, characterised by open and closed comedones on the cheeks, chin and forehead.
    • Acneiform eruptions of infants and small children (acne neonatorum and infantum) are rare.1979, Korting, G. W. (Günter Waldemar), Diseases of the skin in children and adolescents : a color atlas, page 200
    • There’s another slightly more serious and persistent type of acne that affects some babies, called infantile acne or acne neonatorum.2010, Liebmann-Smith, Joan, Baby body signs : the head-to-toe guide to your child's health, from birth through the toddler years, page 162
    Synonyms:
    neonatal acne, acne infantum, neonatal cephalic pustulosis

Synonyms of acne neonatorum

  • neonatal acne
  • acne infantum
  • neonatal cephalic pustulosis

Questions about acne neonatorum

What does acne neonatorum mean?
Acne neonatorum means a type of acne that develops in newborns, characterised by open and closed comedones on the cheeks, chin and forehead.
What part of speech is acne neonatorum?
Acne neonatorum is a noun.

Words near acne neonatorum in the dictionary

  1. acne keloidalis nuchae
  2. acne mallorca
  3. acne mechanica
  4. acne medicamentosa
  5. acne miliaris necrotica
  6. acne neonatorum
  7. acne rosacea
  8. acne varioliformis
  9. acne vulgaris
  10. acned
  11. acneform

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