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seborrhea

Syllabification: (seb·or·rhe·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌsebəˈrēə/
(British seborrhoea)
Definition of seborrhea

noun

Medicine
  • excessive discharge of sebum from the sebaceous glands.

Derivatives

seborrheic

Pronunciation: /-ˈrē-ik/
adjective

Origin:

late 19th century: from sebum + -rrhea

seborrhea in other Oxford dictionaries

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