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seborrhea

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A skin disorder causing scaly, flaky, itchy, red skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: skin disease, disease of the skin, skin disorder

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin sēbumlbor. English seb(um) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English -rrhea English seborrhea From seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: seborrea — skin disorder
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皮脂溢 — skin disorder
  • Finnish: seborrea — skin disorder
  • Finnish: talinvuoto — skin disorder
  • Italian: seborrea — skin disorder
  • Portuguese: seborreia — skin disorder
  • Russian: себоре́я (seboréja) — skin disorder
  • Serbo-Croatian: salotok — skin disorder
  • Spanish: seborrea — skin disorder
  • Turkish: sebore — skin disorder