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seborrhœa Path.|sɛbəˈriːə|
Also (chiefly U.S.) seborrhea.
[f. sebo- used as combining form of sebum + Gr. ῥοία flow, flux.]
An excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands forming a greasy or scaly coating upon the skin.
1876Duhring Dis. Skin 48 Sebaceous crusts, as those of seborrhoea, are light yellow, dirty yellow, or blackish in color. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 759 The name seborrhœa..is not a satisfactory one. 1940Becker & Obermayer Mod. Dermatol. & Syphilol. v. 56/2 It is advisable to assume that seborrhea and the diseases to which it predisposes, namely acne vulgaris, seborrheic dermatitis and rosacea, do not appear before puberty. 1973Nature 8 June 350/1 In Parkinsonism the associated seborrhoea is induced by excessive secretion of a pituitary sebotrophic hormone. 1978J. Kilmartin tr. R. Aron-Brunetière's Beauty & Medicine ii. 22 Even people with fairly mild seborrhea or acne are self-conscious about it.
Hence seboˈrrhœic (also -rrheic) a., of the nature of, or pertaining to, seborrhœa.
1893Crocker Dis. Skin (ed. 2) 696 Seborrhœic Dermatitis. Ibid. 355 The last-named wishes to revert to the old term of seborrhœic wart. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VIII. 904 The diplococcus of seborrhœic eczema. 1955Sci. News Let. 12 Feb. 104/3 The scientists have reported using the glands in cases of..seborrheic dermatitis. 1971[see liver spot s.v. liver n.1 7]. 1977Lancet 27 Aug. 440/2 One troublesome feature.., the seborrhœic scalp rash, responds excellently to application of a tar shampoo. |