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Definition of Pimples
1. pimple [n] - See also: pimple
Medical Definition of Pimples
1. Oil (sebaceous) glands infected with bacteria, resulting in an inflamed area with pus formation. Pimples are due to overactivity of the oil glands located at the base of the hair follicles, especially on the face, back, chest, and shoulders. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pimples
Literary usage of Pimples
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"—Some pimples on the shoulders and forehead (thirty-second ... A large pimple on
right cheek (third day); many pimples on face (sixth day),"*.—[3430. ..."
2. A Treatise on the Practice of Medicine by George Bacon Wood (1866)
"... pimples irregularly dispersed, with occasional specs or patches of redness
without elevation, and sometimes a few small vesicles, especially on the ..."
3. Perfect Womanhood for Maidens--wives--mothers: A Book Giving Full by Mary Ries Melendy (1903)
"pimples or blotches must nevei be irritated; keep the skin clean, ... pimples ON
THE FACE—HOW CURED Hard red pimples are a common and an obstinate affection ..."
4. Keeping in Condition: A Handbook on Training for Older Boys by Harry Hascall Moore (1915)
"pimples. — Many boys pass through a period in their lives in which they are
annoyed by pimples on the face and other parts of the body. ..."
5. Modern American Tanning: A Practical Treatise on the Manufacture of Leather (1902)
"White scum or pimples are very disagreeable when they appear. ... The pimples in
mill stuffed leather can be prevented by doing away with the use of oil in ..."
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