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seborrhea

seb·or·rhe·a
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [seb-uh-ree-uh]
    • /ˌsɛb əˈri ə/
    • /sˈebərˌiə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [seb-uh-ree-uh]
    • /ˌsɛb əˈri ə/

Definitions of seborrhea word

  • noun seborrhea an excessive and abnormal discharge from the sebaceous glands. 1
  • noun seborrhea an excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands resulting in abnormally oily skin 0

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Origin of seborrhea

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; seb(um) + -o- + -rrhea

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Parts of speech for Seborrhea

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

seborrhea popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for seborrhea

noun seborrhea

  • dandruff — Dandruff is small white pieces of dead skin in someone's hair, or fallen from someone's hair.
  • flakes — Plural form of flake.

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