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pimple
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2009
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pim·ple
/ ˈpimpəl/
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n.
a small hard inflamed spot on the skin.
DERIVATIVES:
pim·pled
adj.
pim·ply
adj.
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Pimple panic
Newspaper article from: Buffalo Grove Countryside (IL); 3/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...Dr. Rosen said. "Popping a pimple can increase your risk for scarring. If you get a pimple, the best thing to do is use...for a quick injection into the pimple. The prescription creams can prevent pimples from coming up, too." Rosen...
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Room Candy Games Announces the Launch of Pimple Popper for iPhone and iPod touch.
News Wire article from: PRWeb; 4/30/2009; 700+ words
; ...Store. FEATURES OF PIMPLE POPPER: - Three different types of pimples to squeeze, each...and full blown pimples. - 2 games in 1. Pimple Popper(TM) is a pimple popping game plus...First, locate the pimples on the face, zoom...
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The scoop on acne: Zits have you down? Do you think the pimples on your body will never go away? This Q & A about acne will help you understand what's going on with your body -- and clear up your face. (Choices Challenge).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Scholastic Choices; 2/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...contact with air. A pimple is the big red bump...frequently hurts. Pimples often take the longest...breaking out soon? A: Pimples are hereditary...most likely to get a pimple when you least want...over-the-counter pimple medications. Q...A: If you do get pimples, don't ambush...
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The Heat Is On! New ThermaClear Acne Treatment Device Turns Up the Heat to Clear Pimples in Less Than Half the Time.
PR Newswire; 2/8/2007; 700+ words
; ...heat directly to the pimple to accelerate the...effectively clears pimples two to four times...commonly called pimples or breakouts. The...inflammation you see as a pimple. ThermaClear represents...type -- treating pimples after they appear...a few seconds per pimple. Consumers ...
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Heredity and hormones pop up most often as causes for pimples Breakouts originate at base of hair follicles on face, back and chest
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 8/16/1999; ; 665 words
; ...for the overwhelming, pimples appear, to add to the...who will never see a pimple mar their perfect skin...The tendency to get pimples, it turns out, is inherited...big, red, inflamed pimples -- the kind you desperately try to cover up with pimple cream. How it works...
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Breakout! Welcome to the not-so-wonderful world of pimples.(YOUR BODY)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 2/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...dark-colored sebum Pimples: red, raised, pus...pictures--a monstrous pimple always sprouts on your...practices. I'll get pimples on my forehead, nose...worse than the original pimple ever did. Fact Versus...clog pores and cause pimples. Rumor: Stress can...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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SMOOTH SOLUTIONS TO PIMPLE PROBLEMS BY SYLVIA WOOD STAFF WRITER.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/11/2000; 700+ words
; ...bound teenager, a pimple can feel catastrophic...City dermatologist. Pimples just don't pop up during...inject cortisone to calm a pimple to using over-the...through the skin to cause a pimple. That's why some long...this day and age to have pimples,'' said Baldwin...
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PROBING PIMPLES
Newspaper article from: The Manila Times; 3/31/2007; 596 words
; ...is the common acne or pimples which almost all teenagers...male hormones tell your pimple glands to produce pimples and then to produce...can easily get rid of pimples. If it's worse...derivative is given for the pimple to dry up faster. Your...
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Spot removes: What's worse than waking up to a big red pimple? Not much! So CG!'s testers set out to find you acne fighters that work. (Try this).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: CosmoGirl!; 4/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...a week. "It dried out my pimples but not my whole face. And...This did help clear up my pimples. Even better, it tingled...s skin: very oily; 0-1 pimple a week. "Thanks to this...Tester's skin: normal; 2-3 pimples a week. "I have lots of blackheads...
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Acne attack: every teen gets pimples. Here's why, and what to do about it.(your body & mind)
Magazine article from: Scholastic Choices; 9/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...when a pore gets blocked up, a pimple can form." * Are there different...blackhead where the top of the pimple turns darker. If a pore that is...bacteria, the acne becomes a red pimple. Red pimples are larger than whiteheads and...
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pimple
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
pimple small pointed elevation of the skin that may or may not contain pus. The formation of pimples is frequently associated with infection, irritation, or overactivity of the sebaceous and sweat glands. Repeated eruptions of pimples are often termed acne .
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Acne
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions
...e-do) is an acne pimple. A blackhead is an open...less likely to cause pimples. Acne occurs when hair...in other words, a pimple. Ordinary acne is made...blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples. At times, large...at least an occasional pimple. The problem usually...
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Antiacne Drugs
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...leads to an outbreak of lesions called pimples or "zits." The most common form of...are the medicines that help clear up the pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, and more severe...looks like a white bump. In addition, pimples can form on the skin. Types of pimples...
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Rosacea
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...flushing of the skin, and the presence of hard pimples (papules) or pus-filled pimples (pustules) as well as small, visible spider...or adult acne. Like acne, the skin can have pimples and papules. Unlike acne, however, persons...
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Acne Medication
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...Medication Acne is a skin condition in which pimples (comedones) appear on the skin, usually...and close off the follicle's pore, pimples appear, in the form of either blackheads...accumulated material of a closed-off pimple causes the follicular wall to rupture...
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