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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SEBORRHEA

Seb "or *rhe *a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. sebum tallow + Gr. (Med. )

 

Defn: A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the skin; stearrhea.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

seborrhea

seb or rhe a |ˌsebəˈrēə ˌsɛbəˈriə |(Brit. seborrhoea ) ▶noun Medicine excessive discharge of sebum from the sebaceous glands. DERIVATIVES seb or rhe ic |-ˈrē -ik |adjective ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from sebum + -rrhea .