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AcnePain Definitions
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MelaninThe brown pigment which gives skin its color; the amount of this substance accounts for variations in skin color in different people and different races.
Melanocytes
Special cells in the epidermis of the skin which makes melanin.
Melanoma
Potentially fatal form of skin cancer; it can spread rapidly; usually curable if found early; cancer that begins in the melanocytes.
Metabolism
The conversion of a chemical from one form to another.
Microaerophilic
Requires reduced levels of oxygen to survive.
Microbes
Microbes are tiny microorganisms (too tiny to see without a microscope), such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protozoa. Some microbes cause disease in humans, plants, and animals, and others are essential to us for a healthy life. These microscopic organisms are found in plants and animals as well as in the human body. More about Microbes
Microorganisms
Microscopic organisms, too tiny to see without a microscope, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, plants, and animals.
Microscopic
Anything too small to be seen with the naked eye, but can be seen through a microscope.
Mineral
An element, such as calcium, iron, sodium, or potassium, that is obtained from food and is needed by the body.
Molecules
The smallest physical units of a chemical substance that still keep the chemical properties of that substance - molecules are the building blocks of a cell. Some examples are proteins, fats, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.
MRSA
MRSA - (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) - MRSA skin infections are serious and need to be treated. They are contagious and can be spread to other people through skin to skin contact. More about MRSA
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