AcnePain Definitions

Some words have more than one meaning. Only those meanings relating to this site will be used.

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Teratogen
Agent that, when administered prenatally (to the mother), induces permanent structural malformations or defects in the offspring.
References: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Teratogenicity
Potential to cause or the production of structural malformations or defects in offspring.
References: National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Testosterone
Pronounced - teh-stass-tuh-rone
A hormone made mostly by the testes of the male. This hormone causes many of the changes males deal with during puberty - deeper voices, body and facial hair, and the making of sperm.

Tetracycline
An antibiotic drug used to treat infection.

Topical
Applied directly on top of the skin.

Toxic
Harmful, poisonous, deadly.

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