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seborrhea (n.)

also seborrhoea, "discharge of sebaceous matter, especially as a scalp condition," 1849, coined in Modern Latin as a hybrid, from sebo-, used as combining form of Latin sebum "tallow, suet, grease" (see sebum) + Greek rhoia "flow, flux," from rhein "to flow" (from PIE root *sreu- "to flow").

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Definitions of seborrhea from WordNet

seborrhea (n.)
a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily;
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