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== Acne: Words to Know ==
== Acne: Words to Know ==
; '''Androgen:'''
; '''Androgen:'''
: A male sex hormone found in both males and females.
: A male sex hormone found in both males and females.
; '''Tretinoin:'''
; '''Tretinoin:'''
: A drug that increases the rate at which skin cells are formed and die.
: A drug that increases the rate at which skin cells are formed and die.
== Addiction: Words to Know ==
== Addiction: Words to Know ==
; '''Detoxification:'''
; '''Detoxification:'''
: Withdrawal; the process by which a person gives up a substance or activity to which he or she has become addicted.
: Withdrawal; the process by which a person gives up a substance or activity to which he or she has become addicted.
; '''Withdrawal:'''
; '''Withdrawal:'''
: The process by which a person adjusts to the absence of some substance or activity to which he or she has become addicted.
: The process by which a person adjusts to the absence of some substance or activity to which he or she has become addicted.
== Aids: Words to Know ==
== Aids: Words to Know ==
; '''Acute retroviral syndrome:'''
; '''Acute retroviral syndrome:'''
: A group of symptoms resembling mononucleosis that are the first sign of HIV infection in 50 to 70 percent of all patients and 45 to 90 percent of women.
: A group of symptoms resembling mononucleosis that are the first sign of HIV infection in 50 to 70 percent of all patients and 45 to 90 percent of women.