Acneiform
/ˈækniəfɔːrm/noun
Resembling acne or acne-like in appearance.
Did you know?The core word acne ultimately comes from Greek akmē, meaning a point or peak, showing how ancient medicine often named conditions by visible shape rather than modern diagnosis.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
akmē
“a point, peak, or highest stage”
Late Greek / Medical Greek
Greek
aknē
“a skin eruption or pimple”
Latin
Latin
acne
“acne, a skin eruption”
19th Century
English
acneiform
“resembling acne”
Modern English
English
acneiform
“acne-like in appearance”