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dermabrasion

noun/ˌdɜːməˈbreɪʒən/

C2CEFR level
88/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

The controlled mechanical abrasion of the skin surface to remove superficial layers and improve its texture.

Dermabrasion was used to smooth the pitted scars left by her adolescent acne.

Topic: Dermatology in Medical English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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