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Integumentary Sytem
SKIN CONDITIONS: SKIN COLOR CHANGES
Term | Definition |
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dermatology | the medical specialty that deals with skin disease |
dermatologist | a physician who specializes in treating skin conditions |
dermatosis | any abnormal condition or disease of the skin |
pallor | lack of color; abnormal paleness |
pallid | pertaining to pallor; laking color; pale |
leukoplakia | formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrance of the tongue or cheek, |
vitiligo | a disorder characterized by milk-white patches on the skin, often with a highly pigmented boarder |
erythema | widespread redness of the skin; flushing |
erythematous | pertaining to or marked by erythema |
xanthic | yellow; yellowish |
xanthochromic | yellow discoloration |
xanthelasma | soft yellowish spots or plaques on the eyelids; commonest form of xanthoma |
jaundice | a yellowish staining of the skin, sclerae and excretions due to the presence of excess bilirubin in the blood |
jaundiced | pertaining to or affected by jaundice |