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dermatologic terms

TermDefinition
Actinic Pertaining to ultra violet light
Amelanotic without pigment
circinate circular
circumscribed limited to a certain area by sharply define border
coalesce to merge one with another
comedo plug in a skin duct containing keratin (open, blackhead; close, whitehead)
cytotoxic toxic to cells
dermatome area of skin supplied by a single dorsal nerve root
dermatophyte fungus that enters the skin's surface, causing infection
desquamation scaling, peeling of epidermis
discoid coin-like
eczematous general term for disease process characterized by scaling, weeping, crusting, and inflammation
erythema redness
exacerbation worsening of disease state
exfoliative shedding of skin in fairly large quantities
folliculitis hair follicle inflammation
guttate small, water drop-sized lesions, usually widespread
hives spontaneously occuring wheals
hyperkeratosis thickening of stratum corneum, usually from repeated pressure or friction
hyperpigmentation increased or excessive skin pigmentation (melanin), causing an area of skin to be darker than surrounding areas
hypopigmentation decreased pigmentation
indurated hard (tissue)
intertrigo irritation of body areas with opposing skinfolds that are subject to friction
lesion detectable change from normal skin structure
maceration tissue softening or disintegration from excessive moisture
milia small, white papules
perioral around the mouth
periungual under the nail plate
pigmentation degree of skin or mucous membrane color
plantar pertaining to sole of the foot
polymorphic existing in many forms
pruritis ithcing
punctate pinpoint or dot-shaped
sclerosis hardening or induration of skin
sebum lipid excretion produced by sebaceous glands
tautness degree of skin tightness
texture tactile or visual skin characteristics (coarseness, dryness)
ultraviolet ligh electromagnetic radiation from the sun (wavelengths 4-400nm)
urticaria wheals (hives)
verruca lesion characterized by surface roughness (wart)
wheal lesion found in hives
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