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Integumentary Sytem
SKIN CONDITIONS: SKIN COLOR CHANGES
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |