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Chpt 3 Derm Terms
APHY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abrasion | away scrape |
| albinism | white condition |
| albino | person afflicted with albinism |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anhidrosis | no sweat condition |
| comedo | hair follicle plugged with sebum |
| cyanidrosis | blue sweat condition |
| depigmentation | away pigment condition |
| dermatalgia | skin pain |
| dermatodynia | skin pain |
| dermatolysis | skin loose |
| erythema | redness |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hemathidrosis | blood sweat condition |
| hirdopoiesis | sweat formation |
| hyperhidrosis | over sweat condition |
| hyperkeratosis | over horny condition |
| hypermelanosis | over black condition |
| hyperpigmentation | under pigment condition |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| onychophagia | nail eat |
| pruritus | itch |
| rhytidermia | wrinkle skin |
| seopoiesis | oil formation |
| seborrhea | oil discharge |
| trichomegaly | hair enlargement |
| urticaria | swollen raised itchy areas of skin |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | dry condition |