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Chapter 3
Intehumentary General skin changes
Term | Definition |
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decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
dermatosis | skin condition |
dermopathy | skin disease |
atopic dermatitis | a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching |
hypertrichosis | excessive growth of the hair |
ichthyosis | a condition in the skin is dry an scaly resembling fish scales |
postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced after pregnancy |
psoriasis | a skin condition experienced by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
sclerodermatatitis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
scleronychia | thickening and hardening of the skin |
xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
malignant cutaneous | a harmful new formation of skin tissue (cancerous) |
malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of the melanin cells |
squamous cell carcinoma | a cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin follicles |
dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat glands |
impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
onychodysotrophy | poor nourishment and development of the nail |
tinea | fungal condition "ringworm" |
trichomycosis | a fungal condition of the hair |
actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil |
steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |