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Chapter 3
dermatological terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrasion | Scraping away of skin |
| Albinism | Lack of pigment in skin |
| Albino | A person afflicted with albinism |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Anhidrosis | Lack of sweating |
| Comedo | A hair follicle plugged with sebum (black or white head) |
| Cyanidrosis | Blue sweat |
| Depigmentation | Loss of pigmentation |
| Dermatalgia | Skin pain |
| Dermatodynia | Loose skin |
| Erythema | Redness |
| Erythroderma | Red skin |
| Hemathidrosis | Sweating blood |
| Hidropoiesis | Formation of sweating |
| Hyperhidrosis | Excessive sweating |
| Hyperkerotosis | Excessive growth of horny skin |
| Hypermelanosis | Excessive melanin in the skin |
| Hyperpigmentation | Excessive pigment in the skin |
| Hypohidrosis | Diminished sweating |
| Hypomelanosis | Diminished melanin in the skin |
| Hypopigmentation | Diminished pigment in the skin |
| Leukoderma | White skin |
| Macerate | To soften the skin |
| Onychophagia | Eating or biting the nail |
| Pruritus | An itch |
| Rhytidermia | Wrinkled skin |
| Sebopoiesis | Formation of sebum (Oil) |
| Seborreha | Discharge of sebum (oil) |
| Trichomegaly | Abnormally thick hair |
| Urticaria | Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| Xanthoderma | Yellow skin |
| Xeroderma | Dry skin |
| Xerosis | Condition of dryness |