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Dermatological terms & Word Analysis
Term | Definition |
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Abrasion uh- BRAY-zhun scraping away of skin | ab / rasion away / scrape |
albinism AL-bin-ism lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white | albin / ism white / condition |
albino al-BAL-noh a person afflicted with albinism | albino |
alopecia a-loh- PEE-sha baldness | from greek, for fox |
anhidrosis an-ih- DROH-sis lack of sweating | an / hidr / osis no / sweat / condition |
comedo koh-MEE-doh a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head) | from Latin, to eat up |