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AMT Integ
What's the Word
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| condition where skin is very white due to lack of melanin | Albinism |
| to burn | cauterize |
| treatment using cold | cryotherapy |
| under the skin | subcutaneous |
| study of skin | dermatology |
| inflammation of skin | dermaitis |
| pertaining to profuse sweating | diaphoretic |
| excessive sweating | hyperhidrosis |
| condition where there is no sweating | anhidrosis |
| yellow skin | xanthoderma |
| jaundice | icterus |
| cell containg melanin which determines skin color | Melanocyte |
| death | necrosis |
| softening of nails | onychomalacia |
| abnormal condition around/near the nails causing inflammation | paronychia |
| nail biting | onychophagia |
| under the nails | subungual |
| thick skin | pachyderma |
| hair standing on end | piloerection |
| red skin | erythroderma |
| split ends of hair | schizotrichia |
| removal of wrinkles/facelift | rhytidectomy |
| oily skin/flow of oil | seborrhea |
| dry skin | xeroderma |
| blister/fluid filled bladder | vesicle |
| transplant from genetically non identical donor of same species | allograft homograft |
| tissue transplant from another species | xenograft heterograft |
| tissue transplant from another place in same body | autograft |
| autoimmune disorder where skin and internal organs harden due to excessive collagen | scleroderma |
| inherited condition of dry, sclay skin | ichthyosis |
| scaly, non cancerous skin growth (hard condition, literally) | keratosis |