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AMT Integ
What's the Word
definition | term |
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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 |