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DermatologicalTerms
Ch.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| albinism | lack of pigmentation in skin causes patient to look white |
| albino | a person affected by alinism |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| comedo | hair follicle plugged with sebum (black/white head) |
| cyanhidrosis | blue sweat |
| depigmentation | loss of pigmentation |
| dermatalagia | skin pain |
| dermatodynia | skin pain |
| dermatolysis | loose skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| hidropoiesis | sweat formation |
| hyperkeratosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in skin |
| hyperpigmentation | excessive pigmentation in skin |
| hypohidrosis | diminished sweating |
| hypermelanosis | diminished melanin in skin |
| hypopigmentation | diminished pigmentation in skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| macerate | to soften skin |
| onychophagia | eating/biting nails |
| pruritus | an itch |
| rhytiderma | wrinkled skin |
| sebopoiesis | discharge of oil (sebum) |
| trichomegaly | abnormally thick hair |
| urticaria | swollen/raised itchy areas of skin |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |