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Chapter 3

Subjective Terms

TermDefinition
Abrasion uh-BRAY-zhun scraping away of skin
Albinism AL-bih-nizm lack of pigment in skin, making patient look white
Albino al-BAI-noh a person afflicted with albinism
Alopecia AL-oh-PEE-shah baldness
Anhidrosis AN-hai-DROH-sis lack of sweating
Comedo KOM-eh-doh hair follicle that is plugged with sebum ( black head/white head)
cyanhidrosis sai-an-hai-DROH-sis blue sweat
depigmentation DE-pig-men-Tay-shun loss of pigmentation
dermatalgia DER-mah-TAL-jah skin pain
dermatodynia der-MAH-toh-DIH-nee-ah skin pain
dermatolysis DER-mah-TAWL-ih-sis loose skin
erythema ER-in-THEE-mah redness
erythroderma eh-RITH-roh-DER-mah red skin
hemathidrosis hee-mat-hai-DROH-sis sweating blood
hidropoiesis HAI-droh-poi-EE-sis the formation of sweat
hyperhidrosis HAI-per-hai-DROH-sis excessive sweating
hyperkerotosis HAI-per-KER-ah-TOH-sis excessive growth of horny skin
hypermelanosis HAI-per-mel-ah-NOH-sis excessive melanin in the skin
hyperpigmentation HAI-per-PIG-men-TAY-shun excessive pigment in the skin
hypohidrosis HAI-poh-hai-DROH-sis diminished sweating
hypomelanosis HAI-poh-mel-ah-NOH-sis diminished melanin in the skin
hypopigmentation HAI-poh-PIG-men-TAY-shun diminished pigmentation in the skin
leukoderma LOO-koh-DER-mah white skin
macerate MAS-ih-rayt to soften the skin
onychophagia awn-ih-koh-FAY-jah biting/eating nails
pruritus proo-RAI-tus an itch
rhytidermia rih-tin-DER-mee-ah wrinkled skin
sebopoiesis see-boh-poi-EE-sis formation of oil (sebum)
seborrhea seb-or-EE-ah discharge of oil (sebum)
trichomegaly TRIK-oh-MEG-ah-lee abnormally thick hair
urticarla URT-ih-KAR-ee-ah swollen raised itchy areas of the skin
xanthoderma ZAN-thoh-DER-mah yellow skin
xeroderma ZER-oh-DER-mah dry skin
xerosis ze-ROH-sis condition of dryness
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