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Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| Albinism | Lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white |
| Anhidrosis | Lack of sweating |
| Comedo | A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum |
| Dermatalgia | Skin pain |
| Erythema | Redness |
| Hemathidrosis | Sweating blood |
| Hypermelanosis | Excessive melanin in the skin |
| Leukoderma | White skin |
| Macerate | To soften the skin |
| Onychophagia | Eating or biting the nails |
| Pruritus | An itch |
| Sebopolesis | Formation of oil (sebum) |
| Trichomegaly | Abnormally thick hair |
| Xerosis | Condition of dryness |