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Pathogen
Scar formations and pathological findings
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cicatrix | Scar (latin) |
| Keloid | Overgrowth of scar tissue |
| Nevus | Birthmark or mole (latin) |
| Dysplastic nevus | Mole that has abnormal formations or changes |
| Verruca | Wart |
| Adipocele | hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| Dermatofibroma | fibrous skin tumor |
| Erythrocyanosis | red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| Keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| Necrosis | tissue death |
| Pachyderma | tough skin |
| Steatoma | fatty tumor |
| Xanthoma | yellow tumor |
| Onychia | nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nail |
| onycholysis | loss of nail |
| anychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onychophagia | eating (biting) the nail |
| paronychia | condition of tissue around the nail |
| Decubitus ulcer | bed sore; loss of tissue due to prolonged pressure |
| Dermatosis | skin condition |
| Dermopathy | skin disease |
| Hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
| Atopic dermatitis | chronic dry inflammatory disease, eczema |
| Ichthyosis | condition of dry, scaly skin |
| Psoriasis | condition of itchy, red, or scaly skin |
| Sclerodermatitis | condition of inflammation, hardening, and thickening of the skin |
| Xanthosis | condition of yellowing of the skin |
| Scleronychia | condition of thickening and hardening of the nails |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasms | cancerous skin growths |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancer of basal skin cells, most common, appears as flesh-colored and pearly nodule |
| malignant melanoma | cancer of pigment, responsible for most deaths, not common, brown color |
| squamous cell carcinoma | starts as small papule, leads to ulcer |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition due to sun exposure (benign) |
| hidradenoma | tumor of sweat gland |
| mycosis | fungal infection |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin |
| mycodermatitis | fungal infection of the skin with inflammation |
| onychomycosis | fungal infection of the nail |
| tinea | ringworm |
| trichomycosis | fungal infection of the hair |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin follicles |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| impetigo | highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| onychodystrophy | poor nail development and nourishment |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of skin due to sun exposure |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation of skin due to discharge of sebum |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
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