Term | Definition |
trichomycosis | Abnormal condition of hair fungus |
Pallor | Absence of colour in the skin |
Urticaria | Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches |
neoplasm | any new and abnormal growth |
Impetigo | Bacterial skin infection |
Alopecia | baldness |
Hemagioma | benign tumour of dilated blood vessels |
malignant | cancerous |
Eczema | chronic inflammatory skin condition |
Integument | covering |
tinea | fungal skin infection also callled ringworm |
pediculosis | infestation of lice |
onychia | inflammation of the nail bed |
thelitis | inflammation of the nipple |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
acne | inflammatory disease of the sebaceous gland |
pruritis | intense itching |
vitiligo | loss of skin pigmentation |
petechia | minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
gangrene | necrosis or death of tissue |
benign | non cancerous |
cicatrix | normal scarring |
congenital | noted at birth |
subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
abscess | pus at the sight of infection |
keloid | raised firm thick scar |
erythema | redness of the skin |
crustation | scab |
abrasion | scrape |
dermaplasty | skin grafting |
lentigo | small brown macules |
comedo | small skin lesion of acne |
pressure ulcer | sore that prevents blood flow to tissues |
mycology | study of fungus |
pachyderma | thick skin |
psoriasis | thick dry silvery scales cause by excessive development of the basal layer |
fulguration | tissue destruction by electric current also called electrodesiccation |
albinism | total absence of pigment in skin hair and eyes |
xenograft | transplantation from a foreign donor |
verruca | warts |