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Chapter 3

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Term
Definition
Dermatological Terms    
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Abrasion   Scraping away of skin  
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Albinism   Lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white.  
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Albino   A person afflicted with albinism  
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Alopecia   Baldness  
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Anhidrosis   Lack of sweating  
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Comedo   A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum. (Black head and white head)  
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Cyanhidrosis   Blue Sweat  
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Depigmentation   Loss of pigmentation  
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Dermatalgia   Skin pain  
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Dermatodynia   Skin pain  
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Dermatolysis   Loose skin  
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Erythema   Redness  
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Erythroderma   Red skin  
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Hemathidrosis   Sweating blood  
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Hidropoiesis   Formation of sweat  
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Hyperhidrosis   Excessive sweating  
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Hyperkerotosis   Excessive growth of horny skin  
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Hypermelanosis   Excessive melanin in the skin  
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Hyperpigmentation   Excessive pigmentation of the skin  
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Hypohidrosis   Diminished sweating  
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Hypomelanosis   Diminished melanin in the skin  
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Hypopigmentation   Diminished pigmentation in the skin  
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Leukoderma   White skin  
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Macerate   To soften the skin  
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Onychophagia   Eating or biting of the nails  
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Pruritus   An itch  
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Rhytidermia   Wrinkled Skin  
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Sebopoiesis   Formation of oil (sebum)  
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Seborrhea   Discharge of oil (sebum)  
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Trichomegaly   Abnormally thick hair  
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Urticaria   Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin.  
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Xanthoderma   Yellow skin  
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Xerosis   Condition of dryness  
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