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Chpt 3 Derm Terms
APHY
Term | Definition |
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abrasion | away scrape |
albinism | white condition |
albino | person afflicted with albinism |
alopecia | baldness |
anhidrosis | no sweat condition |
comedo | hair follicle plugged with sebum |
cyanidrosis | blue sweat condition |
depigmentation | away pigment condition |
dermatalgia | skin pain |
dermatodynia | skin pain |
dermatolysis | skin loose |
erythema | redness |
erythroderma | red skin |
hemathidrosis | blood sweat condition |
hirdopoiesis | sweat formation |
hyperhidrosis | over sweat condition |
hyperkeratosis | over horny condition |
hypermelanosis | over black condition |
hyperpigmentation | under pigment condition |
leukoderma | white skin |
macerate | to soften the skin |
onychophagia | nail eat |
pruritus | itch |
rhytidermia | wrinkle skin |
seopoiesis | oil formation |
seborrhea | oil discharge |
trichomegaly | hair enlargement |
urticaria | swollen raised itchy areas of skin |
xanthoderma | yellow skin |
xeroderma | dry skin |
xerosis | dry condition |