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Chapter 3
dermatological terms
Term | Definition |
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Abrasion | Scraping away of skin |
Albinism | Lack of pigment in skin |
Albino | A person afflicted with albinism |
Alopecia | Baldness |
Anhidrosis | Lack of sweating |
Comedo | A hair follicle plugged with sebum (black or white head) |
Cyanidrosis | Blue sweat |
Depigmentation | Loss of pigmentation |
Dermatalgia | Skin pain |
Dermatodynia | Loose skin |
Erythema | Redness |
Erythroderma | Red skin |
Hemathidrosis | Sweating blood |
Hidropoiesis | Formation of sweating |
Hyperhidrosis | Excessive sweating |
Hyperkerotosis | Excessive growth of horny skin |
Hypermelanosis | Excessive melanin in the skin |
Hyperpigmentation | Excessive pigment in the skin |
Hypohidrosis | Diminished sweating |
Hypomelanosis | Diminished melanin in the skin |
Hypopigmentation | Diminished pigment in the skin |
Leukoderma | White skin |
Macerate | To soften the skin |
Onychophagia | Eating or biting the nail |
Pruritus | An itch |
Rhytidermia | Wrinkled skin |
Sebopoiesis | Formation of sebum (Oil) |
Seborreha | Discharge of sebum (oil) |
Trichomegaly | Abnormally thick hair |
Urticaria | Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
Xanthoderma | Yellow skin |
Xeroderma | Dry skin |
Xerosis | Condition of dryness |