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Chapter 3
general skin changes
Term | Definition |
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decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
dermatosis | skin condition |
dermopathy | skin disease |
atopic dermatitis | a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching |
hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
ichthyosis | a condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy |
psoriasis | a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
sclerodermatitis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
scleronychia | thickening and hardening of the nails |
xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |