Chapter 3 (Dermatological Terms) Flashcards by Valerie Altenhofen

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abrasion

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scraping away of the skin

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albinism

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lack of pigment in the skin, causing the patient to look white

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albino

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a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anhidrosis

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lack of sweating

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comedo

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a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head)

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cyanhidrosis

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blue sweat

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depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

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skin pain

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dermatodynia

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skin pain

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dermatolysis

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loose skin

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erythema

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redness

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erythroderma

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red skin

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hemathidrosis (can also be hematidrosis)

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sweating blood

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hidropoiesis

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the formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

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excessive sweating

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hyperkeratosis

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excessive growth of horny skin

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hypermelanosis

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excessive melanin in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

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excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

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diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

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diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

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white skin

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macerate

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to soften the skin

onychophagia

eating or biting the nails

pruritus

an itch

rhytidermia

wrinkled skin

sebopoiesis

formation of oil (sebum)

seborrhea

discharge of oil (sebum)

trichomegaly

abnormally thick hair

urticaria

swollen, raised, and itchy areas of the skin

xanthoderma

yellow skin

xeroderma

dry skin

xerosis

condition of dryness