Subjective Dermatology - Patient History, Problems, Complaints Flashcards

1
Q

abrasion

A

scraping away of skin

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2
Q

albinism

A

lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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3
Q

albino

A

a person afflicted with albinism

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4
Q

alopecia

A

baldness

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5
Q

anhidrosis

A

lack of sweat

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6
Q

comedo

A

a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum

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7
Q

cyannhidrosis

A

blue sweat

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8
Q

depigmentation

A

loss of pigmentation

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9
Q

dermatalgia

A

skin pain

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10
Q

dermatodynia

A

skin pain

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11
Q

dermatolysis

A

loose skin

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12
Q

erythema

A

redness

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13
Q

erythroderma

A

red skin

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14
Q

hemathidrosis

A

sweating blood

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15
Q

hidropoiesis

A

formation of sweat

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16
Q

hyperhidrosis

A

excessive sweating

17
Q

hyperkerotosis

A

excessive growth of horny skin

18
Q

hyperpigmentation

A

excessive pigment in the skin

19
Q

hypohidrosis

A

diminished sweating

20
Q

hypomelanosis

A

diminished melanin in the skin

21
Q

hypopigmentation

A

diminished pigment in the skin

22
Q

leukoderma

A

white skin

23
Q

macerate

A

to soften the skin

24
Q

onychophagia

A

eating or biting the nails

25
Q

pruritus

A

an itch

26
Q

rhytidermia

A

wrinkled skin

27
Q

sebopoiesis

A

formation of oil

28
Q

seborrhea

A

discharge of the oil (sebum)

29
Q

trichomegaly

A

abnormally thick hair

30
Q

uticaria

A

swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

31
Q

xanthoderma

A

yellow skin

32
Q

xeroderma

A

dry skin

33
Q

xerosis

A

condition of dryness

34
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