Definitions 3 Flashcards
A benign flesh-coloured polyps hanging from the body by fine stalks
Skin tag
aka “wart”. An overgrowth and thickening of skin
Keratosis
aka “painful fat syndrome” that affects mostly women.
Lipedema
A collection of blood formed beneath the nail.
Subungual hematoma
aka “night sweats”
Sleep hyperhidrosis
An acute infection of the fold of skin around a nail
Paronychia
When the sebum plug is exposed to air, it oxidizes and becomes a blackhead.
Comedo
aka “spoon nail”. the malformation of the nail
Koilonychia
aka “mole”. Is a small, dark, skin growth that develops from melanocytes in the skin.
Nevus
A group of hereditary disorders that are characterized by dry, thickened, and scaly skin.
Ichthyosis