Subjective Dermatology - Patient History, Problems, Complaints Flashcards by Lance Cummings

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abrasion

A

scraping away of skin

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albinism

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lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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albino

A

a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

A

baldness

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anhidrosis

A

lack of sweat

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comedo

A

a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum

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cyannhidrosis

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blue sweat

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depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

A

skin pain

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dermatodynia

A

skin pain

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dermatolysis

A

loose skin

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erythema

A

redness

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erythroderma

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red skin

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hemathidrosis

A

sweating blood

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hidropoiesis

A

formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

A

excessive sweating

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hyperkerotosis

A

excessive growth of horny skin

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hyperpigmentation

A

excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

A

diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

A

diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

A

diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

A

white skin

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macerate

A

to soften the skin

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onychophagia

A

eating or biting the nails

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pruritus

A

an itch

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rhytidermia

A

wrinkled skin

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sebopoiesis

A

formation of oil

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seborrhea

A

discharge of the oil (sebum)

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trichomegaly

A

abnormally thick hair

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uticaria

A

swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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xanthoderma

A

yellow skin

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xeroderma

A

dry skin

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xerosis

A

condition of dryness

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