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Medical Terms
Skin
10
Health Care
Professional
04/27/2010

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Abscess
Definition
collection of pus underneath the skin
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Acne
Definition
"pimples"
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Acne Vulgaris
Definition
Severe acne
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Alopecia
Definition
bald
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Atrophic
Definition
very thin skin; often seen in the elderly who suffer large skin tears from minimal injury
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Cyanosis
Definition
blue due to lack of oxygen
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Dehiscence
Definition
the splitting apart or separation in the skin often used to describe a surgical wound that re-opened ie (wound dehiscence)
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Diaphoresis
Definition
sweat
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Ecchymosis
Definition
bruising
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Eczematous rash
Definition
commonly used to describe a type of rash seen in autoimmune disease whereby dry, scaly, and itchy skin appear
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