skin disease | | |
n. (state) | 1. disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder | a disease affecting the skin. |
| ~ disease | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning. |
| ~ acantholysis | a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus). |
| ~ acanthosis | an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis). |
| ~ acanthosis nigricans, keratosis nigricans | a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant. |
| ~ acne | an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones. |
| ~ dermatosis | disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation). |
| ~ eczema | generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages. |
| ~ erythroderma | any skin disorder involving abnormal redness. |
| ~ furunculosis | acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles. |
| ~ impetigo | a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode. |
| ~ jungle rot | skin disorder induced by a tropical climate. |
| ~ keratoderma, keratodermia | any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny. |
| ~ keratonosis | any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis). |
| ~ keratosis | a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin. |
| ~ leukoderma | a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin. |
| ~ lichen | any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks. |
| ~ livedo | skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin. |
| ~ lupus | any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease. |
| ~ melanism, melanosis | a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin). |
| ~ molluscum | any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules. |
| ~ necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum | skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus. |
| ~ pemphigus | a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane. |
| ~ prurigo | chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching. |
| ~ psoriasis | a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences. |
| ~ rhagades | cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus). |
| ~ saint anthony's fire | any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions. |
| ~ seborrhea | a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily. |
| ~ vitiligo | an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border). |
| ~ xanthoma | a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism. |
| ~ xanthosis | an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin. |
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