| A | B |
|---|
| cellulitis | inflammation of cellular or connective tissue |
| chloasma | hyperpigmentation of the skin characterized by yellowish-brown patches or spots |
| comedo | blackhead;discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin |
| decubitus ulcer | lesion due to impaired circulation in a portion of the body surface caused by prolonged pressurenespecially from a bed or chair, most frequently found in skin overlying a bony projection such as the hip, ankle , heel, shoulder, or elbow (bedsore) |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin |
| desquamation | shedding of the epidermis |
| ecchymosis | skin discolorization consisting of large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic aera, with color changing from blue-black to greenish-brown or yellow (bruise) |
| eczema | inflammatory skin disease with erytherma, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, and scabs, either alone or in combination |
| erythema | inflammatory reddness of the skin |
| eschar | damaged tissue following a severe burn |
| hirsutism | condition characterized by the excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women |
| impetigo | inflammatory skin disease characterzed by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
| keratosis | thickened area of the epidermis; any horny growth on the skin (callus or wart) |
| lentigo | small brown macules or yellow-brown pigmented areas of skin, sometimes caused by exposure to the sun and wheather (freckles) |
| pallor | unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice, transmitted by personal contact or common use of brushes, combs, or headgear |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in any body partthat results from invasion of a pyogenic bacterium |
| acne | papular and pustular eruption of the skin |
| carbuncle | pyogenic infection of the skin |
| pemphigus | acute or chronic adult disease characterized by the occurrence of successive crops of vesicles(bullae) that appear suddenly on apparently normal skin and then disappear , leaving pigmented spots |
| petechia | small or minute hemorrhagic spot on the skin |
| psoriasis | chronic skin disease characterized by itching, red macules, papules, or plaques covered with silvery scales |
| purpura | any of several bleeding disorderscharacterized by hemorrhage into the tissues , particularly beneath the skin or mucous membranes, producing ecchymoses or petechia (big bruise) |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite |
| tinea | any fungal skin disease, frequently caused by ringworm, whose name often indicates the body part affected ( tinea pedis, tinea versicolor) |
| urticaria | allergic reaction of the skin charcterized by the eruption of pale red elevated patches called wheals (hives) |
| vitiligo | localized loss of skin pigmentation by milk-white patches |
| verruca | epidermal growth caused by a virus, which includes plantar warts, juvenile warts, vevereal warts; removable by cryosurgery, electrocautery, or acids; able to regrow if virus remains in the skin |
| mammography, mammogram | radiographic examination of the breast to detect abnormalities of breast tissue |
| xeromammography, xeromammogram, xeroradiography | process to produce x-ray images on paper rather than on x-ray film; especially beneficial in diagnosis of breast tumors and minute breast calcifications |
