| A | B |
|---|
| alopecia | partial or complete lack of hair resulting from normal aping, endocrine disorder, drug reaction, anticancer medication, or skin disease |
| apocrine sweat glands | sweat glands that secrete a milky substance that becomes odoriferous when altered by skin surface bacteria. |
| dermis | the layer of skin just below the epidermis, consisting of papillary and reticular layers and containing blood and lymphatic vessels, nerves and nerve endings, glands, and hair follicles. |
| eccrine sweat glands | sweat glands that function to cool the body by evaporation |
| epidermis | the avascular superficial layer of the skin, made up of an outer dead comified portion that serves as a protective barrier and a deeper, living portion that folds into the dermis. |
| intertriginous | overlapping. |
| keloid | an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a skin injury, particularly a wound or a surgical incision; the new tissue is elevated, rounded, and firm. |
| keratinocytes | cells synthesized from epidermal cells In the basal layer; they produce a specialized protein, keratin, that is vital to the protective barrier function of the skin. |
| melanocyte | type of epidermal cell that is scattered throughout the basal layer of the skin and secretes melanin, the pigment that gives color to the skin and protects from ultraviolet light. |
| mongolian spot | a benign, bluish black macula, between 2 and 8 cm, occurring over the sacrum and on the buttocks of some newborns. It is especially common in African Americans, Native Americans, southern Europeans, and Asian Americans and usually disappears during early |
| pruritus | itching. |
| pseudofolliculitis | bacterial disorder caused by Staphylococcus aureus that is an inflammatory response to ingrown hairs characterized by papules / pustules. |
| sebaceous glands | glands that secrete sebum which is emptied into the hair shaft preventing the skin and hair from being dry. |
