| A | B |
|---|
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatofibroma | fibrous tumor of the skin |
| leiodermia | condition of smooth skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| onychocryptosis | abn cond of hidden nail |
| onychomalacia | softening of the nail |
| onychomycosis | fungus in the nail |
| onychophagia | eating the nails |
| seborrhea | excessive discharge of sebum |
| trichomycosis | fungus in the hair |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| abrasion | scraping of skin |
| abscess | collection of pus |
| acne | inflammatory disease of skin |
| contusion | bruise |
| fissure | slit or cracklike sore in skin |
| infection | invasion of pathogens in body tissue |
| laceration | torn, ragged edged wound |
| lesion | general term for skin injury |
| dermatoconiosis | abn cond of skin caused by dust |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat gland |
| pachyderma | thickening of the skin |
| paronychia | diseased state around the nail |
| actinic keratosis | precancerous skin cond of horny tissue |
| albinism | partial or total lack of pigment |
| basal cell carcinoma | epithelial tumor; seldom metastasizes |
| candidiasis | infection of skin, mouth, vagina caused by yeast-type fungus |
| carbuncle | skin infection composed of cluster of boils; caused by staph |
| eczema | noninfectious inflamm skin dis; redness, blisters, scabs, itching |
| furuncle | painful skin node caused by staph in hair follicle |
| gangrene | death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply |
| herpes | inflamm skin dis caused by herpes virus |
| impetigo | superficial skin infect character by pustules caused by staph or strep |
| Kaposi sarcoma | cancerous condition starts as papules on lower extrem, spreads (AIDS) |
| pediculosis | invasion into the skin and hair by lice |
| psoriasis | red lesions covered w/ silvery scales |
| rosacea | erythema, papules, pustules, broken vessels on face |
| scabies | skin infection caused by itch mite |
| scleroderma | chronic hardening of connective tissue of skin and organs |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant growth; significant potential for metastasis |
| tinea | fungal infection (athlete's foot, ringworm) |
| urticaria | itchy skin eruption composed of wheals |
| vitiligo | white patches caused by destruction of melanocytes |
