370. Skin
See also 14. ANATOMY ; 51. BODY, HUMAN ; 95. COMPLEXION .
- achromasia
- absence of pigmentation in the skin.
- albinism
- Medicine. a congenital absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes, ranging in scope from partial to total. Also albinoism. Cf. melanism. —albino, n. —albinotic, adj.
- dermabrasion
- the surgical process of removing the outer layer of the skin, as for cosmetic purposes in the removal of acne scars, etc.
- dermatalgia
- neuralgia of the skin.
- dermatoglyphics
- 1. the patterns of ridges of skin on the fingers and palm and the bottoms of the feet.
- 2. the study dealing with these patterns. —dermatoglyphic, adj.
- dermatographism
- Medicine. a condition in which lightly touching or scratching the skin causes raised, reddish marks. Also dermatographia, dermographia, dermographism. —dermatographic, adj.
- dermatography
- Anatomy. a description of the skin. —dermatographic, adj.
- dermatology
- the branch of medicine that studies the skin and its diseases. —dermatologist, n. —dermatological, adj.
- dermatophobia
- an abnormal fear of skin disease. Also dermatosiophobia, dermatopathophobia .
- dermatoplasty
- any form of plastic surgery of the skin, as skin grafts.
- dermographism, dermographia
- dermatographism.
- horripilation
- the raising of the hairs on the skin as a response to cold or fear; goose bumps or goose pimples.
- melanism
- a darkening of the skin caused by an unusually high amount of pigmentation.
- pachydermia
- abnormal thickening of the skin. Cf. pachymenia. —pachydermic, adj.
- pachymenia
- thickening of the skin or of a membrane. Cf. pachydermia. —pachymenic, adj.
- phaneromania
- a mania for picking at growths.
- phototherapy, phototherapeutics
- the treatment of disease, especially diseases of the skin, with light rays. —phototherapeutic, adj.
- rugosity
- the state or quality of being wrinkled, as the skin. —rugose, adj.
- xanthochroid
- a person with light-colored hair and fair complexion. —xantho-chroid, xanthochroous, adj.
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