disease_of_the_skin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *disease of the skin*:
NOUN	state	disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder	a disease affecting the skin

English > *disease of the skin*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	A disease affecting the skin.
Synonyms	skin disease, skin disorder
Narrower	Saint Anthony's fire	Any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions
	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
	acne	An inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin
	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
	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
	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
	melanosis, melanism	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)
	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
	rhagades	cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)
	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
	xanthosis	An abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin
Broader	disease	An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
Spanish	dermatosis, enfermedad de la piel
Catalan	malaltia de la pell

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