Meaning | A disease affecting the skin. |
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Synonyms | skin disease, disease of the skin |
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Narrower | Saint Anthony's fire | Any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions |
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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 |
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Spanish | dermatosis, enfermedad de la piel |
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Catalan | malaltia de la pell |
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