adipose
Pertaining to fat.
albinism
Condition of no pigment in skin, hair, and eyes (white skin).
Causalgia
Intense burning sensation in the skin (due to nerve damage).
electrocautery
Wires used during surgery to burn through tissue.
Subcutaneous
Pertaining to beneath the skin.
Epidermis
Outermost layer of skin.
dermatitis
Inflammation of skin.
dermatoplasty
Surgical repair of the skin.
dermatologist
Specialist in diseases of the skin.
dermabrasion
A surgical procedure to remove acne scars, tattoos, and fine wrinkles. Skin is
scraped away; sandpaper or mechanical methods are used on frozen skin.
epidermolysis
Loosening of the skin.
diaphoresis
Condition of profuse sweating.
erythema
Condition of redness of the skin (flushing).
anhidrosis
Condition of lack of sweat.
ichthyosis
Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin (fish-like skin).
keratosis
Abnormal condition of thickened areas of the skin (horny cells accumulate).
leukoplakia
Condition of white plaques on the skin.
lipoma
Tumor (benign) of fat tissue.
liposuction
Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue with a blunt-tipped cannula (tube)
through which suction (aspiration) is applied.
melanocyte
Cell that forms melanin and is found in the epidermis of the skin.
melanoma
Tumor (malignant) of melanocytes.
mycosis
Any disease caused by fungus.
onycholysis
Separation of nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections or after trauma.
onychomycosis
Abnormal condition of fungal infection of nails.
paronychia
Condition of inflammation and swelling (infection) of the tissue around the nail.
dermatophytosis
Abnormal condition of fungus (plant) infection in the skin.
pilosebaceous
Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair.
pyoderma
Condition of pus infection within the skin.
rhytidectomy
Removal of wrinkles.
seborrhea
Flow of sebum"; disturbance of sebaceous glands marked by increase in the
flow of sebum.
squamous epithelium
Pertaining to scale-like cells that cover the outside of the body (epidermis) and line the inner tubes of the body.
steatoma
Fatty mass arising from sebaceous glands; sebaceous cyst.
trichomycosis
Disease of the hair due to a fungal infection.
subungual
Pertaining to under a nail.
xanthoma
Flat, slightly elevated, rounded plaque or nodule usually found on the eyelids.
xeroderma
Abnormal condition of dry, rough skin.