| dermal tuberculosis | Pathologic lesions of the skin caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Synonym: dermal tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| post-kala azar dermal leishmanoid | A chronic, progressive, granulomatous, nonulcerating hypopigmented nodular cutaneous outbreak that may appear 6 months to 5 years after spontaneous or drug cure of visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar); this condition was first described in India and is most characteristic of kala azar in that country. Synonym: dermal leishmanoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermal | 1. Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic; as, the dermal secretions. 2. <anatomy> Pertaining to the dermis or true skin. Origin: From Derm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| dermal bone | A bone formed by ossification of the cutis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal duct tumour | A benign small tumour derived from the intradermal part of eccrine sweat gland ducts occurring often on the head and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal-fat graft | A dermal graft with attached subcutaneous fat. Synonym: adipodermal graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal graft | A graft of dermis, made from skin by cutting away a thin split-thickness graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal irritation | This is a localised skin reaction resulting from either single or multiple exposure to a physical or chemical agent at the same site. It is characterised by redness and swelling and may be accompanied by local death of skin cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| dermal leishmanoid | A chronic, progressive, granulomatous, nonulcerating hypopigmented nodular cutaneous outbreak that may appear 6 months to 5 years after spontaneous or drug cure of visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar); this condition was first described in India and is most characteristic of kala azar in that country. Synonym: dermal leishmanoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal papillae | The superficial projections of the dermis (corium) that interdigitate with recesses in the overlying epidermis; they contain vascular loops and specialised nerve endings, and are arranged in ridgelike lines best developed in the hand and foot. Synonym: papillae dermis, papillae corii, papillae of corium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal sinus | A sinus lined with epidermis and skin appendages extending from the skin to some deeper-lying structure, most frequently the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal system | Dermoid system, the skin and its appendages, the nails and hair. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal tissue | <botany> Outer covering of plants, that includes the epidermis and periderm nonliving bark). See: dermis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| tumbu dermal myiasis | Infection of man and animals with larvae of flies of the genus Cordylobia. Synonym: African furuncular myiasis, tumbu dermal myiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| focal dermal hypoplasia | A genetic skin disease characterised by hypoplasia of the dermis, herniations of fat, and hand anomalies. It is found exclusively in females and transmitted as an x-linked dominant trait. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute miliary tuberculosis | A rapidly fatal disease due to the general dissemination of tubercle bacilli in the blood, resulting in the formation of miliary tubercles in various organs and tissues, and producing symptoms of profound toxaemia. Synonym: acute miliary tuberculosis, disseminated tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000) |