| SSA | salicylsalicylic acid; sicca syndrome A; skin-sensitizing antibody; skin sympathetic activity; Sjogr... |
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| ST | esotropia; scala tympani; scaphotrapezoid; sclerotherapy; sedimentation time; semitendinosus; sensor... |
| STD | selective T-cell defect; sexually transmitted disease; skin-to-tumor distance; skin test dose; sodiu... |
| JP drain | The original suction drain. The drain itself is inside the body. It is made of Teflon and has multip... |
| FTSG | Full Thickness Skin Graft |
| psoriasis diffusa | Diffused psoriasis, a form of psoriasis with extensive coalescence of the lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| psoriasis discoidea | Psoriasis in which the lesions are discrete and disklike. Synonym: psoriasis nummularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis geographica | Psoriasis gyrata in which the lesions suggest the coast outline on a map. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis guttata | Psoriasis occurring abruptly in round patches of small size; seen in young persons following streptococcal infections. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis gyrata | Psoriasis circinata in which there is a coalescence of the rings giving rise to figures of various outlines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis inveterata | Psoriasis in which the lesions are confluent, the affected skin being thickened, indurated, and scaly. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis nummularis | Psoriasis in which the lesions are discrete and disklike. Synonym: psoriasis nummularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis orbicularis | Psoriasis in which healing is taking place at the centre of the lesion while the process continues at the periphery, producing a ring-shaped or annular lesion. Synonym: psoriasis annularis, psoriasis annulata, psoriasis orbicularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis ostreacea | Psoriasis with concentric tiers of scales which give the appearance of the layering of an oyster shell. Synonym: psoriasis rupioides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis punctata | Psoriasis in which the individual lesions are papules, each red in colour, and tipped with a single white scale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis rupioides | Psoriasis with concentric tiers of scales which give the appearance of the layering of an oyster shell. Synonym: psoriasis rupioides. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis spondylitica | Psoriasis associated with an ankylosing spondylitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| psoriasis universalis | A generalised psoriasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pustular psoriasis | An extensive exacerbation of psoriasis, with pustule formation in the normal and psoriatic skin, fever, and granulocytosis; sometimes precipitated by oral steroids. Synonym: generalised pustular psoriasis of Zambusch. A local pustular eruption of the palms and soles, occurring most commonly in a patient with psoriasis; difficult to distinguish from acrodermatitis continua. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abscess, skin | Medical term for a common boil. (12 Dec 1998) |