| SOA-MCA | superficial occipital artery to middle cerebral artery |
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| SPK | serum pyruvate kinase; superficial punctate keratitis |
| SSM | subsynaptic membrane; superficial spreading melanoma |
| STA | second trimester abortion; serum thrombotic accelerator; superficial temporal artery |
| STA-MCA | superficial temporal artery to middle cerebral artery |
| actinic dermatitis | Dermatitis caused or elicited by exposure to sunlight; may be phototoxic or photoallergic, and can result from topical application, ingestion, inhalation, or injection of mediating phototoxic or photoallergic material. See: photosensitization. Synonym: actinic dermatitis, actinodermatitis. Origin: photo-+ G. Derma, skin, + -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
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| allergic contact dermatitis | A delayed type IV allergic reaction of the skin with varying degrees of erythema, oedema, and vesiculation resulting from cutaneous contact with a specific allergen. Synonym: contact allergy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ancylostoma dermatitis | Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atopic dermatitis | <dermatology> A type of immune-mediated (allergic) inflammatory skin disorder that results in a itchy rash. See: atopic eczema. (27 Sep 1997) |
| berloque dermatitis | Berlock dermatitis, a type of photosensitization resulting in deep brown pigmentation on exposure to sunlight after application of bergamot oil and other essential oils in perfume. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blastomycetic dermatitis | A cutaneous form of blastomycosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bubble gum dermatitis | Allergic contact dermatitis developing about the lips in children who chew bubble gum; caused by plastics in the gum substance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| papular dermatitis of pregnancy | Intensely pruritic papular eruption of torso and extremities occurring throughout pregnancy, with no systemic toxicity; may be similar to pruritic urticarial papules and plaques of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mango dermatitis | A perioral dermatitis resulting from a sensitization reaction to the resinous coating on the peel of the mango fruit. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rat mite dermatitis | An eruption of wheals, papules, or vesicles caused by the rat mite. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caterpillar dermatitis | Allergic contact dermatitis caused by the larva of the browntail moth, puss caterpillar, gypsy moths and other caterpillars. Synonym: caterpillar rash. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meadow dermatitis | A photoallergic reaction to contact with a plant containing furocoumarin in which the bizarre configuration of the eruption is that of the streaky pattern of the plant contact; often occurs after sunbathing. Synonym: phytophlyctodermatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical dermatitis | Allergic contact dermatitis or primary irritation dermatitis due to application of chemicals; usually characterised by erythema, oedema, and vesiculation of the exposed or contacted site. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhus dermatitis | Contact dermatitis caused by cutaneous exposure to urushiol from species of Toxicodendron (Rhus), such as poison ivy, oak, or sumac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plant dermatitis | See: dermatitis venenata. Primary irritant dermatitis, a frequently cumulative reaction of irritation on exposure of the skin to substances which are toxic to epidermal or connective tissue cells; lesions are usually erythematous and papular, but can be purulent or necrotic, depending on the nature of the toxic material applied. (05 Mar 2000) |