| skin writing | A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin. Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin writing, urticaria factitia. Origin: dermato-+ G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
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| skin, artificial | Synthetic material used for the treatment of burns and other conditions involving large-scale loss of skin. It often consists of an outer (epidermal) layer of silicone and an inner (dermal) layer of collagen and chondroitin 6-sulfate. The dermal layer elicits new growth and vascular invasion and the outer layer is later removed and replaced by a graft. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin-deep | Not deeper than the skin; hence, superficial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skin-muscle reflexes | Superficial or cutaneous reflex's, such as the superficial abdominal reflex's. Synonym: skin reflexes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin-puncture test | Test for Behcet's syndrome; after pricking the skin with a sterile needle, pustulation follows within 24 hours, owing to the dermal sensitivity in this disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin-pupillary reflex | Dilation of the pupil following scratching of the skin of the neck. Synonym: ciliospinal reflex, cutaneous pupil reflex, cutaneous-pupillary reflex, skin-pupillary reflex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skinbound | Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh; hidebound. Skinbound disease. <medicine> See Sclerema neonatorum, under Sclerema. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skinbound disease | Scleroderma (usually applied to extensive involvement). (05 Mar 2000) |
| skinch | To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. Origin: Cf. Scant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skinflint | A penurious person; a miser; a niggard. Origin: Skin + flint. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skinfold thickness | The measurement of subcutaneous fat located directly beneath the skin by grasping a fold of skin and subcutaneous fat between the thumb and forefinger and pulling it away from the underlying muscle tissue. The thickness of the double layer of skin and subcutaneous tissue is then read with a caliper. The five most frequently measured sites are the upper arm, below the scapula, above the hip bone, the abdomen, and the thigh. Its application is the determination of relative fatness, of changes in physical conditioning programs, and of the percentage of body fat in desirable body weight. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skinful | As much as a skin can hold. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skink | To draw or serve, as drink. "Bacchus the wine them skinketh all about." (Chaucer) "Such wine as Ganymede doth skink to Jove." (Shirley) Origin: Icel. Skenja; akin to Sw. Skaka, Dan. Skienke, AS. Scencan, D. & G. Schenken. As. Scencan is usually derived from sceonc, sceanc, shank, a hollow bone being supposed to have been used to draw off liquor from a cask. See Shank, and cf. Nunchion. To serve or draw liquor. Drink; also, pottage. <zoology> Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless lizards of the family Scincidae, common in the warmer parts of all the continents. The officinal skink (Scincus officinalis) inhabits the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A common slender species (Seps tridactylus) of Southern Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include numerous species of the genus Eumeces, as the blue-tailed skink (E. Fasciatus) of the Eastern United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard (Oligosoma laterale) inhabits the Southern United States. Origin: L. Scincus, Gr Alternative forms: scink. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skinker | One who serves liquor; a tapster. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skinless | Having no skin, or a very thin skin; as, skinless fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |