| neoplasms, adnexal and skin appendage | Neoplasms composed of sebaceous or sweat gland tissue or tissue of other skin appendages. The concept does not refer to neoplasms located in the sebaceous or sweat glands or in the other skin appendages. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| striate atrophy of skin | Bands of thin wrinkled skin, initially red but becoming purple and white, which occur commonly on the abdomen, buttocks, and thighs at puberty and/or during and following pregnancy, and result from atrophy of the dermis and overextension of the skin; also associated with ascites and Cushing's syndrome. Synonym: atrophoderma striatum, lineae albicantes, lineae atrophicae, linear atrophy, stretch marks, stria, striae atrophicae, striate atrophy of skin, traction atrophy, vergeture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nonmelanoma skin cancer | <oncology> Skin cancer that does not involve melanocytes. Basal cell cancer and squamous cell cancer are nonmelanoma skin cancers. (12 Dec 1998) |
| deciduous skin | 1. Separation or loosening of the horny layer of the epidermis. 2. Specifically, a disease characterised by a shedding of the epidermis recurring at more or less regular intervals. Synonym: deciduous skin. Origin: kerato-+ G. Lysis, loosening (05 Mar 2000) |
| syndrome, scalded skin | See Scalded skin syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| diamond skin | The appearance of the affected site in erysipeloid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diamond skin disease | A form of swine erysipelas, caused by the bacterium Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae, in which rhomboidal erythematous areas appear on the skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infantile acute haemorrhagic oedema of the skin | A generally benign form of cutaneous vasculitis, characterised by ecchymotic purpura, often in a cockade pattern, and inflammatory oedema in infants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| test, skin, for allergy | A test done on the skin to identify the allergy substance (allergen) triggering the allergic reaction. A small amount of the suspected allergy substance is placed on the skin. The skin is then gently scratched through the small drop with a special sterile needle. If the skin reddens and, more importantly, swells, then allergy to that substance is probable. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| toad skin | A follicular hyperkeratotic eruption thought to be due to deficiency of vitamin A. Synonym: toad skin. Origin: G. Phrynos, toad, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| tuberculin skin test | See: Mantoux test, Heaf test, tuberculin tine test (18 Nov 1997) |
| tubular glands of the skin | The blind extremity of which is coiled in the form of a ball or glomerulus; collective term for small eccrine and large apocrine sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| yellow skin | The occurrence of patches of yellow colour in the skin, resembling xanthoma, but without the nodules or plates. Synonym: cholesteroderma, xanthochroia, xanthoderma, xanthopathy, yellow disease, yellow skin. Origin: xantho-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| farmer's skin | Dry, wrinkled skin with presence of dry premalignant keratoses; observed most commonly in fair-skinned, blue-eyed persons who are exposed by occupation or sport to sunshine for prolonged periods and over many years. Synonym: golfer's skin, sailor's skin. (05 Mar 2000) |