| HSC | Hand-Schuller-Christian [syndrome]; Health and Safety Commission; health sciences center; health scr... |
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| IHSC | immunoreactive human skin collagenase |
| IVSCT | in vitro skin corrosivity test |
| MLS | mean lifespan; median life span; median longitudinal section; microphthalmia-linear skin defects [sy... |
| MSLR | mixed skin cell-leukocyte reaction |
| skin graft | Skin that is moved from one part of the body to another. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| skin grafting | <procedure, surgery> A plastic surgical procedure that involves the placement of epidermis (a graft) over a wound (lacking epidermis). The graft is taken from another distant site on the patients body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| skin grooves | The numerous grooves of variable depth on the surface of the epidermis. Synonym: sulci cutis, skin grooves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin lesions of tuberous sclerosis | <radiology> Adenoma sebaceum, Shagreen patches, periungual fibromata, ash-leaf hypopigmentation (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin manifestations | Dermatologic disorders attendant upon non-dermatologic disease or injury. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin manifestations of GI disease | <radiology> Pancreatic carcinoma . . . . . . . . Thrombophlebitis migrans, glucagonoma . . . . . . . . . Migratory necrolytic erythema, IBD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pyoderma gangrenosum, sprue / coeliac disease. . . . Dermatitis herpetiformis, Whipple disease . . . . . . . Pigmentation, primary biliary cirrhosis . . . . Exanthemasma, hepatic cirrhosis . . . . . . . . Spider angiomata (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin-muscle reflexes | Superficial or cutaneous reflex's, such as the superficial abdominal reflex's. Synonym: skin reflexes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin of teeth | The primary enamel cuticle, consisting of two extremely thin layers (the inner one clear and structureless, the outer one cellular), covering the entire crown of newly erupted teeth and subsequently abraded by mastication; it is evident microscopically as an amorphous material between the attachment epithelium and the tooth. Synonym: cuticula dentis, adamantine membrane, dental cuticle, membrana adamantina, Nasmyth's cuticle, Nasmyth's membrane, skin of teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin physiology | The functions of the skin in the human and animal body. It includes the pigmentation of the skin and its appendages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin pigmentation | Colouration of the skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin pore | The surface opening of the duct of a sweat gland. Synonym: porus sudoriferus, porus, pore, skin pore. (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) |
| skin reaction | A method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying an antigen (allergen) to, or inoculating it into, the skin; induced sensitivity (allergy) to the specific antigen is indicated by an inflammatory reaction of one of two general kinds: 1) immediate, appears in minutes to an hour or so and in general is dependent upon circulating immunoglobulins (antibodies); 2) delayed, appears in 12 to 48 hours and is not dependent upon these soluble substances but upon cellular response and infiltration. Synonym: cutaneous test, cutireaction test, skin reaction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin reflexes | Superficial or cutaneous reflex's, such as the superficial abdominal reflex's. Synonym: skin reflexes. (05 Mar 2000) |