| ICD | 1) International (statistical) Classification of Diseases, (injuries & causes of death)<... |
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| STDs | Sexual Transmitted Diseases [Chap 88, HP 534-43] |
| AASK | African American Study of Kidney Diseases and Hypertension Pilot Study |
| AMD | acid maltase deficiency; acromandibular dysplasia; actinomycin D; adrenomyelodystrophy; age-related ... |
| ARD | absolute reaction of degeneration; acute radiation disease; acute respiratory disease; adult respira... |
| skin cancer | <oncology> A malignant growth on the skin. Risk factors include: those who are fair-skinned or sunburn easily, freckled skin, blue or green eyes, blond or red hair, multiple moles, multiple bad sunburns in the past (particularly as a child) and a prior history for a skin cancer. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| skin care | Maintenance of the hygienic state of the skin under optimal conditions of cleanliness and comfort. Effective in skin care are proper washing, bathing, cleansing, and the use of soaps, detergents, oils, etc. In various disease states, therapeutic and protective solutions and ointments are useful. The care of the skin is particularly important in various occupations, in exposure to sunlight, in neonates, and in decubitus ulcer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| skin-deep | Not deeper than the skin; hence, superficial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| skin dose | The quantity of radiation delivered to the skin surface. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin flap | A flap comprised of skin and its subjacent subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin furrows | The numerous grooves of variable depth on the surface of the epidermis. Synonym: sulci cutis, skin grooves. (05 Mar 2000) |
| skin graft | Skin that is moved from one part of the body to another. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |