an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
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Decubitus ulcer
a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
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a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers; in humans it can result from heredity or hormonal imbalance or cert…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.examination of tissues or liquids from the living body to determine the existence or cause of a disease
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.the most common form of skin cancer
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's im…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Dermatology.unusual darkening of the skin
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Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.the pressure of the circulating blood against the walls of the blood vessels; results from the systole of the left ventricle of the he…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the mouth; -- called also water…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; -- called also h…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smo…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg. It sometimes forms an ulcer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or epidermis; -- called also true skin, derm, derma, corium, cutis, and end…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: chronic, ulcer, skin, caused, prolonged.
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