an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
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a temporary red mark on a person's skin resulting from kissing or sucking by their lover
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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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The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the absorption of bodies in a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.A mark or character used in writing, and serving to regulate the pronunciation; esp.: (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.(neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.Caressing; kissing.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.A fly of various species, of the family Tabanidae, noted for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking their blood; -- cal…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.a delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.A mark or token added to those already existing, in order to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special mark put upon a pa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.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: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.A member of a group of South American blood-sucking bats, of the genera Desmodus and Diphylla. See Vampire.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: temporary, mark, skin, resulting, kissing.
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