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(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
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(pathology) A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
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(pathology) A persistent blue or cyanotic discoloration of the digits, most commonly occurring in the hands although also occurring in the face and feet as well.
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(pathology) Abnormal pigmentation of the hands and feet
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(medicine, pathology, dermatology) A potentially precancerous skin lesion, typically on the upper portion of the head, characterized by discolored, thickened or scaly growths of keratin and caused by repeated exposure to ultraviolet light, such as from sunlight or tanning beds.
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(pathology) mucinosis of glandular tissue
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(pathology) Persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum
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(pathology) atrophy of the skin
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(pathology) Lines of normal cell development in the skin, which become visible in certain diseases.
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A neoplastic skin disease, an early stage or intraepidermal form of squamous cell carcinoma.
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a group of disorders wherein calcium deposits form in the skin
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Synonym of cherry angioma
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(pathology, especially in plural) Elongated, double-pyramidal crystal of eosinophils found in the sputum in bronchial asthma
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(pathology) Any disease of the skin that is accompanied by pigmentation
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(medicine) Describing a condition in which lymph is exuded into the derma, forming papules.
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(medicine) Enlargement of lymph nodes, characterized by an inflammatory exudate and hyperplasia of reticuloendothelial cells due to phagocytosis of hemosiderin, melanin, and (possibly) fat.
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(medicine) Incomplete or abnormal keratinization occurring prematurely within individual cells or groups of cells below the stratum granulosum.
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(pathology) A condition due to incorrect function of the sebaceous gland.
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Of or pertaining to eczemata.
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(pathology) The formation of eczema at the location of an existing condition
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Initialism of erythema dyschromicum perstans. [(pathology) A rare skin condition characterized by ash-grey hyperpigmented macules.]
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(pathology) gastric carcinoma
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(pathology) Miliary pyogranulomatous lesions on the body as manifestations of neonatal listeriosis.
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A cutaneous condition that may develop de novo or in association with an existent hidradenoma.
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(pathology) A thickening of the granular layer of the epidermis
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(pathology) Excessive parakeratosis
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(pathology, archaic) Synonym of hypersarcosis
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(pathology) Excessive secretion of sebum
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A rare genetic disorder with skin abnormalities and various other problems.
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(pathology, intransitive) To form a keloid.
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(pathology) The presence or occurrence of keloids.
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(pathology) A common low-grade malignancy of the skin.
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(pathology) hyperkeratosis and degeneration of the elastic tissue of the skin
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(pathology) The periodic exfoliation of the epidermis.
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(medicine) The condition of having keratin growing on the skin.
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Alternative form of leukoplakia [(medicine) Patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity and in other areas, associated with smoking.]
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(medicine) Softening of the white matter of the brain.
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A benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.
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(oncology, medicine) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
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The formation and development of melanomas
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(pathology) A tumour composed of melanophores
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A malignant form of deeply pigmented sarcoma containing melanin.
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(pathology) The presence of microfilaria in the skin
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(medicine, typically in relation to a subtype of basal cell carcinoma) Characterised by white or yellow, morphoea-like plaques with ill-defined edges, most commonly on the face.
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(pathology) A primary abscess responsible for secondary abscesses.
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Relating to, or exhibiting, myxedema.
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(anatomy) A pigmented, raised or otherwise abnormal area on the skin. Naevi may be congenital or acquired, and are always benign.
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A necrotizing skin condition mainly associated with diabetes.
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(pathology) Excessive tubulation (of long bones)
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(dermatology) Exhibiting an upward spread of melanocytes into the epidermis.
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Sclerosing lipogranuloma, a skin condition characterized by a granulomatous and fibrotic reaction that occurs in the subcutaneous fat from the injection of silicone or mineral oils.
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(medicine) A livid ecchymosis.
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(pathology) The presence of petechiae on the skin
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An abnormally large variation in size of the corneal endothelial cells.
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(pathology) The excretion of prions in the feces
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(pathology) an apparent acanthosis
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(pathology) An apparent invasion (of carcinomas)
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(medicine) Hydroxyapatite arthropathy.
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Chronic granulomatous disease
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A type of cutaneous lymphoma in which the affected cells are T cells that have pathological quantities of mucopolysaccharides.
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(pathology) tuberculosis affecting the mesenteric lymphatic system
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To reform (as with a red blood cell) from an abnormal crescent shape into the normal shape.
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(medicine) A rare genetic disorder in which DNA damaged by ultraviolet light is not repaired and the skin becomes sensitive to such light, in which a skin cancer can subsequently develop
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