disease of the skin

Noun
  1. is a type of: disease - an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
    subtypes:
    • acantholysis - a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus)
    • acanthosis - an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)
    • acanthosis nigricans, keratosis nigricans - a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant
    • acne - an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones
    • dermatosis - disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation)
    • eczema - generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
    • erythroderma - any skin disorder involving abnormal redness
    • furunculosis - acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles
    • impetigo - a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode
    • jungle rot - skin disorder induced by a tropical climate
    • keratoderma, keratodermia - any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny
    • keratonosis - any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis)
    • keratosis - a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin
    • leukoderma - a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin
    • lichen - any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks
    • livedo - skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin
    • lupus - any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease
    • melanism, melanosis - a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
    • molluscum - any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules
    • necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum - skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus
    • pemphigus - a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane
    • prurigo - chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching
    • psoriasis - a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
    • rhagades - cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus)
    • saint anthony's fire - any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions
    • seborrhea - a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily
    • vitiligo - an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)
    • xanthoma - a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism
    • xanthosis - an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin
    same as: skin disease, skin disorder

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