pimple

Early Modern English pimple, pumple, from Middle English pymple, pympyl, of uncertain origin but probably a nasalized variant of Old English *pipel, *pypel, from Old English piplian, pyplian (“to break out in pimples, show eruptions”), probably related to Latin papula (“pimple, pustule”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pap- (“pock mark, nipple”)). Akin to Old English pipliġende (“having shingles”).

cog

I had to pop that embarrassing pimple, it was huge and red and on the tip of my nose.

(dermatology) An inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.

puçërr

inflamed spot on the surface of the skin


eyelash

eyelashes (plural)
eye-lash (alternative)
eye lash (alternative)

(anatomy, dermatology) One of the hairs which grows along the edge of eyelids.


rash

Probably from Old French rasche, rache (“skin eruption, rash; (specifically) scabies, scurf”) (obsolete), from racher (“to scrape; to scratch”) (although this is only directly attested later than the noun), from Vulgar Latin *rāsicāre (“to scrape”), from Latin rāsus (“scraped, scratched; shaved”), the perfect passive participle of rādō (“to scrape, scratch; to shave; to rub, smooth; to brush along, graze”). Doublet of rase and raze.
Cognates
* French rash, rach (“skin eruption, rash”) (rare) (borrowed from English rash)
* Italian rasca, raschia (“skin eruption like scabies”) (obsolete) (both borrowed from Old Occitan)
* Old Occitan rasca (“skin eruption like scabies”)

cog

He came out in a rash because of an allergy.

She applied rash cream on herself to reduce the irritation.

A wet cloth should help with the rash on your arm.

(dermatology, medicine) An area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots that may be filled with fluid or pus. Also, preceded by a descriptive word (rare or obsolete), an illness characterized by a type of rash.

طَفْح

area of inflamed and irritated skin characterized by reddened spots; illness characterized by a type of rash


IBS

ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens
ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens#English

(dermatology) Initialism of ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens.


AU

en-noun

AU (countable and uncountable, plural AUs)

AUs (plural)
a.u. (alternative)
A.U. (alternative)
A. U. (alternative)

alopecia universalis
alopecia universalis#English

(medicine, dermatology) Initialism of alopecia universalis.


pustule

pustules (plural)
pus jewel (alternative)

From Middle English pustule, from Old French pustule, from Latin pustula (“inflamed sore, blister”).

der

(dermatology) A small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.

пъ́пка

a small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis


comedogenic

en-adj

comedogenic (comparative more comedogenic, superlative most comedogenic)

more comedogenic (comparative)
most comedogenic (superlative)

(medicine, dermatology) Tending to produce acne, i.e. comedones


comedogenic

(medicine, dermatology) A substance that tends to produce acne, such as by clogging pores on the skin


comedolytic

comedolytic (comparative more comedolytic, superlative most comedolytic)

more comedolytic (comparative)
most comedolytic (superlative)

(medicine, dermatology) Preventing acne.


comedolytic

(medicine, dermatology) An agent capable of resolving comedones or preventing the formation of new comedones.


wildfire

en-noun

wildfire (countable and uncountable, plural wildfires)

From Old English wilde fȳr. Equivalent to wild + fire.

(dermatology) A spreading disease of the skin, particularly erysipelas.


vitiligo

vitiligo (usually uncountable, plural vitiligos)

/ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/

In the weeks that followed, I began to notice other people with vitiligo. On the streets, in the stores, in their cars. My God, they were everywhere!

2015 September 4, Rich Cohen, “Learning to Live With Vitiligo”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(dermatology) The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.


HS

hidradenitis suppurativa
hidradenitis suppurativa#English

(dermatology) Initialism of hidradenitis suppurativa.


antipruritic

(pharmacology, dermatology) a medical agent that stops itching.


exogenous

(biology, dermatology, uncommon) Related to the exogen growth phase.


male pattern baldness

(dermatology) A genetically predisposed loss of hair from the scalp in males, theorized to be caused by an excessive response to androgens, specifically dihydrotestosterone.


DEC

(dermatology) Initialism of desquamated epithelial cell.


stretch mark

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Nobody in Cameron's family has stretch marks, and he thinks it's because their tissues grow slowly enough for the skin to catch up.

She hadn't even looked pregnant, especially with her clothes on. She'd gotten only one stretch mark. A thin, jagged line on her left booty cheek.

2006, Noire [pseudonym], Thug-A-Licious: An Urban Erotic Tale, New York, N.Y.: One World, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 99:

(dermatology) Any of a series of red (or purple or faded), irregular stripes on the surface of the skin caused by rapid growth of the tissues lying just underneath. They may appear as a result of pregnancy, puberty, obesity, rapid muscle growth or family history.


milium

(dermatology) A keratin-filled cyst that can appear just under the epidermis or on the roof of the mouth.


pilosebaceous unit

pilosebaceous unit (plural pilosebaceous units)

(anatomy, dermatology) The structure consisting of the hair, hair follicle, arrector pili muscle and the sebaceous gland.


actinic keratosis

actinic keratosis (plural actinic keratoses)

Approximately 1:1000 actinic keratoses per year will develop into a squamous cell carcinoma (28). Risk factors for the development of actinic keratosis include ease of sunburning and cumulative sun exposure (30).

2001, Steven M. Ruhoy, Alan R. Silverman, “26: Pathology of Selected Skin Lesions of the Head and Neck: II: Actinic Keratosis”, in Leon Barnes, editor, Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck, volume 3, page 1797:

The term actinic keratosis has traditionally been used in both human and veterinary literature; however solar keratosis is a more accurate term because these lesions are associated with chronic exposure to solar radiation.[…]American Staffordshire terriers, beagles, basset hounds, bull terriers and dalmatians are reported to be at increased risk of developing actinic keratoses.

2002, Randall C. Thomas, Leslie R. Fox, “Chapter 32: Tumors of the Skin and Subcutis”, in Wallace B. Morrison, editor, Cancer in Dogs and Cats: Medical and Surgical Management, page 472:

Actinic keratoses occur in sun-exposed areas: the face, dorsum of the hands and forearms, neck, upper back, and chest.[…]An actinic keratosis is rough, scaling, and ill marginated; it is often easier felt than seen.

2013, James G. Marks Jr., Jeffrey J. Miller, Lookingbill and Marks' Principles of Dermatology, 5th edition, page 43:

(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.

تقران سفعي/تقرن سفعي

skin lesion characterized by discolored, thickened growths of keratin


whitehead

Ruth knew that the whiteheads of her teenage acne were a temporary state of affairs, but that did nothing to quell her distress when an eruption hit just before prom.

Ma was taking a sterilized needle to a whitehead on my chin.

2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 151:

(dermatology) A type of comedo, manifesting as a small whitish bump of the skin due to retention of sebum and dead skin cells in a skin pore blocked by a thin layer of epithelium.


telogen

(medicine, dermatology) A resting phase of the follicle in the cycle of hair growth.


cold spot

(physiology, dermatology) A sensory area in the skin that responds to a decrease in temperature.


hirsutism

hirsutism (usually uncountable, plural hirsutisms)

(dermatology) Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.


madarosis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαδάρωσις (madárōsis, “baldness, especially of the eyelids”).

bor+

(medicine, dermatology) The loss of eyebrows or eyelashes.


exogenic

en-adj

exogenic (comparative more exogenic, superlative most exogenic)

more exogenic (comparative)
most exogenic (superlative)

(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.


telogenic

a telogenic hair

(medicine, dermatology) Of, pertaining to, or arising during the telogen, the resting phase of the hair growth cycle


comedogen

(dermatology) A substance that exacerbates or induces acne.


antiwrinkle

I had brushed my teeth, showered, dressed in comfy pajamas, and applied a liberal amount of antiwrinkle cream […]

2005, Gracie Malone, Carol Kent, Kisses of Sunshine for Grandmas:


psoriatic

He is a college professor who drinks heavily, suffers from terrible psoriatic arthritis and seems to loathe everything about what’s become of his life.

2008 June 8, Hugo Lindgren, “Life With Father”, in New York Times:

(dermatology, pathology) Of, pertaining to or suffering from psoriasis.

psoriásico

of, pertaining to or suffering from psoriasis


argyria

en-noun

argyria (usually uncountable, plural argyrias)

(dermatology) A condition caused by excessive exposure to chemical compounds of the element silver, or to silver dust, the most dramatic symptom of which being that the skin turns purple or purple-grey.


alopecia areata

(medicine, dermatology) A form of alopecia in which hair is lost from various areas of the body.


antipsoriasis

(pharmacology, dermatology) Serving to prevent or counter psoriasis.


protoporphyria

(dermatology, pathology) A form of porphyria characterized by excessive protoporphyrin in the erythrocytes, plasma and feces


skin tag

skin tags (plural)
skintag (alternative)
skin-tag (alternative)

(medicine, dermatology) Synonym of acrochordon.

(medicine, dermatology) A small flap of skin that hangs off the surface of one's skin.


anagen

(medicine, dermatology) The production of new hair from stem cells.


antiitch

Tar preparations, possessing both antiitch and antiinflammatory properties, have long been employed in the treatment of psoriasis.

(pharmacology, dermatology) Preventing or countering itching.


lichenification

lichenification (countable and uncountable, plural lichenifications)

(dermatology) Epidermal thickening characterized by visible and palpable thickening of the skin with accentuated skin markings.

liquenificació

epidermal thickening with accentuated skin markings


ephelis

Borrowed from Latin ephēlis, from Ancient Greek ἔφηλῐς (éphēlĭs, “a freckle”), from ἐπ- (ep-, “upon, over, epi-”) + ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos, “the sun”) + -ῐς (-ĭs, nominal suffix).

af

(dermatology, pathology) Synonym of freckle.


molluscum contagiosum

From Latin inflected forms of molluscus (“soft”), + contagiosus (“contagious”) (from contagio (“contact”)).

The virus causing molluscum contagiosum is a member of the DNA pox family. It is particularly prevalent in underdeveloped countries, and afflicts over 20% of the population in some South Pacific regions. Children are its prime target, but adults can be affected as well.

2002, Mark B. Mengel, Warren Lee Holleman, Scott A. Fields, Fundamentals of Clinical Practice, page 774:

Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection caused by the large poxvirus, and, as the name implies, it is spread by direct contact. In older adolescents and adults, it is most often passed by sexual contact.

2002, Richard B Birrer, Mary B. Cataletto, Pediatric Sports Medicine for Primary Care, page 156:

Molluscum contagiosum is a benign lesion usually seen on the skin and caused by a poxvirus.[…]An increased incidence of molluscum contagiosum has been observed in patients with HIV infection.[…]Molluscum contagiosum is extremely rare in the oral cavity.

2003, George Laskaris, Color Atlas of Oral Diseases, page 154:

It has been estimated that in the United States, office visits for molluscum contagiosum account for about 0.2% of total outpatient visits (22).

2010, Libby Edwards, Peter J. Lynch, Genital Dermatology Atlas, page 203:

(dermatology, pathology) A viral infection of the skin or (occasionally) mucous membranes, caused by Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV), a DNA poxvirus.

傳染性軟疣 /传染性软疣

skin infection caused by Molluscum contagiosum virus


dyshidrosis

en-noun

dyshidrosis (countable and uncountable, plural dyshidroses)

From dys- + hidrosis, although the name is a misnomer; it was formed by a physician who thought that sweat gland dysfunction was involved, which turned out to be incorrect (for more, see Wikipedia).

(dermatology, pathology) A skin condition characterized by small blisters on the hands or feet.

خلل التعرق

a skin condition characterized by small blisters on the hands or feet


exogen

From exo- + -gen: compare French exogène.

(medicine, dermatology) The last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hairshaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body.


dermabrase

en-verb

dermabrase (third-person singular simple present dermabrases, present participle dermabrasing, simple past and past participle dermabrased)

dermabrases (present singular third-person)
dermabrasing (participle present)
dermabrased (participle past)
dermabrased (past)

Borrowed from French dermabraser, from derme (“skin”), + abraser (“to abrade”).

Cosmeticians abroad are known as aestheticians. They understand the superficialities of dermatology. They know how to work an unbelievable variety of little machines that peel, exfoliate, dermabrase, and claim to dewrinkle and smooth facial skin

1976, Clara Pierre -, Looking Good: The Liberation of Fashion, page 106:

Also prevalanet are actinic karatoses, small, scaly, whitish patches. Do not dermabrase any suspect areas.

1982, Irma Shorell, Julie Davis, A Lifetime of Skin Beauty: The Irma Shorell Program, page 92:

When your face is full of wrinkles — and a million little puckers He'll flatten out those lines-and dermabrase those little suckers!

2003, Maureen Dunn O'Keefe, A Rhyme for All Reasons, page 47:


PFS

pyoderma fistulans sinifica
pyoderma fistulans sinifica#English

(dermatology) Initialism of pyoderma fistulans sinifica.


aquagenic

aquagenic pruritus

(medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.


catagen

(medicine, dermatology) The formation of a club hair as part of the cessation phase of the hair growth cycle.


trachonychia

(medicine, dermatology) A condition in which rough accentuated linear ridges develop on the nails.


monilethrix

From Latin mŏnīle (“necklace”) + Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

(medicine, dermatology) A rare autosomal-dominant hair disease that results in short, fragile, broken hair with a beaded appearance.


pagetoid

en-adj

pagetoid (comparative more pagetoid, superlative most pagetoid)

more pagetoid (comparative)
most pagetoid (superlative)

From Paget + -oid, with reference to seeming like Paget's disease, after Sir James Paget (1814–1899); morphologically parallel with other examples such as parkinsonoid.

pagetoid Bowen's disease

(dermatology) Exhibiting an upward spread of melanocytes into the epidermis.


onychogryphosis

en-noun

onychogryphosis (countable and uncountable, plural onychogryphoses)

(dermatology) A hypertrophy or excess growth of the nails.


neurodermatitis

(dermatology) Lichen simplex chronicus, a skin disorder characterized by chronic itching and scratching, resulting in thick, leathery, brownish skin.


traction alopecia

traction alopecia (usually uncountable, plural traction alopecias)

(medicine, dermatology) A condition where hair loss is caused by chronic pulling of the hair.


grain itch

(medicine, dermatology) A cutaneous condition caused by several types of mite, and characterized by intense pruritus.


lichen planus

(dermatology, pathology) A disease of the skin and/or mucous membranes, resulting in a lichenoid appearance.


dermatochalasis

(medicine, dermatology) The condition of having an excess of skin in the upper or lower eyelid, causing bagginess.


twenty-nail dystrophy

(medicine, dermatology) Trachonychia affecting all twenty of the fingernails and toenails.


catagenic

(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the catagen growth phase.


anagenic

(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the anagen growth phase.


MPB

male pattern baldness
male pattern baldness#English

(dermatology) Initialism of male pattern baldness.


hyperlinear

en-adj

hyperlinear (comparative more hyperlinear, superlative most hyperlinear)

more hyperlinear (comparative)
most hyperlinear (superlative)

Atopic patients with ichthyosis vulgaris often have keratosis pilaris and hyperlinear, exaggerated palm creases.

2015, Thomas P. Habif, Clinical Dermatology, →ISBN, page 165:

(dermatology) Having unusually pronounced creases marking the skin.


lichenization

en-noun

lichenization (usually uncountable, plural lichenizations)

lichenizations (plural)
lichenisation (alternative)

(dermatology) Synonym of lichenification.


hair loss

(medicine, dermatology) Loss of hair from the head or body due to a medical condition.


squamation

squamation (countable and uncountable, plural squamations)

Meanwhile, the lividity will spread over your skin, and it will darken to black, and it will pouch out into gummata and blebs and furuncles and squamations until your entire body—including your face resembles one great bunch of black raisins.

2010, Gary Jennings, The Journeyer, →ISBN, page 285:

(pathology, dermatology, countable) A scaly growth on the skin.

تحرشف، حرشفة

pathology, dermatology: scaly growth on the skin


lichenify

en-verb

lichenify (third-person singular simple present lichenifies, present participle lichenifying, simple past and past participle lichenified)

lichenifies (present singular third-person)
lichenifying (participle present)
lichenified (participle past)
lichenified (past)

(dermatology, of the skin) To become thickened and leathery.


keratoderma blennorrhagicum

(dermatology) Psoriasiform and vesicular pustular lesions of the palms and soles, seen in association with reactive arthritis.


erythema ab igne

(dermatology) A skin condition caused by long-term exposure to heat (infrared radiation).


blackheaded

(dermatology) Of the skin, having or consisting of many blackheads.


sebostasis

(medicine, dermatology) A halt in the production of sebum by the sebaceous glands.


telogen effluvium

(dermatology) A form of rapid hair loss, causing hair to fall out, caused by the rapid onset of the telogen phase of follicle growth.


reticuloid

/ɹɪˈtɪkjʊlɔɪd/

From reticulum + -oid; the noun sense is a nominalization of the adjective sense.

actinic reticuloid

Chronic actinic dermatitis/actinic reticuloid (CAD/AR) is an eczematous hypersensitivity reaction to ultraviolet rays that can vary from mild eczematous cases to AR, the most severe cases which may resemble cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

2014, Michael Sidiropoulos, Janyana Deonizio, M Estela Martinez-Escala, Pedram Gerami, Joan Guitart, “Chronic actinic dermatitis/actinic reticuloid: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of 37 cases”, in American Journal of Dermatopathology, volume 36, number 11, →DOI, →PMID, pages 875–881:

(medicine, dermatology) A type of dermatitis resembling reticulosis but of different cause and character, usually actinic (caused by UV rays, usually from extensive sun exposure).


persistent adrenarche syndrome

en-noun

persistent adrenarche syndrome (uncountable)

(medicine, dermatology) A cutaneous condition seen typically in thin young women who report great physical and psychological stress.


SAHA syndrome

polycystic ovary syndrome
polycystic ovary syndrome

(medicine, dermatology) A medical syndrome characterized by seborrhoea, acne, hirsutism and alopecia, frequently associated with polycystic ovary syndrome, cystic mastitis, obesity, and infertility.


acne conglobata

(dermatology) An uncommon and unusually severe form of acne characterized by burrowing and interconnecting abscesses and irregular scars.


apocrinitis

(dermatology) The formation of abscesses in the sweat glands.


pyoderma fistulans sinifica

pyoderma fistulans sinifica (uncountable)

(dermatology) A distinct chronic infectious disease in which epithelialized tracts form within the subdermal fatty tissue.


Favre-Racouchot syndrome

Named after the French dermatologist Maurice Favre and his pupil Jean Racouchot.

(medicine, dermatology) A solar elastotic disorder consisting of multiple open comedones that occurs in skin damaged by sunlight.


ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens

ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens (uncountable)

(medicine, dermatology) A type of familial, autosomal dominant ichthyosis, a rare skin disorder.


IPL

IPL (countable and uncountable, plural IPLs)

intense pulsed light
w:intense pulsed light

(dermatology) Initialism of intense pulsed light.


comedo extraction

comedo extraction (plural comedo extractions)

(medicine, dermatology) A method of treatment for acne vulgaris, by means of an incision with a large needle or a blade.


solar comedo

(medicine, dermatology) A small skin-colored papule found on the face as a result of aging and long-term exposure to sunlight


fibroepithelial polyp

fibroepithelial polyp (plural fibroepithelial polyps)

(medicine, dermatology) A benign, often solitary, rubbery, polypoid outgrowth of epidermal and dermal fibrovascular tissue protruding from the skin surface.


Hamilton-Norwood scale

Named after Drs. James Hamilton and O'Tar Norwood.

male pattern baldness
male pattern baldness

(dermatology) A scale used to classify the stages of male pattern baldness.


Ludwig scale

female pattern baldness
female pattern baldness

(dermatology) A scale used for classifying female pattern baldness.


alopecia totalis

(medicine, dermatology) Loss of hair from the entire scalp and face.


alopecia symptomatica

(medicine, dermatology) Loss of hair due to systemic or psychological causes.


alopecia capitis totalis

(medicine, dermatology) Loss of hair from the entire scalp, with normal hair elsewhere on the body remaining.


alopecia pityrodes

(medicine, dermatology) Hair loss of the body as well as of the scalp, accompanied by the shedding of the epidermis in the form of fine scales.


alopecia liminaris frontalis

alopecia liminaris frontalis (uncountable)

(medicine, dermatology) Hair loss occurring at the hairline, usually resulting from friction or trauma but occasionally from seborrheic dermatitis.


alopecia medicamentosa

(medicine, dermatology) Diffuse hair loss of the scalp, caused by administration of various types of drugs, particularly chemotherapy.


alopecia adnata

(medicine, dermatology) Underdevelopment of the eyelashes.


alopecia universalis

(medicine, dermatology) The most severe form of alopecia areata, involving the loss of hair from the entire body.


alopecia congenitalis

(medicine, dermatology) Congenital absence of scalp hair, which may occur with or without an underlying disorder.


defurfuration

(medicine, dermatology) The shedding of the epidermis in the form of fine scales.


hair plug

(dermatology, surgery) A kind of hair transplant consisting of a portion of hair surgically punched out from one part of the scalp and positioned on another part.


ophiasis

(dermatology) a form of alopecia areata characterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head


decapitation secretion

decapitation secretion (plural decapitation secretions)

(dermatology, pathology) An apical portion of a cytoplasm of secretory cells which project prominently as buds into a lumen.


uncombable hair syndrome

(medical genetics, dermatology) An extremely rare structural anomaly of the hair with a variable degree of effect, characterized by hair that is silvery, dry, frizzy, wiry, and impossible to comb.


hair follicle

(anatomy, dermatology) An organ found in mammalian skin, residing in the dermal layer of the skin.


ear hair

ear hair (countable and uncountable, plural ear hairs)

external auditory meatus
external auditory meatus

(anatomy, dermatology) The terminal hair arising from the follicular cartilage inside the external auditory meatus in humans.


housewife's eczema

(dermatology, pathology) Dyshidrosis of the hands, caused by excessive exposure to soap, detergent, etc.


DEJ

dermoepidermal junction
w:dermoepidermal junction

(anatomy, dermatology) Initialism of dermoepidermal junction.


Fordyce spot

Fordyce spots (plural)
Fordyce's spot (alternative)

Named after the American dermatologist John Addison Fordyce who described them in 1896.

(dermatology, chiefly in the plural) A sebaceous gland which appears as a yellow-white bump on the skin, most commonly on the lips, cheeks, gums, or genitalia.


breakfast, lunch and dinner

breakfast, lunch, and dinner (alternative)

The typical clinical finding is several erythematous papules or urticarial lesions grouped together. Often three appear in a row (breakfast, lunch and dinner), but of course the bedbug does not keep count and both solitary bites and many lesions are common.

2012, Otto Braun-Falco, Gerd Plewig, Helmut Heinrich Wolff, Walter H.C. Burgdorf, Dermatology, second edition, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 364:

(dermatology, informal) A group of three bedbug bites appearing together.


female pattern baldness

(dermatology) A pattern of hair loss (alopecia) in women caused by hormones, aging and genetics, manifesting as overall thinning but which maintains the normal hairline.


whiteheaded

(dermatology) Of the skin, having or consisting of many whiteheads.


exfoliative cytology

exfoliative cytology (countable and uncountable, plural exfoliative cytologies)

(medicine, dermatology) A microscopic examination of cells that are either shed by the body or scraped from tissue in order to diagnose a medical condition.


blepharophyma

(dermatology) Chronic swelling of eyelids, mainly due to sebaceous gland hyperplasia.


platonychia

(dermatology) A condition characterized by an abnormally flat and broad nail.


scrotodynia

(dermatology) A condition characterized by dysesthesia of the scrotum.


onychauxis

onychauxis (usually uncountable, plural onychauxes)

(dermatology) Thickening of the nails without deformity.


acne cosmetica

(dermatology) A type of contact acneiform eruption that is caused by or aggravated by cosmetic products.


otophyma

(dermatology) A cauliflower-like swelling of one or both ears, caused by sebaceous gland hypertrophy and hyperplasia.


trichoadenoma

(dermatology, oncology) A benign, solitary, rapidly growing skin lesion ranging from 3 to 15mm in diameter.


leukemia cutis

(dermatology) Infiltration of the skin with leukemia cells, causing discoloured lesions and patches to form.


skin cell

(biology, dermatology) A specialized cell that constitutes the skin, primarily located in the epidermis.