scaly skin disease

  • 1skin disease — ▪ pathology Introduction  any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. General features       Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are… …

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  • 2fish skin disease — ichthyosis (a congenital skin disease in humans where the epidermis becomes hard, rough and scaly. Also called fish scale disease) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 3fish-skin disease — ichthyosis (a congenital skin disease in humans where the epidermis becomes hard, rough and scaly. Also called fish scale disease) …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 4Scaly tetter — Tetter Tet ter, n. [OE. teter, AS. teter, tetr; akin to G. zitter, zittermal, OHG. zittaroch, Skr. dadru, dadruka, a sort of skin disease. [root]63, 240.] (Med.) A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See {Herpes}. [1913 Webster] {Honeycomb… …

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  • 5skin — skin1 W2S2 [skın] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(body)¦ 2¦(from an animal)¦ 3¦(food)¦ 4¦(on a liquid)¦ 5¦(part of an object)¦ 6¦(computer)¦ 7 have (a) thin/thick skin 8 get under somebody s skin 9 by the skin of your teeth 10 make s …

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  • 6Skin neoplasm — Skin cancer Classification and external resources A basal cell carcinoma. Note the pearly appearance and telangiectasia. ICD 10 C …

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  • 7Disease, Bowen — An early stage of skin cancer. Bowen disease is medically the same as squamous cell carcinoma in situ. Squamous cell carcinoma is a tumor that develops from the squamous cells which are flat, scale like cells in the outer layer of the skin (the… …

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  • 8skin — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 covering of a human/animal body ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, clear, fine, flawless, good, healthy, perfect ▪ You want clear, healthy skin …

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  • 9Disease, Hansen — Leprosy, a chronic granulomatous infection caused by a bacillus which affects various parts of the body, including particularly the skin and nerves. Granulomas are inflammatory nodules that are usually small, granular, firm, and persistent. The… …

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  • 10nervous system disease — Introduction       any of the diseases or disorders that affect the functioning of the human nervous system (nervous system, human). Everything that humans sense, consider, and effect and all the unlearned reflexes of the body depend on the… …

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