Glossary
- Addison's Disease
- A rare hormonal disease that can give the skin a deep bronze color due to excess adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
- Albinism
- genetic disorder that affects the skin, in which there is no melanin production.
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- cancer that originates from basal cells in the epidermis of the skin.
- Bedsore
- tissue damage caused by unrelieved pressure on body parts that are bony.
- Cyanosis
- with a prolonged reduction in oxygen levels, dark red deoxyhemoglobin becomes dominant in the blood, making the skin appear blue.
- First-Degree Burn
- damages only through the epidermis (first main layer) like a sunburn.
- Jaundiced
- An accumulation of bile and the yellow pigment bilirubin that leads the skin to appear yellow; often caused by liver disease or liver cancer.
- Keloid
- a raised or hypertrophic scar.
- Melanoma
- type of skin cancer that originates from the melanocytes of the skin.
- Rickets
- disease in children caused by vitamin D deficiency, which leads to the weakening of bones.
- Scar
- collagen-rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that differs from normal skin.
- Second-Degree Burn
- destroys the epidermis and part of the dermis causing redness, blister formation, edema, pain, and some skin functions are lost.
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- type of skin cancer that originates from the stratum spinosum of the epidermis.
- Stretch Mark
- a mark left when skin is stretched beyond the limits of its elasticity.
- Third-Degree Burn
- is a full-thickness burn (destroys the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer). Most skin functions are lost, and the region is numb because sensory nerve endings have been destroyed.
- Vitiligo
- skin condition in which melanocytes in certain areas lose the ability to produce melanin, possibly due an autoimmune reaction that leads to loss of color in patches.
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