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A skin condition, also known as cutaneous condition, is any medical condition that affects the integumentary system—the organ system that encloses the body and includes skin, nails, and related muscle and glands. [1]
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Forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion Greek φαγία (phagía) eating < φᾰγεῖν (phageîn), to eat Trichophagia-phago-eating, devouring Greek -φᾰ́γος (-phágos), eater of, eating phagocyte: phagist-Forms nouns that denote a person who 'feeds on' the first element or part of the word
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] A dermatologist is a specialist medical doctor who manages diseases related to skin, hair, nails, and some cosmetic problems.
The word comedo comes from Latin comedere 'to eat up' and was historically used to describe parasitic worms; in modern medical terminology, it is used to suggest the worm-like appearance of the expressed material. [1] The chronic inflammatory condition that usually includes comedones, inflamed papules, and pustules is called acne.
A papule is a small, well-defined bump in the skin. [2] It may have a rounded, pointed or flat top, and may have a dip. [2] It can appear with a stalk, be thread-like or look warty. [3]
A Glossary of Islamic Legal Terminology. A glossary (from Ancient Greek: γλῶσσα, glossa; language, speech, wording), also known as a vocabulary or clavis, is an alphabetical list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with the definitions for those terms.