Skin and Hair Disorders, Lesions, and Dermatology Terminology

A comprehensive vocabulary review of skin conditions, lesions, disorders, and clinical terminology based on lecture notes.

Verruca

Wart; caused by vegetable parasites.

Keratoma

Callous caused by friction on the skin.

Comedone

Blackhead; worm-like oil / sebum.

Milia

Whitehead; pearl- or sand-like structure.

Tinea / Tinea Unguium / Onycomychosis

Ringworm of the nail; vegetable parasites.

Fissure

Crack of the skin.

Rosacea

Redness on cheeks and nose.

Psoriasis

Silvery, itchy scaly patches on elbows/knees.

Eczema

Non-contagious skin condition with no cure; characterized by red, itchy follicles.

Wheal

Hives caused by an allergy or bug bite.

Crust

Scab.

Excoriation

A scrape or scratch.

Keloid / Cicatrix

Scar.

Scabies

Skin condition caused by the itch mite.

Wen / Steatoma

Cyst.

Edema

Swelling.

Erythema

Redness.

Furuncle

Small boil containing pus.

Etiology

Study of the cause of disease.

Carbuncle

Large boil containing pus.

Scale

Epidermal flakes.

Vesicles

Watery blisters.

Bulla

Large watery blister.

Pustule

Raised pimple with yellow/white pus.

Papule

Hard pimple with no pus.

Macule / Lentigo

Freckles; white or brown.

Hyperpigmentation

Darkened areas of the skin.

Hypopigmentation

Lighter areas of the skin.

Telangiectasia / Couperose

Broken capillaries.

Seborrhea

Oily condition of the sebaceous glands.

Bromhidrosis

Foul-smelling sweat, particularly on the feet or underarms.

Ulcer

Open lesion that won't close.

Tumor

Abnormal mass.

Anhidrosis

Absence of sweating.

Epidemic

A disease affecting a large group of people.

Trichology

Study of hair.

Miliaria Rubra

Prickly heat; painfully itchy.

Chloasma

Liver spot; hyperpigmentation due to aging.

Hyperhidrosis

Extreme sweating.

Lesion

A change or injury to skin tissue.

Herpes Simplex

Cold sores.

Subjective Symptom

A symptom that is felt by the individual (e.g., pain or itching).

Objective Symptom

A symptom that can be seen by an observer.

Infectious Disease

An abnormal change in the structure of the skin caused by an infection.

Asteatosis (Aestosis)

Condition characterized by dryness and lack of perspiration/sebum.

Pathology

The study of disease.

Pruritus (Pruitis)

Extreme itching.

Acute

Chronic

Neavus

Birthmark or mole