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Dermabrasion
Dermabrasion: Dermabrasion is a surgical procedure that involves the controlled abrasion (wearing away) of the upper layers of the skin with sandpaper or other mechanical means. The purpose of dermabrasion is to smoothen the skin and, in…
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- Bleb A bladder-like structure more than 5 mm in diameter with thin walls that may be full of fluid. Also called a…
- Acanthosis nigricans A skin condition characterized by dark thickened velvety patches, especially in the folds of skin in the…
- Autoimmune polyendocrinopathy Idiasis-ectodermal dystrophy (APECED): A genetic autoimmune disease with an extraordinary array of clinical…
- Cytogenetic map A genetic term referring to the visual appearance of a chromosome when stained and examined under a…
- Acrodermatitis enteropathica An historic model for the therapy of genetic disease. In an era (the 1950s) when inherited disorders were…
- Involuntary Done other than in accordance with the conscious will of the individual. The opposite of voluntary. The terms…
- Polyp colon family history See: Colon cancer family history
- Dilatation The process of enlargement or expansion. For example, dilatation of the eye is the process by which the pupil…
- Sweating The act of secreting fluid from the skin by the sweat (sudoriferous) glands. These are small tubular glands…
- Biological response modifiers S): Substances that stimulate the body's response to infection and disease. The body naturally produces small…
- Pachydactyly Thick fingers or toes. A feature, for example, of neurofibromatosis. From the Greek pachys, thick + daktylos…