24215918 | Pigment (Melanin) | Common to all races, darker have more, helps to protect against ultra violet radiation | |
24215919 | Albinism | Hereditary disorder, lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes | |
24215920 | Pallor | paleness of skin caused by reduced blood flow or reduction of hemoglobin | |
24215921 | Flushing | Redness of skin often related to fever | |
24215922 | Cyanosis | Not enough oxygen circulating in the blood, skin may turn bluish. (Symptom of heart failure or breathing problems) | |
24215923 | Jaundice | Yellowish discoloration of the skin may be caused by excessive amounts of bile pigments in the blood | |
24215924 | Carotenemia | Yellowish skin caused by the excessive intake of carrots or deeply colored vegetables | |
24215925 | Gray or Brown Skin | Caused by certain types of chronic poisoning | |
24215926 | Macule | a spot that is niether raised nor depressed (freckles,measles) | |
24215927 | Papule | Firm, raised area, some stages of chickenpox, second stage of syphilis. (pimple, nodule) | |
24215928 | Vesicle (Bulla) | Blister or small fluid-filled sac as seen in chickenpox or shingles eruptions | |
24215929 | Pustule | A vesicle filled with pus | |
24215930 | Excoriation | A scratch into the skin | |
24215931 | Laceration | A rough, jagged wound made by tearing of the skin | |
24215932 | Ulcer | A sore associated with the disintergration and death of tissue | |
24215933 | Fissure | A crack in the skin (athletes foot) |
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