Medical Terminology

3. A condition in which pressure or friction on the skin gives rise to a transient raised usually reddish mark so that a line traced on the skin becomes visible
6. A benign chiefly fibroblastic nodule of the skin found especially on the extremities of adults
8. inflammation of the skin
9. Skin patterns; the science of the study of skin patterns
10. The study of drugs used in the treatment of skin conditions
12. A disease of the skin
13. A branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases

1. Surgical removal of skin blemishes or imperfections (such as scars or tattoos) by abrasion (as with sandpaper or wire brushes)
2. The dealth of skin tiseu due to injury, infection, or impaired blood flow
4. A fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (such as hair or nails)
5. A disease (as athlete's foot) of the skin or skin derivatives that is caused by a dermatophyte
7. The examination of skin lesions using a dermatoscope, a handheld device that allows for magnified visualization of skin
8. A branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases
9. Polymyositis that is accompanied by involvement of the skin and that is marked especially by reddish erythematous eruptions usually on the face, neck, upper trunk and distal half of the limbs and by violet-colored erythema of the eyelids and region over the upper eyelids
11. The lateral wall of a somite from which the dermis is produced