Skin Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. An abnormal condition in which the skin becomes dry and scaly.
  2. 4. A protein found in the skin and connective tissue.
  3. 7. A procedure that uses an electric spark to burn and destroy tissue.
  4. 9. A skin disease involving the hardening and shrinking of connective tissue.
  5. 13. The medical term for itching.
  6. 15. The medical term for a whitehead or a blackhead.
  7. 16. The medical term for a freckle, mole, or tattoo marks.
  8. 17. A collection of serum in the skin.
Down
  1. 1. The deepest layer of skin that contains fat tissue.
  2. 3. The glands that are in the dermal layer of the skin and secrete an oily substance (sebum).
  3. 5. The medical term for a rash.
  4. 6. An inflammatory skin disease that includes erythematous, pustular, and papular lesions.
  5. 8. The soft tissue that surrounds the nail.
  6. 10. A surgical procedure that uses liquid nitrogen to reach subfreezing temperature in order to destroy tissue.
  7. 11. A groove or crack in the skin.
  8. 12. The lack of hair, commonly described as baldness.
  9. 14. The area of the nail that is whitish and shaped like a half-moon.