signs and symps

• abrasion

  scarping-away of skin surface by friction
• anhidrosis


  abnormal condition of no sweat
• bulla


  large blister, larger than vesicle
• comedo


  collection of hardened sebum in hair follicle
• contusion

  injury caused by a blow to the body;

  causes swelling, pain, and bruising; skin is not broken
• cyst


  fluid- filled sac under the skin
• depigmentation


  loss of normal skin color or pigment
• diaphoresis


  profuse sweating
• ecchymosis 


  skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin

  blunt trauma to the skin; a bruise
• erythema


  redness or flushing of skin
• erythroderma


  condition of having reddened or flushed skin
• eschar


  thick layer of dead tissue that develops over deep burn areas
• fissure


  crack-like lesion or groove on skin
• hirsutism


  excessive hair growth over body
• hyperemia


  redness of skin due to increased blood flow
• hyperhidrosis


  abnormal condition of excessive sweat
• hyperpigmentation


  abnormal amount of pigmentation in skin
• lesion


  general term for wound, injury, or

  abnormality
• leukoderma


  having skin that appears white because normal skin pigment is absent
• macule


  flat, discolored area flush with skin surface

  example would be freckle or birthmark
• necrosis


  abnormal condition of death
• nevus 


  pigment skin blemish, birthmark, or mole

  usually begin but may become cancerous
• onychomalacia


  softening of the nails
• pallor


  abnormal paleness of skin
• photosensitivity


  condition in which skin reacts abnormally when exposed to light such as UV rays of the sun
• pruritus


  severe itching