SKIN DISEASE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does skin disease mean? 

• SKIN DISEASE (noun)
  The noun SKIN DISEASE has 1 sense:

1. a disease affecting the skin

  Familiarity information: SKIN DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SKIN DISEASE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disease affecting the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder

Hypernyms ("skin disease" is a kind of...):

disease (an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "skin disease"):

lichen (any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks)

xanthosis (an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin)

xanthoma (a skin problem marked by the development (on the eyelids and neck and back) of irregular yellow nodules; sometimes attributable to disturbances of cholesterol metabolism)

vitiligo (an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border))

seborrhea (a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily)

Saint Anthony's fire (any of several inflammatory or gangrenous skin conditions)

rhagades (cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus))

psoriasis (a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences)

prurigo (chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching)

pemphigus (a skin disease characterized by large thin-walled blisters (bullae) arising from normal skin or mucous membrane)

necrobiosis lipoidica; necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (skin disease marked by thin shiny patches (especially on the legs); often associated with diabetes mellitus)

molluscum (any skin disease characterized by soft pulpy nodules)

melanism; melanosis (a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin))

lupus (any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease)

livedo (skin disorder characterized by patchy bluish discolorations on the skin)

acantholysis (a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus))

leukoderma (a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin)

keratosis (a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin)

keratonosis (any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis))

keratoderma; keratodermia (any skin disorder consisting of a growth that appears horny)

jungle rot (skin disorder induced by a tropical climate)

impetigo (a very contagious infection of the skin; common in children; localized redness develops into small blisters that gradually crust and erode)

furunculosis (acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles)

erythroderma (any skin disorder involving abnormal redness)

eczema (generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages)

dermatosis (disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation))

acne (an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones)

acanthosis nigricans; keratosis nigricans (a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant)

acanthosis (an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis))

 Context examples 

Pemphigoid is also an autoimmune skin disease.

(Pemphigus, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

Any inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpesvirus and characterized by the formation of small vesicles in clusters.

(Herpes, NCI Thesaurus)

A skin disease marked by scaly or thickened patches on the skin, and often caused by prolonged exposure to arsenic.

(Cutaneous Precancerous Condition, NCI Dictionary)

It is also used to treat other types of skin diseases and certain bacterial infections, such as leprosy.

(Dapsone, NCI Dictionary)

A monoclonal antibody used to treat psoriasis (a chronic skin disease).

(Efalizumab, NCI Dictionary)

Acne is a common skin disease that causes pimples.

(Acne, NIH: National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

A skin disease marked by scaly or thickened patches on the skin and often caused by prolonged exposure to arsenic.

(Bowen disease, NCI Dictionary)

The only change was the severity of their skin disease.

(Study links psoriasis treatment and improvement in heart artery disease, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Atopic dermatitis is an inflammatory skin disease that can make skin dry and itchy, cause rashes and lead to skin infections.

(Bacteria therapy for eczema shows promise in NIH study, National Institutes of Health)

Researchers have identified mutations in a gene called CARD11 that lead to atopic dermatitis, or eczema, an allergic skin disease.

(Scientists identify single-gene mutations that lead to atopic dermatitis, National Institutes of Health)