Molluscum Definitions

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Hansen's Disease : کوڑھ , Vitiligo : برص کا مرض , Pemphigus : جلد پر چھالوں کی بیماری , Acanthosis Nigricans : جلد کی بیماری , Typhus : ایک قسم کا بخار جس میں جسم پر دانے نکل آتے ہیں , Prurigo : قدیم خارشی مرض جو اکثر بچوں میں ہوتا ہے , Acne : کیل , Discoid Lupus Erythematosus : ٹکیہ جیسی سرخی والی جلد کی مخصوص حالت , Smallpox : چیچک ایک جلدی بیماری , Xanthoma : جلد کے نیچے کولیسٹرول کا مجموعہ , Seborrheic Dermatitis : سیلان شحم , Itch : خارش , Aleppo Boil : پہوڑا , Pityriasis : ایک جلدی مرض , Autumn Pumpkin : کدو , Chammy : نرم چمڑا , Lupus : جلد کی بیماری , Green Soap : نرم صابن , Stigma : جلد پر قدرتی نشان یا گومڑ ا , Pocked : داغ دار چہرہ , Pockmark : جلد پر نشان یا داغ , Acupuncture : سوئی کھال میں ڈال کے درد اور بیماری کا علاج کرنے کا عمل , Skin Test : جلد کا ٹیسٹ , Histiocytosis : خون کی بیماری , Root Rot : ڑیں گل جانے کا مرض , Acne Rosacea : ایک جلدی مرض , Xeroderma : جلد کی خشکی اور کھردا پن , Erysipelas : ترخبادہ جلدی مرض , Mange : جلد کی بیماری , Epidemic Parotitis : ایک بیماری جس میں گلا سوج جاتا ہے , Breakbone Fever : ہڈی توڑ بخار

Useful Words Definitions

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Hansen's Disease: chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae.

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

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

Acanthosis Nigricans: a skin disease characterized by dark wartlike patches in the body folds; can be benign or malignant.

Typhus: rickettsial disease transmitted by body lice and characterized by skin rash and high fever.

Prurigo: chronic inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by blister capped papules and intense itching.

Acne: an inflammatory disease involving the sebaceous glands of the skin; characterized by papules or pustules or comedones.

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus: a chronic skin disease occurring primarily in women between the ages of 20 and 40; characterized by an eruption of red lesions over the cheeks and bridge of the nose.

Smallpox: a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars.

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.

Seborrheic Dermatitis: a chronic skin disease associated with seborrhea and greasy scales on the scalp or eyelids or other parts of the skin.

Itch: a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation.

Aleppo Boil: leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions.

Pityriasis: any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin.

Autumn Pumpkin: a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes.

Chammy: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin.

Lupus: any of several forms of ulcerative skin disease.

Green Soap: a soft (or liquid) soap made from vegetable oils; used in certain skin diseases.

Stigma: a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease.

Pocked: marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease.

Pockmark: a scar or pit on the skin that is left by a pustule of smallpox or acne or other eruptive disease.

Acupuncture: treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin.

Skin Test: any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin.

Histiocytosis: a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages.

Root Rot: disease characterized by root decay; caused by various fungi.

Acne Rosacea: a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance.

Xeroderma: a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin.

Erysipelas: an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes.

Mange: a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people).

Epidemic Parotitis: an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands.

Breakbone Fever: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints.