skin diving
skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
skin care
skincare | care for the skin |
| facial | care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams |
galvanic skin response
GSR
psychogalvanic response
electrodermal response
electrical skin response
Fere phenomenon
Tarchanoff phenomenon | a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety, can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body |
pilomotor reflex
gooseflesh
goose bump
goosebump
goose pimple
goose skin
horripilation | reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation |
hide
pelt
skin | body covering of a living animal |
| thick skin | skin that is very thick (as an elephant or rhinoceros) |
| artificial skin | a synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victims |
| skin | an outer surface (usually thin), the skin of an airplane |
| skin | a bag serving as a container for liquids, it is made from the hide of an animal |
transdermal patch
skin patch | a medicated adhesive pad placed on the skin for absorption of a time released dose of medication into the bloodstream |
waterskin
water skin | a container of skin for holding water |
expression
look aspect facial expression
face | the feelings expressed on a person's face, a sad expression, a look of triumph, an angry face |
complexion
skin color
skin colour | the coloring of a person's face |
skin
tegument
cutis | a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch, your skin is the largest organ of your body |
| skin graft | a piece of skin taken from a donor area and surgically grafted at the site of an injury or burn |
| skin cell | any of the cells making up the skin |
| facial hair | hair on the face (especially on the face of a man) |
facial artery
arteria facialis
external maxillary artery | an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face |
anterior facial vein
vena facialis anterior | a continuation of the angular vein, unites with the retromandibular vein before emptying into the internal jugular vein |
| common facial vein | vein formed by union of facial vein and the retromandibular vein and emptying into the jugular vein |
facial vein
vena facialis | any of several veins draining the face |
retromandibular vein
vena retromandibularis
posterior facial vein | posterior branch of the facial vein, formed by temporal veins in front of the ear |
facial
facial nerve
nervus facialis
seventh cranial nerve | cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles |
| facial muscle | any of the skeletal muscles of the face |
touch sense of touch
skin senses
touch modality
cutaneous senses | the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands), only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us |
tactual sensation tactility
touch perception
skin perceptiveness | the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain |
cutaneous sensation
haptic sensation
skin sensation | a sensation localized on the skin |
| skin test | any test to determine immunity or sensitivity to a disease by introducing small amounts on or into the skin |
tuberculin test
tuberculin skin test | a skin test to determine past or present infection with the tuberculosis bacterium, based on hypersensitivity of the skin to tuberculin |
| skin flick | a pornographic movie |
face recognition
facial recognition
automatic face recognition | biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces, they used face recognition to spot known terrorists |
facial expression
facial gesture | a gesture executed with the facial muscles |
| facial profiling | identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces, facial profiling is a new form of airport security |
potato skin
potato peel
potato peelings | crisp fried potato peeling |
peel
skin | the rind of a fruit or vegetable |
banana peel
banana skin | the skin of a banana (especially when it is stripped off and discarded), he slipped on a banana skin and almost fell |
dermatologist
skin doctor | a doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
skin-diver
aquanaut | an underwater swimmer equipped with a face mask and foot fins and either a snorkel or an air cylinder |
thin person
skin and bones
scrag | a person who is unusually thin and scrawny |
| skin effect | the tendency of high-frequency alternating current to distribute near the surface of a conductor |
| facial index | the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face |
| skin | a person's skin regarded as their life, he tried to save his skin |
skin disease
disease of the skin
skin disorder | a disease affecting the skin |
acanthoma
skin tumor | a neoplasm originating in the epidermis |
| skin cancer | a malignant neoplasm of the skin |
exanthem
exanthema
skin eruption | eruption on the skin occurring as a symptom of a disease |
rash
roseola
efflorescence
skin rash | any red eruption of the skin |
| animal skin | the outer covering of an animal |
| facial tissue | tissue paper suitable for use on the face |