skin diving skin-dive | underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel |
skin care skincare | care for the skin |
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 |
surveillance of disease | the ongoing systematic collection and analysis of data about an infectious disease that can lead to action being taken to control or prevent the disease |
Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
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 |
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 |
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 |
tin pest tin disease tin plague | the transformation of ordinary white tin into powdery grey tin at very cold temperatures |
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 |
Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC | a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services, located in Atlanta, investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) |
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 |
pink disease fungus Corticium salmonicolor | fungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etc |
skin | a person's skin regarded as their life, he tried to save his skin |
cardiovascular disease | a disease of the heart or blood vessels |
celiac disease | a disorder in children and adults, inability to tolerate wheat protein (gluten), symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation, often accompanied by lactose intolerance |
glandular disease gland disease glandular disorder adenosis | a disorder of the glands of the body |
decompression sickness aeroembolism air embolism gas embolism caisson disease bends | pain resulting from rapid change in pressure |
disease | an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning |
disease of the neuromuscular junction | a disease characterized by impairment of neuromuscular junctions |
Banti's disease Banti's syndrome | a disease characterized by congestion and enlargement of the spleen, accompanied by anemia or cirrhosis |
pulmonary anthrax inhalation anthrax anthrax pneumonia ragpicker's disease ragsorter's disease woolsorter's pneumonia woolsorter's disease | a form of anthrax infection acquired by inhalation of dust containing Bacillus anthracis, initial symptoms (chill and cough and dyspnea and rapid pulse) are followed by extreme cardiovascular collapse |
cat scratch disease | a disease thought to be transmitted to humans by a scratch from a cat |
endemic endemic disease | a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location |
idiopathic disease idiopathic disorder idiopathy | any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause |
monogenic disorder monogenic disease | an inherited disease controlled by a single pair of genes |
polygenic disorder polygenic disease | an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once |
Kawasaki disease mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome | an acute disease of young children characterized by a rash and swollen lymph nodes and fever, of unknown cause |
Meniere's disease | a disease of the inner ear characterized by episodes of dizziness and tinnitus and progressive hearing loss (usually unilateral) |
occupational disease industrial disease | disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts) |