skin xerosis

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• Xerosis cutis — Xerosis Classification and external resources ICD 10 E50.0 E50.3, H11.1, L85.3 ICD 9 264.0 264.3 …   Wikipedia

• xerosis — [zi rō′sis] n. [Gr xērosis: see XERO & OSIS] Med. abnormal dryness, as of the skin or eyeball …   English World dictionary

• xerosis — Pathologic dryness of the skin (xeroderma), the conjunctiva (xerophthalmia), or mucous membranes. [xero + G. osis, condition] x. parenchymatosus superficial drying of the conjunctiva due to diffuse scarring, with closure of the …   Medical dictionary

• Xerosis — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Xerosis ICD10 = E50.0 E50.3, H11.1, L85.3 ICD9 = ICD9|264.0 ICD9|264.3, ICD9|372.53, ICD9|706.8 Xerosis is the medical term for dry skin. It can have many different causes, including general dehydration, Vitamin A… …   Wikipedia

• xerosis — n. abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva, the skin, or the mucous membranes. Xerosis affecting the conjunctiva is due not to decreased production of tears but to changes in the membrane itself, which becomes thickened and grey in the area exposed… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• xerosis — xerotic /zi rot ik/, adj. /zi roh sis/, n. Med. 1. abnormal dryness, as of the eye or skin. 2. normal sclerosis of the tissue in an aged person. [1885 90; XER + OSIS] * * * …   Universalium

• xerosis — xe•ro•sis [[t]zɪˈroʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat abnormal dryness of the skin, eyeballs, or mucous membranes • Etymology: 1885–90; < Gk xēr(ós) dry xe•rot′ic ˈrɒt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

• Corynebacterium xerosis — an opportunistic pathogenic species found in the conjunctival sac and on the skin and mucous membranes of humans …   Medical dictionary

• generalized xerosis — dryness of the skin, with pruritus and branny scaling, seen in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome …   Medical dictionary

• Hyaluronan — Identifiers CAS number 9004 61 9  …   Wikipedia

• Corynebacterium — C. ulcerans colonies on a blood agar plate. Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria …   Wikipedia