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Archard-Thiers Syndrome - A hormonal disorder seen in postmenopausal women with diabetes, characterized by growth of body hair in a masculine distribution Acne - Anybody up for a disease of the skin with the formation of an eruption of papules or pustules Acquired - Incurred as a result of factors acting from for originating outside of the organism, not inherited Acute - Sharp, having severe symptoms in a short course ACTH - Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Adipose - Pertaining to fat, fat cells in subcutaneous tissue Adrenal gland - Either of two secretory organs perched top the kidneys. Each consists of two parts having independent functions: the cortex and the medulla. The adrenal cortex, in response to ACTH secreted by the anterior pituitary, secretes cortisol and androgens. Adrenal Virilism - The development of any female or male secondary sexual characteristics resulting from excessive production of Androgenic hormones. AIDS - Acquired immune deficiency syndrome. This condition results from infection by the HIV virus Allergy - A hypersensitive state acquired through exposure to a particular allergens, re-exposure to a particular allergen, or re-exposure bringing to light an altered capacity to reactAlopecia - Partial or complete lack of air. Absence of hair from the skin where it is normally present. Alternating current - Electrical current that reverses indirection and changes in magnitude Amenorrhea - Absence of, or abnormal stoppage, the menses Ampere - A measurement of electrical current flow Anagen - Growing phase of the hair cycle during which synthesis takes place Anaphoresis - The process of forcing liquids into unbroken skin using the negative pole Androgens - Any steroid hormone that increases characteristics Androgenic - Producing masculine characteristics Anode - The positive pole Anovular - Without ovulation Antiseptic - A chemical use on board in living tissue to inhibit or destroy micro organisms. Not appropriate in any instance for use in cleaning or disinfecting inanimate substances Apocrine sweat glands - Primarily in the armpit and around the genitals, begin to function at puberty. Instead of watery sweat, they secrete a thicker secretion Areola - The pigmented ring surrounding the nipple of the breastArrector pili muscle - Involuntary muscles are attached at an angle to the hair follicle, causes goosebumps Artery - A blood vessel which carries blood away from the heart to the various parts of the body Asepsis - The freedom from infection; the prevention of contact with microorganisms Asteatosis - Dry scaly skin, characterized by the deficiency of sebum Autoclave - A vessel used for sterilization by application of saturated steam under pressure and heat. Autonomic nerve - The part of the nervous system that is responsible for control and regulation of involuntary bodily functions Axilla - The armpit Bacillus - Any rod-shaped mircoorganism Bacteria - Minute, one-celled, vegetable microorganisms Bactericide - An agent that destroys bacteria Basal cell carcinoma - The most common, and potentially most curable of all skin cancers which usually begins as a pearly nodule benign - Not recurrent or progressive, non-malignant benzoyl peroxide - The active ingredient of many acne treatment productsBlackhead - Comedone; a plug of sebum at the mouth of the pore which, when exposed to air, darkens. Blanching - This is whitening of the epidermis resulting from over treating the skin with high frequency current Blend Method - The use of galvanic and high frequency cutest used either superimposed on one another or sequentially Bulbous - Pertaining to, or like a bulb, in shape and structure Bulla - A blister containing fluid