(n.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of flowers; blowth.
(n.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash, measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.
(n.) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.
(n.) The powder or crust thus formed.
Example Sentences:
(1) Herpetiform efflorescences appeared over the head and trunk shortly before death.
(2) Clinico-biological examination of 154 patients with psoriasis resulted in data showing high activity of endo- and exopeptidases in efflorescences of that dermatosis.
(3) These nodules were painful when pressure was applied The clinical appearance of the efflorescence was most similar to that of glomangiomas.
(4) In these 18 the efflorescence was also examined histologically.
(5) As zinc sulphate has efflorescent properties, the effect of humidity on the coated tablets was studied and physical stability tests were carried out.
(6) The classical combination of symptoms consists of urticariel efflorescences, bleeding of skin and lining tissue and arthralgies [8, 19].
(7) The history revealed that, when about 40 years of age, a coarse skin-fold and yellowish-white xanthoma-like efflorescences had been noted around her umbilicus, the inguinal regions and axillae.
(8) We have observed 5 such cases and, in this report, describe 2 cases in which the sudden efflorescence of many new warts was used as a sign to predict accurately the onset of involution and subsequent regression of all flat warts.
(9) Polymorphous light eruption (PLE) is a common disorder characterized by a delayed, abnormal response to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, with a varied morphology of itching efflorescences on sun-exposed areas of the skin.
(10) New insights into the pathophysiology of acne show that the most important therapeutic principle is suppression of the propionibacteria in the pilosebaceous duct since these bacteria have a key role in the genesis of the comedo and of inflammatory acne efflorescences.
(11) After appearance of a leutic maculo-papulous rash systemic application of Penicillin lead to a quick cessation of the cutaneous efflorescences as well as of the uveitis.
(12) This leads us to study the volatilisation of codeine stored in safety boxes suggest adding the mention "slightly efflorescent" to the usual characteristics of codeine found in the monography of the French Pharmacopoea as mentionned by LEBEAU and JANOT.
(13) Our investigation showed that the reverse is the case: the thickness of the epidermis in the psoriasis efflorescences is significantly greater than in healthy skin nearby in the same patient.
(14) "In the early 2000s there was this incredible efflorescence of anger and excitement .
(15) All the remaining changes, particularly the mutagenic and immunosuppressive effects as well as papular efflorescences on the skin, arise only as secondary phenomena.
(16) Characteristic efflorescence emerged during pregnancy; clinical manifestations disappeared 1-2 weeks after the disease resolution.
(17) The time of efflorescence was different in each pregnancy.
(18) Confluent vesicles flattened within 24 to 48 hours and no further efflorescences were seen.
(19) Both araU derivatives applied as 0.1% eyedrops suppressed the development of keratitis as monitored by the reduced number of herpes efflorescences.
(20) In the first days of this therapy, a characteristic local reaction of the L.p. lesions could be observed; first an edematous swelling appeared, followed by scaling and regression of efflorescences.
Skin
Definition:
(n.) The external membranous integument of an animal.
(n.) The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal, as a calf, sheep, or goat.
(n.) A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See Bottle, 1.
(n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.
(n.) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the outside and covers the whole.
(n.) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel; the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.
(v. t.) To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to skin an animal.
(v. t.) To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover superficially.
(v. t.) To strip of money or property; to cheat.
(v. i.) To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.
(v. i.) To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs, memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited.
Example Sentences:
(1) The catheter must be meticulously fixed to the skin to avoid its movement.
(2) Elements in the skin therefore seemed to enhance nerve regeneration and function.
(3) This is a fascinating possibility for solving the skin shortage problem especially in burn cases.
(4) Blood flow decreased immediately after skin expansion in areas over the tissue expander on days 0 and 1 and returned to baseline levels within 24 hours.
(5) These findings suggest that clonidine transdermal disks lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients, but produce local skin lesions and general side effects.
(6) Currently, photodynamic therapy is under FDA-approved clinical investigational trials in the treatment of tumors of the skin, bronchus, esophagus, bladder, head and neck, and of gynecologic and ocular tumors.
(7) Immunofluorescent staining for HLA-DR showed dermal positivity in 12 of 13 involved- and 9 of 13 uninvolved-skin biopsy specimens from scleroderma patients, compared with only 1 of 10 controls.
(8) Blood flow was measured in leg and torso skin of conscious or anesthetized sheep by using 15-micron radioactive microspheres (Qm) and the 133Xe washout method (QXe).
(9) A similar interference colour appeared after incubating sections of rat skin with chymase.
(10) Peptides from this region bind to actin, act as mixed inhibitors of the actin-stimulated S1 Mg2(+)-ATPase, and influence the contractile force developed in skinned fibres, whereas peptides flanking this sequence are without effect in our test systems.
(11) This study was designed to examine the effect of the storage configuration of skin and the ratio of tissue-to-storage medium on the viability of skin stored under refrigeration.
(12) Somatostatin-like immunoreactivity has been found to occur in nerve terminals and fibres of the normal human skin using immunohistochemistry.
(13) We recommend analysing the urine for porphyrins in HIV-positive patients who have chronic photosensitivity of the skin.
(14) We investigated the incidence of skin cancer among patients who received high doses of PUVA to see whether such incidence increased.
(15) Attachment of the graft to the wound is similar with and without the addition of human basic fibroblast growth factor, a potent angiogenic agent, to the skin replacement before graft placement on wounds.
(16) In order to develop a sampling strategy and a method for analyzing the circadian body temperature pattern, we monitored estimates of the temperature in four ways using rectal, oral, axillary and deep body temperature from the skin surface every hour for 72 consecutive hours in 10 normal control subjects.
(17) It was shown that the antibiotic had low acute toxicity, did not cumulate and had no skin-irritating effect.
(18) Compliance during dehydration was 7.6 and 12.5% change in IFV per millimeter Hg fall in IFP (micropipettes) in skin and muscle, respectively, whereas compliance in subcutis based on perforated capsule pressure was 2.0% change in IFV per millimeter Hg.
(19) For the second propositus, a woman presenting with abdominal and psychiatric manifestations, the age of onset was 38 years; the acute attack had no recognizable cause; she had mild skin lesions and initially was incorrectly diagnosed as intermittent acute porphyria; the diagnosis of variegate porphyria was only established at the age of 50 years.
(20) 14 patients with painful neuroma, skin hyperesthesia or neuralgic rest pain were followed up (mean 20 months) after excision of skin and scar, neurolysis and coverage with pedicled or free flaps.