Fordyce spots
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Fordyce's spot — Khoo LS, Cheong WK. Common genital dermatoses in male patients attending a public sexually transmitted disease clinic in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore 1995;24:505 9.] The spots are a form of ectopic sebaceous gland, and are not known to be… … Wikipedia
Fordyce-Drüse — Fordyce Drüsen der Penishaut Als Fordyce Drüsen werden harmlose, heterotope/ektope, somit an einer ungewöhnlichen Lokalisation befindliche, freie Talgdrüsen bezeichnet, die eine Größe von 1–5 mm erreichen können.[1] Meist kommen sie im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Fordyce granules — ectopic sebaceous glands found on the lips and gums and in the mucosa of the cheeks, which present as yellowish white milia. Called also Fordyce disease or spots … Medical dictionary
Fordyce — John A., U.S. dermatologist, 1858–1925. See F. angiokeratoma, F. disease, F. granules, under granule, F. spots, under spot, Fox F. disease … Medical dictionary
spot — 1. SYN: macula. 2. To lose a slight amount of blood through the vagina. acoustic spots macula of utricle, macula of saccule. Bitot spots small, circumscribed, lusterless, grayish white, foamy, greasy, triangular deposits on the bulbar … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
Mouth assessment — Nursing Assessment of the Mouth The mouth is the beginning of the digestive system and a big part of the airway for the respiratory system. This is a very important part of the total patient health assessment. Prior to beginning any assessment of … Wikipedia
List of cutaneous conditions — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. See also: Cutaneous conditions, Category:Cutaneous conditions, and ICD 10… … Wikipedia
Sebaceous gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = Sebaceous gland Latin = glandula sebacea GraySubject = 234 GrayPage = 1069 Caption = Schematic view of a hair follicle with sebaceous gland. Caption2 = Cross section of all skin layers. A hair follicle with associated… … Wikipedia
