Dermatology Vocabulary

Crossword

Complete the crossword, then click on "Check" to check your answer. If you are stuck, you can click on "Hint" to get a free letter. Click on a number in the grid to see the clue or clues for that number.

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Across:

3. freezing with liquid nitrogen in order to destroy diseased tissue
4. ____________ keratosis is chracterized by benign wart-like growths on the skin
6. to be aplied on the surface
7. ___________ keratosis is a precancerous growth caused by sun exposure
9. abnormal darkening of the skin
10. skin inflammation
13. overgrowth of skin tissue
14. dark moles (plural)
15. the outer layer of the skin
16. type of raised scar

Down:

1. hardened patch of skin tissue
2. abnormal lightening of the skin
5. acne ___________ (meaning common)
8. of the skin
11. redenning of the skin
12. chronic redenning of facial skin, often with prominent spider-like blood vessels
14. a small tumerous growth
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