abrasion of the skin

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• skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… …   Universalium

• Abrasion (BDSM) — Abrasion as a human sexual practice involves sexual arousal from contact with abrasive substances. This can be person to person as in a harsh rubbing of the skin known as a dutch rub or with various substances such as scratchy wool or thistles.… …   Wikipedia

• Abrasion — may refer to: *Abrasion (medical), a wound consisting of superficial damage to the skin *Abrasion (dental), the loss of tooth structure by mechanical forces from a foreign element *Abrasion (geology), mechanical scraping of a rock surface by… …   Wikipedia

• Abrasion (medical) — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|T|14|0|t|08 ICD9 = ICD9|919.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = In dermatology, an abrasion, is a wound consisting of superficial damage to… …   Wikipedia

• skin disease — ▪ pathology Introduction  any of the diseases or disorders that affect the human skin. They have a wide range of causes. General features       Although most diseases affecting the skin originate in the layers of the skin, such abnormalities are… …   Universalium

• Skin-tight garment — A skin tight garment is a garment that is held to the skin by elastic tension. Many skin tight garments are also one piece garments.In athletics and performance applications, skin tight garments or skinsuits provide protection from injury from… …   Wikipedia

• abrasion — 1. An excoriation, or circumscribed removal of the superficial layers of skin or mucous membrane. SYN: abraded wound. 2. A scraping away of a portion of the surface. 3. In dentistry, the pathological grinding …   Medical dictionary

• abrasion — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin abrasion , abrasio, from Latin abradere Date: 1554 1. a. a wearing, grinding, or rubbing away by friction b. irritation 2. an abraded area of the skin or mucous membrane …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• abrasion — [[t]əbre͟ɪʒ(ə)n[/t]] abrasions N COUNT An abrasion is an area on a person s body where the skin has been scraped. [FORMAL] He had severe abrasions to his right cheek. Syn: graze, cut …   English dictionary

• abrasion — n. 1) a graze: a minor wound in which the surface of the skin or a mucous membrane is worn away by rubbing or scraping. 2) the wearing of the teeth, particularly at the necks by overvigorous brushing. It is frequently enhanced by erosion. 3) any… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• abrasion — ► NOUN 1) the action or process of abrading or being abraded. 2) an area of scraped skin …   English terms dictionary