GLOSSY SKIN
\ɡlˈɒsi skˈɪn], \ɡlˈɒsi skˈɪn], \ɡ_l_ˈɒ_s_i s_k_ˈɪ_n]\
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Shining smoothness of skin from nerve-lesion.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn. : atrophoderma neuriticum. An atrophy of the skin following injury or disease of the nerve supplying the affected state.
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A cutaneous disease of neuropathic origin, usually affecting the extremities and more especially the fingers, the skin of which becomes smooth, glossy, and pinkish or reddish, with atrophy, alopecia, and loss of the natural lines or furrows. Sometimes the surface is fissured or excoriated.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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