The document describes a patient's visit to a dermatologist to address several skin abnormalities. The patient noticed signs of inflammation (dermatitis) on their nose and an abnormality (dermatosis) on their chin, which was specifically a black tumor (melanoma). They made an appointment with a dermatologist, who said she would need to cut out (excise) parts of the nose and chin with a dermatome and then repair (dermoplasty) the skin. The doctor specialized in dermatology, the study of skin. The melanoma on the chin was composed of melanocytes. The doctor also treated scaly (ichthyoderma) and white (leukoderma) patches

1. Chapter 3 Presentation Frank Lemond Biology 120 June 19, 2010

2. Page 2 I looked in the mirror recently, and, much to my surprise, I noticed my nose was red and swelling, signs of inflammation, also known as DERMATITIS. I noticed another abnormality of the skin, medically known as DERMATOSIS, on my chin, More specifically, this abnormality was a black tumor, known as MELANOMA in medical parlance. I immediately called a physician who advertised that she was a specialist in skin, medically called a DERMATOLOGIST.

3. Page 3 I made an appointment with her, and she told me that she’d have to excise part of my nose and chin with an instrument used for cutting the skin, medically known as a DERMATOME. She also told me that, after making the incisions, she’d repair the skin of my nose and chin. She told me that each of these repairs was medically termed a DERMOPLASTY. I started getting suspicious of the doctor, so I asked her what she studied in med school. She assured me that she specialized in DERMATOLOGY, which, in medical terminology, means the study of the skin.

4. Page 4 I then asked the doc about the MELANOMA on my chin. She stated that the tumor, or MELANOMA was composed of billions of black cells, each cell being a MELANOCYTE in medical terminology. “Yuck, what’s this scaly skin I discovered on my left hand?”, I asked. “That’s medically known as ICHTHYODERMA”, said the doc. “I’ll zap that off of you after I do your DERMOPLASTY on your nose & chin.” “Yeesh, what’s this white skin I found on my right hand?”, I asked. “That, in medical terminology, is LEUKODERMA”, she said. “Most of your other skin’s normally a pinkish hue, so I’ll do a DERMOPLASTY on that hand after zapping you.”

5. Page 5 “Aye, aye, aye, what’s this red skin I found on my left arm