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Skin prick test
Skin prick test Skin prick tests are used to diagnose allergies. Pricking gently through a drop of allergen extract placed on the surface of the arm may result after 10-15 minutes in the appearance of a small, itchy swelling and a reddening of the skin. This indicates an allergy.
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Skin
Skin is an organ of the integumentary system; which is composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. Skin is used for insulation, vitamin D production, sensation, and excretion (through sweat).
Diagnose
To identify a disease.
Allergies
Altered reactivity to an antigen, which can result in pathologic reactions upon subsequent exposure to that particular antigen.
Allergen
An antigen responsible for producing allergic reactions by inducing IgE formation.
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Skin
Skin is an organ of the integumentary system; which is composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. Skin is used for insulation, vitamin D production, sensation, and excretion (through sweat).
Skin cancer
Tumors or cancer of the skin.
Skin care
The combined actions improving a person's skin.
Skin disorders
Any disorder of the skin, including rashes, eczema, and birthmarks.
Skin exposure reduction paste against chemical warfare agents
Skin exposure reduction paste against chemical warfare agents is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): perfluoropolymethylisopropyl ether; polytetrafluoroethylene.
Skin treatment
A particular treatment addressed to improving the human skin's health and beauty.
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Sudden death
Death that occurs unexpectedly or immediately after onset of symptoms.
Superior vena cava
The large vein that returns blood to the heart from the head and arms.
Systemic
Disease or symptoms that affect many different parts of the body.
Systolic blood pressure
The highest blood pressure measured in the arteries.
Syncope
Light-headedness or fainting caused by insufficient blood supply to the brain.
Skin prick test
Specific allergy vaccination
Specific allergy vaccination is also called specific immunotherapy, hyposensitisation or allergy shot. It is a vaccination programme that affects the natural course of an allergic disease, not only its symptoms. When the patient is given increasing doses of the allergen to which he or she is allergic, the immune system becomes less sensitive and the patient no longer reacts. Two different types of vaccine exist: a depot (slow-release) preparation and an aqueous solution.
Shots
See specific allergy vaccination.
Steroids
See corticosteroid drugs.
Symptomatic treatment
A treatment with drugs that only affects the symptoms of the disease, not its cause - e.g. antihistamines and corticosteroids.
Serial nuclear transfer
Or recloning. The first step of this technique is a normal nuclear transfer, in which a nucleus is transferred into an enucleated egg, forming an embryo. In the second step, a nucleus from the resulting cloned embryo is transferred into another enucleated egg or an enucleated zygote (a fertilized egg with both male and female pronuclei removed). The second step can be repeated one or more times. This technique allows the nucleus to have two (or more) opportunities to be reprogrammed by egg cytoplasm (one during the original nuclear transfer, and more during subsequent nuclear transfers), thus potentially improving the chance of successful reprogramming of the nucleus.
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