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alligator skin (medicine) and Hurst bougies (medicine)


alligator skin (medicine)


alligator skin -->
ichthyosis
<dermatology> A group of cutaneous disorders characterised by increased or aberrant keratinisation, resulting in noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used to describe the appearance and texture of the skin in the various types and stages of ichthyosis, for example alligator, collodion, crocodile, fish and porcupine skin. most ichthyoses are genetically determined, while some may be acquired and develop in association with various systemic diseases or be a prominent feature in certain genetic syndromes. The term is commonly used alone to refer to i. Vulgaris.


Hurst bougies (medicine)


Hurst bougies


A series of mercury-filled tubes of graded diameter for dilating the cardioesophageal region.