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Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases
Medical Definition: | A collective term for diseases of the skin and its appendages and of connective tissue. |
Guide Notes: | not used for indexing; DF: SKIN CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIS CATALOG: do not use |
Connective Tissue Diseases - A heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides. | |
Skin Diseases |
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Medical Definitions and Terms
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