Acropigmentation (acropigmentatio; Greek akros - the most distant, extreme, high + Latin pigmentum - paint; synonym: acromelanosis) - hyperpigmentation of the skin of the distal (located further from the center of the body) parts of the extremities:
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Subungual acropigmentation (acropigmentatio subungualis; synonym: Touraine subungual acropigmentation) - congenital acropigmentation, which is localized under and around the nail plates;
Reticular acropigmentation (acropigmentatio reticularis; synonym: reticular pigmentary dystrophy, symmetric hereditary acrodyschromatosis, Kitamura acropigmentation) - hereditary acropigmentation, manifested in the form of multiple network-like small spots;
Symmetric acropigmentation (acropigmentatio symmetrica; synonym: Matsumoto-Komaya-Toyama acropigmentation, Dohi-Komaya symmetric acropigmentation) is hereditary acropigmentation, manifested in the form of symmetrically located small atrophic pigment spots such as freckles on the red border of the lips, faces and distal parts. Symmetrical acropigmentation is found in Japan.
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Automatism (Greek automates spontaneous, self-acting) - the ability of individual cells, tissues or organs to rhythmic activity in the absence of obvious connections with external stimuli
Adaptation (lat.adaptatio - adaptation) - the process of adaptation of an organism, population or other biological system to changing conditions of existence (functioning)
Adenoma (adenoma; Greek aden - iron + Greek ōma - ending in the name of tumors) is a benign tumor arising from the glandular epithelium and retaining structural similarity with the original tissue
Adrenergic receptors (lat.adrenalis - adrenal; lat.ad- - at + ren - kidney + receptor - receiving; synonym: adrenergic receptors, adrenoreactive structures, adrenoreactive systems) - biochemical structures of cells that interact with adrenergic mediators (dopamine, adrenaline, noradrenaline ) and convert the energy of this interaction into the energy of a specific effect (muscle contraction, nerve impulse)
Acrodermatitis (acrodermatitis; Greek akros - the most distant, extreme, high + derma (dermatos) - skin + Latin it (word-form suffix) - inflammatory process) - the general name of a group of dermatoses with an exclusive or predominant lesion of the distal extremities
