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ICTERUS: Jaundice
JAUNDICE: yellow appearance of skin, mucosa and conjunctives, and all organs, due to
excess bilirubin in serum or organs
KELOID: overgrowth of fibrous scar tissue which tends to involve uninjured surrounding
skin, particularly after trauma to ear lobule or presternal area.
KYPHOSIS: hunchback; dorsal convexity of spine
POLYP: growth protruding from mucosal membrane that extends into a cavity
PUS: living and dead bacteria, leucocytes and tissue debris in a fluid consisting of
extracellular fluid and protein
SCAR: The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue destroyed by injury or disease
SINUS: granulating tract leading from a tissue cavity to an epithelial lined surface