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gloss·y skin

shiny atrophy of the skin, usually of the hands, following nerve injury; a type of neurotrophic atrophy.
Synonym(s): atrophoderma neuriticum
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glossy skin

Neuritic atrophoderma A descriptor for the smooth skin characteristic of denervation atrophy
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

gloss·y skin

(glawsē skin)
Shiny atrophy of the skin, usually of the hands, following nerve injury.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

gloss·y skin

(glawsē skin)
Shiny dermal atrophy after nerve injury; type of neurotrophic atrophy.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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