an abrasion / abrade (d) / abraded
a blister / blister (ed) / blistery / blisteringly
a boil / boil (ed) / boiling/boiled
brittleness / brittle
a bruise / bruise (d) / bruised / bruising
a bump / bump (ed) / bumpy
a crack / crack (ed) / cracked / cracking
a crust / crust (ed) / crusty /crusting
dryness / dry / dried / dry/dried/drying / dryly
an excretion / excrete (d) / excreting/excreted
a flake(s)/flakiness / flake (d) / flaky / flakily
an inflammation / inflame (d) / inflamed/inflammatory
an irritation/irritant / irritate (ed) / irritable/irritated/ irritating / irritably
an itch / itchiness / itch (ed) / itchy / itching
keloid / keloidal
a laceration / lacerate (ed) / lacerated
moistness / moisten (ed) / moist / moistly
oil / oiliness / oil (ed) / oily / oiled
ooze / ooze (d) / oozy
a patch / patch (ed) / patchy / patched
a pimple / pimply /pimpled
psoriasis / psoriatic
pus / pussy *
a rupture / rupture(d) / rupturing / ruptured
a scab / scab (bed) over / scabby / scabbed
a scar / to scar / scarred / scarring / scarred
a scrape / scrape (d) / scraped
a sore / be sore / sore / sorely
sweat / sweat (ed) / sweaty/sweating
a swelling / swell (ed) / swollen/swelling
an ulcer / ulcerate (ed) / ulcerated
an ulceration
a wound / wound (ed) / wounded/wounding
* be very careful of pronunciation
Skin Vocabulary
abrasion
abscess
acne
birthmark
blister
boils
break out
bruise
bump
chiggers
clear up
contusion
cracked
crusty
cut
cyst
dermatitis
dermis
diaper rash
dry (dry up ≠ dry out)
eczema
eruption(n), erupt (v), erupting (adj)
excrete
flaky
gash
graze
hangnail
hives
incised wound
inflammation
irritation
itch
keloid (also spelled cheloid)
laceration
lesion
moist
mole
ooze
patch
penetrating wound
pimple
pins and needles
prickly heat rash
psoriasis
pus
pustules
rupture
scabies
scabs
scales
scar
scrape
scratch
shingles
sore
spider bite
superficial
sweat
tear
tick bite
ulcers
wart
wound
wrinkles
zit