body dysmorphic disorder
Overview page. Subjects: Psychology — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
A somatoform disorder characterized by a pathological preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in physical appearance. Also called dysmorphophobia. See also Adonis complex,...
hair follicle
Overview page. Subjects: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Biological Sciences.
A narrow tubular depression in mammalian skin containing the root of a hair. It is lined with epidermal cells and extends down through the epidermis and dermis to its base in the...
Joule heating
Overview page. Subjects: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Physics.
The production of heat in a conductor as a result of the passage of an electric current through the conductor. The quantity of heat produced is given by Joule's law.
polyethylene
Overview page. Subjects: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery — Chemistry.
two-point threshold
Overview page. Subjects: Psychology — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
A measure of tactile acuity defined as the smallest separation at which two points applied simultaneously to the skin can be clearly distinguished from a single point. It varies from 1 or 2...
