Section : Translator of Medical Dermatological Terms

Translator Of Medical Terms In Dermatology – T (For Professionals)

Dr Christophe HSU – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland

The first column contains the term in French.

The second column contains the translated equivalent in English.

The third column contains the name of individuals  associated with the term (either they described the term, or the term is eponymous…).

Tabès dorsal Tabes dorsalis

Pseudochromidrose Talon noir

Cocarde Target

Angiome en cible Targetoid angioma

Tatouage Tattoo

Télangiectasie Telangiectasia

Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans Telangiectasia macularis eruptiva perstans

Signe de Pastia Thomson Sign (Pastia sign) Pastia, Thomson
Muguet Thrush

Tique Tick

Cheveux tigrés Tiger hair shafts

Piedra blancha Tinea blanca (piedra blanca)

Teigne du cuir chevelu Tinea capitis

Infection dermatophytique inguino-scrotale Tinea Cruris Hebra
Piedra noire Tinea nigra

Pityriasis versicolor Tinea versicolor

Tokelau Tokelau (Tinea imbricata)

Nécrolyse épidermique toxique (Syndrome de Lyell) Toxic epidermal necrolysis (Lyell’s syndrome) Lyell
Choc toxique Toxic shoc syndrome

Mélanose pustuleuse transitoire Transient pustular melanosis

Dermatose acantholytique transitoire (Maladie de Grover) Transient acantholytic dermatosis (Grover’s disease) Grover
Dermatose néonatale transitoire Transient dermatosis of the newborn

Fièvre des tranchées Trench fever

Pied des tranchées Trench foot

Carcinome tricholemmal Trichilemmal carcinoma

Trichobactériose axillaire Trichobacteriosis axillaris

Trichoblastome Trichoblastoma

Trichodiscome Trichodiscoma

Trichodynie Trichodynia

Trichoépithéliome Trichoepithelioma

Trichofolliculome Trichofolliculoma

Tricholemmome Tricholemmoma

Trichophagie Trichophagia

Trichorrhexie invaginée (Syndrome de Netherton, cheveu bambou) Trichorrhexis invaginata (Bamboo hair, Netherton syndrome) Netherton
Trichorrhexie noueuse Trichorrhexis nodosa

Trichothiodystrophie Trichothiodystrophy (Leopard hairs)

Ulcération faciale neurotropique Trigeminal neurotrophic ulceration

Pachydermatoglyphie Tripe palms

Thromophlébite migrante (signe de Trousseau) Trousseau’ sign Trousseau
Tuberculide Tuberculid Darier
Tuberculose Tuberculosis

Tuberculose gommeuse Tuberculous gumma

Sclérose tubéreuse de Bourneville Tuberous sclerosis (EPILOIA) Bourneville
Angiome en touffes Tufted angioma

Cheveux en touffes Tufted hair

Tularémie Tularemia Francis
Lupus érythémateux tumidus Tumid lupus erythematosus

Calcinose tumorale Tumoral Calcinosis

Puce chique Tunga penetrans (tungiasis)

Syndrome “une main-deux pieds” Two feet-one hand syndrome

Tylose (Syndrome de Howel-Evans) Tylosis (Howel-Evans Syndrome) Howel, Evans