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Skin (2018 short film)

The 2018 American short film Skin, directed by Guy Nattiv and produced by Jaime Ray Newman, tells the story of a white supremacist family in a gang war.

Skin (Deborah Anne Dyer, born 1967) is a British singer, lead vocalist and songwriter of Skunk Anansie (formed 1994), the first black woman to headline Glastonbury (1999), and solo artist behind Fleshwounds (2003).

Skin (video games)

Skin (video games): a cosmetic item changing a character's or weapon's appearance without affecting gameplay. Also called outfits or cosmetics. Originated with Quake 1996 mods; now central to free-to-play monetization, Fortnite and Counter-Strike markets, and skin gambling debates.

Skin biopsy

A skin biopsy is a diagnostic procedure in which a small sample of skin is removed, usually under local anesthesia, and examined microscopically to diagnose skin diseases and systemic conditions with skin manifestations.

Skin cancer

Skin cancer: cancer arising in skin tissues, mainly basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Most common US cancer; UV exposure is the main risk factor; melanoma causes most deaths.

Skin care

Skin care: cleansing, moisturizing, and sun protection practices for skin health. Core routine is gentle cleanser, moisturizer, SPF 30+ sunscreen; moisturizer choice follows skin type; many marketing claims are unregulated.

Skin condition

Skin condition: any disorder altering skin appearance or function; the eczema/dermatitis family, especially atopic dermatitis, a chronic itchy inflammatory condition with barrier disruption, immune dysregulation, and topical treatments.

Oct 3, 2026

Skin Decision: Before and After

Skin Decision: Before and After is a 2020 Netflix reality series, one season of eight 40-minute episodes, starring plastic surgeon Dr. Sheila Nazarian and Nurse Jamie, who choose surgical or nonsurgical treatments for clients.

Skin Deep (video game)

Skin Deep is a 2025 first-person immersive sim by Blendo Games and publisher Annapurna Interactive, released April 30, 2025 on Steam and Epic. Insurance commando Nina Pasadena rescues cats from space pirates aboard starships using slapstick, systemic stealth built on the idTech4 engine.

Oct 15, 2026

Skin depth

Skin depth is the depth at which an oscillating electromagnetic field or alternating current in a conductor decays to 1/e, about 37 percent, of its surface value.

Skin Diamond

Skin Diamond, stage name of Raylin Joy Christensen (born 1987, Ventura, California), is an American former adult film performer, 2013 XBIZ Best Supporting Actress winner, Showtime 'Submission' actress, and singer now recording as Raylin Joy.

Skin disinfection

Skin disinfection is the application of an antiseptic, usually chlorhexidine, iodine, or alcohol, to a patient's skin before surgery or catheter insertion to lower infection risk.

Skin effect

The skin effect is the tendency of alternating electric current to flow mostly in a conductor's outer layer, growing with frequency and raising the effective AC resistance above its DC resistance.

Skin expansion

Skin expansion is a surgical technique in which an inflatable device implanted under the skin is gradually filled to stretch tissue, generating extra skin for repairs, mainly breast reconstruction.

Skin fibroblast

Skin fibroblast, or dermal fibroblast, is the main connective tissue cell of the dermis, secreting collagen-rich extracellular matrix; heterogeneous papillary and reticular subtypes drive wound healing, scarring, hair follicle formation, and skin aging.

Skin flora

Skin flora (skin microbiome, skin microbiota) is the community of bacteria, fungi, viruses, and mites living on human skin, dominated by Cutibacterium, Corynebacterium, Staphylococcus, and Malassezia, varying by sebaceous, moist, and dry sites and protecting against pathogens.

Skin fragility

Skin fragility: skin that blisters and breaks easily from mild friction or trauma, caused by genetic (epidermolysis bullosa), autoimmune, infectious, drug-induced, or age-related mechanisms; ICD-11 EE40.3.

Oct 15, 2026

Skin friction drag

Skin friction drag is the component of aerodynamic or hydrodynamic drag caused by viscous shear stress at a surface, and it depends on surface roughness and the boundary layer.

Skin gambling

Skin gambling: wagering tradable video-game cosmetic items (skins), chiefly Counter-Strike skins, on unlicensed third-party sites. Emerged after Valve's 2013 Arms Deal Update; $7.4 billion market by 2016; linked to youth gambling and legal disputes.

Skin graft failure

Skin graft failure (ICD-11 EL53) is loss of a grafted skin, via necrosis, dehiscence, or rejection. Causes include hematoma, infection, shear; rates 3.6% STSG, higher in full-thickness and lower limb grafts.

Skin grafting

Skin grafting: transfer of autologous skin (split- or full-thickness) to a wound without blood supply; take via plasmatic imbibition, inosculation, maturation; supplemented by substitutes like Integra and Epicel for large burns.

Skin prick test

The skin prick test is a diagnostic procedure that detects IgE-mediated allergy by introducing small amounts of suspected allergens into the skin, with results in 15 to 20 minutes.

Skin scratch test

The skin scratch test, also called the allergy scratch test, is an allergy diagnostic procedure in which allergen drops are scratched into the skin to detect IgE-mediated sensitization.

Skin swabbing

Skin swabbing is a non-invasive sampling method that collects surface microbes, skin cells, and lipids with a moistened swab, standard in skin microbiome studies including the NIH Human Microbiome Project.

Skin tag

Skin tag (acrochordon): a common benign, soft, stalked skin growth found in skin folds such as the neck, armpits, eyelids, and groin; linked to obesity, diabetes, and pregnancy, and removed by freezing, heat, or snipping.

Skin Test End-Point Titration

Skin test end-point titration (SET, serial dilution end-point titration, intradermal dilutional testing) is a quantitative intradermal allergy test using increasing allergen dilutions to find a wheal endpoint, developed by Herbert J. Rinkel, used to set immunotherapy doses.