Some deaths are sudden, like those caused by traumatic accidents or the sting of a box jellyfish, which is one of the worst ways to die. On the other hand, many people die from disease or old age and ...

Toasted skin syndrome (TSS) is a skin condition that occurs following chronic exposure to moderate heat or infrared radiation. Another name for this condition is “erythema ab igne”, which is Latin for ...

Poikiloderma (POY-kil-o-derma) is a word that means mottled skin, from the Greek poikilos for mottled, and –derma for skin.