Ch.2 Key Terms Flashcards by Suset Melchor-Ayala

Erythematous

Pertaining to redness of the skin.

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Eschar

Thick, crusty scar of necrotic tissue on a third degree burn

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Exfoliation

A process of skin cells moving away from the body like a leaf falling off a tree.

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Allograft

Tissue (skin) for implant (graft) from another person (cadaver).

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Extravasation

A process of fluid moving outside of the blood vessel and into the tissues.

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Exudate

Composed of oozing fluid.

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Follicle

Small thing in the dermis where a hair is formed

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Fulguration

A process on the skin that uses a spark of electricity.

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Furuncle

Localized, elevated abscess around a hair follicle. Also known as a boil.

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Gangrene

Necrosis of the tissue with subsequent bacterial invasion and decay.

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Gangrenous

Pertaining to gangrene.

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Hematoma

Localized, mass collection of blood

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Herpes varicella-zoster

Causes the skin rash of chickenpox during childhood.
The virus remains dormant in the body until it is activated in later life by illness or emotional stress and causes shingles.

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Herpes whitlow

Herpes simplex infection at the base of the fingernail.

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Homeostasis

Condition of staying in one place and being the same.State of equilibrium of the internal environment of the body.

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Hypodermic

Pertaining to below the skin.

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Anesthesia

Condition of being without sensation or feeling.

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Intradermal

Pertaining to within the skin.

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Keratin

Pertaining to within the skin.

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Anicteric

Pertaining to being without jaundice of the whites of the eyes.

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Linea nigra

Dark, hyperpigmented line in the abdominal skin because of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone during pregnancy.

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Lipocyte

Cell that stores fat.

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Lunula

Small thing shaped like a moon.

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Malignancy

State of having a cancer.

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Malignant

Pertaining to intentionally causing harm; cancer.

Melanin

A black pigment that gives color to the skin and hair.

Melanocyte

Cell that makes dark brown or black pigment

Microdermabrasion

Action with small crystals on the skin to scrape it off. A type of skin resurfacing.

Mole

Also known as a nevus.

Necrotic

Pertaining to dead cells or tissue.

Oncologist

One who specializes in tumors and the study of them.

Perspiration

A process of through the skin breathing. Also known as sweat or sweating.

petechiae

Pinpoint hemorrhages in the skin

piloerection

Action of hair on the skin to stand up.

polydactyly

Condition of fingers and toes being many.

pustule

Type of lesion with an elevated white top filled with pus.

rhinophyma

Growth and redness of the nose associated with acne rosacea.

sebum

Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands.

shingles

Infection with herpes varicella-zoster later in life.

striae

Stretch marks in the skin of the abdomen as the skin stretches to accommodate pregnancy.

transdermal

Pertaining to through the skin.

autograft

Tissue for implant or transplant that is taken from one's own self.

benign

Not cancerous

blepharoplasty

Process of reshaping the eyelids by surgery.

bulla

Larger blister from a second-degree burn.

cancerous

Pertaining to cancer.

carbuncle

Several large furuncles with connecting subcutaneous channels under the skin.

chloasma

Dark, hyperpigmented areas of skin on the face because of melanocyte-stimulating hormone during pregnancy.

collagen

That which produces fibers that hold together connective tissue fibers through the dermis.

adipocere

Waxy substance that forms on adipose tissue if a body is buried in moist dirt.

comedo

A blackhead seen in acne vulgaris.

contusion

Condition of bruising

curet

Instrument with a sharp edged ring that scrapes

cutaneous

Pertaining to the skin.

cuticle

Small rim of dead skin at the base of the nail.

cyanotic

Pertaining to blue (cyanosis).

dermabrasion

Action on skin to scrape it off. A type of skin resurfacing procedure.

dermatologist

One who specializes in the skin and the study of it.

dermatome

Area with distinct edges on the skin. Also an instrument used to cut the skin for skin grafting.

dermis

Layer of skin under the epidermis.

diaphoresis

Abnormal condition of excessive sweating.

ecchymosis

Abnormal condition of blood in the tissues (a flat area of hemorrhage).

eczema

Another name for seborrhea in children.

elastin

A substance that flexes and stretches.

electrodesication

A process of touching electricity to the skin to dry up or vaporize a skin lesion.

electrosection

Action of using electricity to cut out a skin lesion.

epidermis

Thin, outermost layer of skin.

epithelium

A structure upon a cellular layer. Also known as epithelial tissue.