Chapter 3 - Lesions / pathological terms

Question 1

macule, macula (freckle)

Answer 1

from Latin, for spot or stain

small, flat discolored area

Question 2

patch (vitilligo)

Answer 2

larger, flat discolored area

Question 3

papule

Answer 3

Latin, for pimple

a small solid mass

Question 4

plaque

Answer 4

a solid mass on the surface of the skin

Question 5

nodule

Answer 5

a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

Question 6

tumor

Answer 6

a larger solid mass

Question 7

vesicle

Answer 7

ves / icle

bladder / little

a smaller blister

Question 8

bulla

Answer 8

Latin for bubble

a larger blister

Question 9

pustule

Answer 9

Latin for little blister

a pus-filled blister

Question 10

abscess

Answer 10

ab / scess

away / go

a localized collection of pus in to body

Question 11

erosion

Answer 11

e / rosion

away / gnaw/eat

Question 12

ulcer

Answer 12

Latin for sore

a sore

Question 13

excoriation

Answer 13

ex / cori / ation

out / skin / condition

a scratch

Question 14

fissure

Answer 14

Latin for split or divide

a crack in the skin

Question 15

scale

Answer 15

skin flaking off

Question 16

crust

Answer 16

a dried substance (i.e. blood, pus) on the skin

Question 17

vascular lesion

Answer 17

vascular lesion

blood vessel wound

wounds related to blood vessels

Question 18

cherry angioma

Answer 18

angi / oma

blood vessel / tumor

a small blood vessel tumer

Question 19

telangiectasia (spider angioma)

Answer 19

tel/ angi / ectasia

end / blood vessel / expansion

Question 20

petechia

Answer 20

Latin for freckle or spot

a small bruise

Question 21

ecchymosis

Answer 21

Greek, for pour out

a larger bruise

Question 22

cicatrix (plural: cicatrices)

Answer 22

Latin, for scar

Question 23

keloid

Answer 23

kel / oid

tumor / resembling

overgrowth of scar tissue

Question 24

epidermal tumors

Answer 24

epi / derm / al

upon / skin / pertaining to tumor

tumors on the skin

Question 25

nevus

Answer 25

Latin for birthmark or mole mole

Question 26

dysplastic nevus

Answer 26

dys / plastic nevus bad / formation mole a mole with bad changes/ formations (often precancerous)

Question 27

verruca

Answer 27

Latin, for wart wart

Question 28

culture and sensitivity (C&S)

Answer 28

growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs it might respond to

Question 29

biopsy (BX)

Answer 29

bi / ops / y two / eye / procedure removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)

Question 30

excisional biopsy

Answer 30

ex / cision / al out / cut / pertaining to removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)

Question 31

incisional biopsy

Answer 31

in / cision / al in / cut / pertaining to removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)

Question 32

dermatoscope

Answer 32

dermato / scope skin / instrument to look instrument used to look at the skin

Question 33

dermoscopy

Answer 33

dermo / scopy skin looking / procedure procedure for looking at the skin

Question 34

adipocele

Answer 34

adipo / cele fat / tumor / hernia

Question 35

dermatofibroma

Answer 35

dermato / fibr / oma skin / fiber / tumor a hernia filled with fatty tissue

Question 36

erythrocyanosis

Answer 36

erytho / cyan / osis red / blue / condition a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin

Question 37

keratogenic

Answer 37

kerato / gen / ic horny / creation / pertaining causing horny tissue development

Question 38

keratosis

Answer 38

kerat /osis horny / condition horny tissue condition

Question 39

necrosis

Answer 39

necr / osis death / condition tissue death

Question 40

onychia

Answer 40

onych / ia nail / condition a nail condition

Question 41

onychocryptosis

Answer 41

onycho / crypt / osis nail / hidden / condition an ingrown nail

Question 42

onycholysis

Answer 42

onycho / lysis nail / loose a loss of a nail

Question 43

onychomalacia

Answer 43

onycho / malacia nail / softening abnormal softening of a nail

Question 44

onychopathy

Answer 44

onycho / pathy nail / disease nail disease

Question 45

onychophagia

Answer 45

onycho / phagia nail / eat eating (biting) the nail

Question 46

pachyderma

Answer 46

pachy / derma thick / skin tough skin

Question 47

paronychia

Answer 47

par / onych /ia around / nail / condition

Question 48

steatoma

Answer 48

steat / oma fat / tumor a fatty tumor

Question 49

xanthoma

Answer 49

xanth / oma yellow / tumor a yellow tumor