Chapter 3 Terms Flashcards
(133 cards)
1
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friction scraping away skin
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abrasion
2
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condition producing no sweat
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anhidrosis
3
Q
large blister
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bulla
4
Q
hardened sebum in follicle; blackhead
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comedo
5
Q
injury caused by blow; swelling, bruise, pain
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contusion
6
Q
fluid filled sac under skin
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cyst
7
Q
crack like lesion on skin
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fissure
8
Q
excessive hair growth
A
hirsatism
9
Q
redness of skin due to increased blood flow
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hyperemia
10
Q
excessive sweating
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hyperhidrosis
11
Q
abnormal pigmentation
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hyperpigmentation
12
Q
injury or abnormality
A
lesion
13
Q
white skin
A
leukoderma
14
Q
fatty mass
A
lipoma
15
Q
flat, discolored spot on skin
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macule
16
Q
cell or tissue death
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necrosis
17
Q
skin blemish, birthmark, mole; usually benign
A
nevous
18
Q
firm, solid mass larger than 0.5cm
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nodule
19
Q
softening of nails
A
onychomalacia
20
Q
abnormal paleness
A
pallor
21
Q
small, solid raised spot smaller than 0.5cm
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papule
22
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spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin
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petechiae
23
Q
abnormal skin reaction to light
A
photsensitivity
24
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sever itching
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pruritus
25
skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels
purpura
26
infection producing pus; dead bacteria, white blood cells, tissue debris
purulent
27
raised spot on skin with pus
pustule
28
pus on or within skin
puoderma
29
hardened ksin
scleroderma
30
seborrhea
oily discharge
31
contain/produce pus
supperative
32
open sore in skin
ulcer
33
hives; eruption of wheals with severe itching
urticaria
34
small, fluid filled, raised spot; blister
vesicle
35
small, round, swollen area; allergic skin reaction
wheal
36
small, round, swollen area; allergic skin reaction
wheal
37
abnormally dry skin
xeroderma
38
collection of pus in skin
abscess
39
inflammation of sebaceous glands with papules and pustules
acne
40
chronic adult acne, primarily on nose
acne rosacea
41
teenage acne with comedos, papules, pustules
acne vulgaris
42
skin unable to make melanin; red eyes
albinism
43
tumor is basal cell layer; rarely metastasizes
basal cell carcinoma
44
skin damage caused by heat
burn
45
diffuse acute infection of connective tissue
cellulitis
46
normal scar
cicatrix
47
open sore from pressure over bony area; loss of blood to skin
decubitus ulcer
48
inflammation of skin
dermatitis
49
presence of skin condition
dermatosis
50
late stage of gangrene; dried, blackened, shriveled
dry gangrene
51
superficial dermatitis; redness, vesicles, itching, crustin
eczema
52
tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow
grangrene
53
skin becomes dry, scaly, keratinized
ichthyosis
54
highly infectious bacterial infection with pustules that rupture and crust
impetigo
55
skin cancer is AIDS patients; brownish purple lesions
Kaposi's Sarcoma
56
thick hypertrophic scar
Keloid
57
excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer
keratosis
58
torn or jagged wound
laceration
59
dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocytes; quickly metastasizes
Malignant Melanoma
60
lice infection
pediculosis
61
chronic inflammatory condition with papules forming silvery scale patches
psoriasis
62
contagious viral infection; German measles
Rubella
63
skin disease cased by mite infection
scabies
64
sebum filled sac under skin
sebaceous cyst
65
cancer of epidermis layer; may invade deeper tissue and metastasize
squamous cell carcinoma
66
collection of dilated blood vessels; birthmark
strawberry hemangioma
67
chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin, joints, kidneys; red, scaly, butterfly rash
systemic lupus erythematosus
68
fungal infection; itching and scaling lesions
tinea
69
fungal infection on scalp; ringworm
tinea capitis
70
fungal infection on scalp; athletes foot
tinea pedis
71
contagious viral infection; chickenpox
varicella
72
warts; benign growth caused by virus
verruca
73
disappearance of pigment from skin in patches; causes milk white lesions
vitiligo
74
area of gangrene with secondary bacterial infection and pus
wet gangrene
75
absence or loss of hair; baldness
alopecia
76
furuncle involving several hair follicles
carbuncle
77
bacterial infection of hair follicle; redness, pain, swelling
furuncle
78
fungal infection of hair
trichomycosis
79
infected nail bed
onychia
80
fungal infection of nail
onychomycosis
81
nail bitting
onychophagia
82
infection of skin fold around the nail
paronychia
83
removal of piece of tissue to examine under microscope
biopsy
84
removal of entire suspicious area of tissue for examination
excisional biopsy
85
scraping cells from tissue to examine under scope
exfoliative cytology
86
thin piece of tissue cut from a frozen specimen for rapid examination under scope
frozen section
87
scrapings from lesions that are cultured and examined under microscope
fungal scrapings
88
homograft; skin graft from one to another
allograft
89
skin graft from person's own body
autograft
90
instrument for cutting skin or produce thin transplants
dermatome
91
skin grafting
dermatoplasty
92
transfer of skin from normal area to cover another site
skin graft
93
skin graft from an animal, usually a pig; heterograft
xenograft
94
destruction of tissue by using chemicals, electricity, heat, freezing
cauterization
95
use of extreme cold to destroy tissue
cryosurgery
96
removal of superficial skin lesions with scraper
curettage
97
removal of foreign material and dead/damaged tissue from the wound
debridement
98
use of electric current to destroy tissue
electrocautery
99
incision made to drain material
incision and drainage
100
surgical removal of nail
onychectomy
101
abrasion using chemicals; chemical peel
chemabrasion
102
abrasion using wire brushes or sandpaper; scars, tattoos
dermabrasion
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removal of lesions using a laser beam
laser therapy
104
removal of fat beneath skin by means of suction
lipsuction
105
removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles; face lift
rhytidectomy
106
deaden pain
anesthetic
107
kill bacteria
antibiotic
108
kill fungi
antifungal
109
kill mites/ lice
antiparasitic
110
reduce severe itching
antipruritic
111
kill bacteria
antiseptic
112
pertful anti inflammatory
corticosteroid cream
113
#
number
114
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
115
bid
two times a day
116
BX, bx
biopsy
117
C&S
culture and sensitivity
118
decub
decubitus ulcer
119
Derm, derm
dermatology
120
FS
Frozen Secction
121
I&D
incision and drainage
122
ID
intradermal
123
MM
malignant melanoma
124
oint
ointment
125
qid
four times a day
126
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
127
SG
skin graft
128
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
129
STSG
split thickness skin graft
130
Subc, Subq
subcutaneous
131
tid
three times a day
132
UV
ultraviolet
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times
