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Without blood vessels

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Avascular

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Tissue that has numerous blood vessels

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Vascularized

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The state of steady internal conditions maintained by living things

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Homeostasis

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The layer of skin that is made of dense, irregular connective tissue that houses blood vessels, hair follicles, sweat glands, and other structures.

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Dermis

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The outer, protective layer of the skin

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Epidermis

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The layer of the skin below the dermis that is composed mainly of loose connective and fatty tissues; also called the subcutaneous layer

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Hypodermis

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The division of the nervous system involved in our fight-or-flight responses. It continuously monitors body temperature and initiates appropriate motor responses

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Sympathetic nervous system

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The deepest layer of the epidermis

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Stratum basale

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Skin with four layers that is found on most of the body.

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Thin skin

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Skin with five layers that is found on only the palms of the hands and soles of the feet.

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Thick skin

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Net-like

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Reticulated

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Involuntary or unconscious

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Autonomic

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The skin and its accessory structures

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Integumentary system

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Fibrous tissue

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Fascia

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Excision of damaged tissues and cell debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing

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Debridement

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Cells that manufacture and store the protein keratin

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Keratinocytes

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Cells that engulf and absorb bacteria and cell particles

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Phagocytes

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An intracellular fibrous protein that gives hair, nails, and skin their hardness and water-resistant properties

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Keratin

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Accidental cell death

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Necrosis

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A specialized sensory nerve structure that responds to vibration

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Pacinian corpuscle

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A specialized sensory nerve structure that responds to light touch

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Meissner corpuscles

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A softening of adult bones due to Vitamin D deficiency

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Osteomalacia

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A painful condition in children where bones are misshapen due to a lack of calcium, causing bow-leggedness

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Rickets

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A form of active transport in which a cell exports material using vesicular transport

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Exocytosis

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A condition in which conservation of the body core heat results in the skin freezing
Frostbite
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A cell that produces the pigment melanin
Melanocyte
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An enclosed collection of pus in tissues, organs, or confined spaces in the body.
Abscess
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Fat cell
Adipocyte
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Single-cell microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue.
Bacteria
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Non-cancerous
Benign
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The removal of cells or tissues for examination by a pathologist
Biopsy
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Abnormal cells in the body that divide uncontrollably
Cancer
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To destroy tissue using a hot or cold instrument, an electrical current, or a chemical that burns or dissolves the tissue to kill tumors or stop bleeding.
Cauterize
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An infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by tenderness, fever, and blisters.
Cellulitis
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Injury resulting in a bruise
Contusion
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A condition in which the oxygen supply is restricted, causing the skin to look blue.
Cyanosis
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Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
Cyst
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A net loss of water that results in insufficient water in blood and other tissues
Dehydration
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A procedure to remove superficial scars using sandpaper or revolving wire brushes.
Dermabrasion
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Inflammation of the skin
Dermatitis
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Fibrous tumor of the skin
Dermatofibroma
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Medical doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating skin disorders.
Dermatologist
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Study of disorders of the skin
Dermatology
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Sweating
Diaphoresis
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Non-infectious, inflammatory disease presenting as redness, blisters, scabs, and itching.
Eczema
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Swelling due to excessive liquid in the tissues
Edema
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A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia.
Excisional skin surgery
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Death of tissues due to blood supply loss
Gangrene
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Inflammation of a sweat gland
Hidradenitis
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A cut made in the body to perform surgery
Incision
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The invasion and growth of bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, or other microorganisms in the body.
Infection
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Within the skin
Intradermal
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Into or within the vein
Intravenous
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Yellow-colored
Jaundiced
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A raised or hypertrophic scar
Keloid
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Any growth of horny tissue
Keratosis
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Torn, ragged-edged wound
Laceration
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An area of abnormal tissue
Lesion
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The process in which cancer spreads from one parts of the body to another
Metastasis
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A benign growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes
Nevus
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A growth or lump that may be malignant or benign
Nodule
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An ingrown nail
Onychocryptosis
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A fungal infection of the nail
Onychomycosis
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Nail-biting
Onychophagia
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Unnatural paleness of the skin
Pallor
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Infection of the skin around the nail
Paronychia
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An organism that causes a disease
Pathogen
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Passing through the skin, as an injection or a topical medicine
Percutaneous
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Itching
Pruritus
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Excision of wrinkles of the skin
Rhytidoplasty
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A collagen-rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that differs from normal skin.
Scar
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A bacteria that is commonly found in minor skin infections, as well as in the nose of some healthy people.
Staphylococcus aureus
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The deepest layer of the epidermis.
Stratum basale
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The bacteria that causes strep throat
Streptococcus
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Beneath the skin
Subcutaneous
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A group of fungal skin diseases of the hair, skin and nail tissues
Tinea
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Absorbed through the unbroken skin
Transdermal

UWF HSC3535: Medical Terminology (6 decks)

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