Exercise 2 Flashcards
A scatch mark is an example of excoriation
T
An allograft is a transplant from one individual to another
T
Athlete’s foot is also called a carbuncle
F
Analgesia is absence of sensitivity to pain
T
A macule is a slit or groove in the skin
F
In conductive hearing loss, the sound waves cannot reach the middle ear
T
Eczema is a form of dermatitis
T
Clouding of the lens of the eye is glaucoma
F
Otoplasty is surgical correction of the eardrum
F
loss of pigment in areas of the skin and hair
vitiligo
infestation with lice that causes itching
pediculosis
malignant tumour arising from the retina
retinoblastoma
this type of injection is given under the skin
subcutaneous
a tumour arising from the vestibular division of cranial nerve VIII
acoustic neuroma
chronic skin disease with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
scleroderma
skin disease characterised by fluid-containing lesions
pemphigus
separation of retina from the choroid
retinal detachment
chronic infection of the conjunctivae with corneal granulation leading to blindness
trachoma
A sac in the middle ear containing skin cells and cholesterol
cholesteatoma
A malignant tumour that typically develops from a mole
malignant melanoma
The medical term for a common wart
verruca vulgaris
The medical term for night blindness is
nyctalopia
Erythema on the central face and across the cheeks is
rosacea
Loss of central vision is caused by
macular degeneration
