NURS 261: HEENT, Skin, Hair, Nails Terminology

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Cyst

Answer 1

Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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Incision

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a cut made in the body to perform surgery.

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Tinea

Answer 3

A group of fungal skin diseases of the hair, skin, and nail tissues

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Excisional Skin Surgery

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A surgical procedure used to remove moles, cysts, skin cancer, and other skin growths using local anesthesia

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Infection

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The invasion and growth of bacteria, viruses, yeast, fungi, or other microorganisms in the body

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Frostbite

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Condition in which conservation of the body core heat results in the skin freezing

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Pallor

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Unnatural paleness of the skin

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Dermabrasion

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A procedure to remove superficial scars using sandpaper or revolving wire brushes.

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Fascia

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Fibrous tissue

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Keloid

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A raised or hypertrophic scar

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Contusion

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A injury resulting in a bruise

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Reticulated

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Net-like

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Dermis

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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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Bacteria

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Single-cell microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue

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Jaundiced

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Yellow-colored

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Pruritis

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Itching

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Edema

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Swelling due to excessive liquid in the tissues

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Meissner corpuscles

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Specialized sensory nerve structures that responds to light touch

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Laceration

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Torn, ragged-edged wound

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Benign

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Non-cancerous

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Cellulitis

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An infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by tenderness, fever, and blisters

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Nodule

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A growth or lump that may be malignant or benign

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Sympathetic Nervous System

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The division of the nervous system involved in our fight-or-flight responses

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Pacinian Corpuscle

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Specialized sensory nerve structures that responds to VIBRATION

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Adipose Tissue

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Fat tissue

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Scar

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Collagen-rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that differs from normal skin

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Abscess

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An enclosed collection of pus in tissues, organs, or confined spaces in the body

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Gangrene

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Death of tissue due to blood supply loss

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Eczema

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Non-infectious, inflammatory disease presenting as redness, blisters, scabs, and itching

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Nevus

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A benign growth on the skin that is formed by a cluster of melanocytes

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Autonomic

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Involuntary or unconscious

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Rickets

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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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Metastasis

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The process in which cancer spreads from one part of the body to another

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Cancer

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Abnormal cells in the body that divide uncontrollably

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Lesion

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An area of abnormal tissue

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Dehydration

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A net loss of water that results in insufficient water in blood and other tissues

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Debridement

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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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Cauterize

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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.

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Stratum basale

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Deepest layer of the epidermis

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Virus

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A simple microorganism that may cause infection by invading body tissue

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Pathogen

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An organism that causes a disease