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Integumentary System
MECHANICAL SKIN INJURY
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abrasion | scraping away of a portion of the skin or mucous membrance as a result of an injury |
| contusion | a bruise; skin is not broken, but the underlying blood vessels are ruptured, causing extravasation |
| excoriation | a scratch or scraping in the surface of the skin; an abration. Often due to scratching, as a result of pruritus |
| laceration | an irregular tearing of the tissue, a wound having jagged, deeply cut boarders; the act of tearing. Usually caused by physical injury or violence. |
| lacerated | torn; having jagged, deeply cut boarders |
| induration | the state of being extremely hard |
| indurated | hardening of soft tissue |
| callus | abnormal hardening and thickening of skin (the epidermis) |
| corn | hardening and thickening of the skin, in which a conical cone extends into the dermis, causing pain upon pressure. |
| keratosis | any honry or indurated growth, such as a wart or callus |
| keratodermia | hypertrophy of the outer layer of the epidermis, especially of the palms and soles |
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