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Secondary #35614
Medical Terminology Secondary Lesions #35614
Lesion | Meaning |
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erosion | loss of superficial epidermis leaving are of moisture but no bleeding |
ulcer | open sore, can bleed or scar |
excoriation | scratch mark |
fissure | linear crack in the skin |
scale | thin flake of exfoliated skin |
crust | dried serum, blood or pus |
cicatrix of the skin | scar |
keloid | abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue |
cherry angioma | small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor (usually on elderly) |
telangiectasia | tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by dialation of a group of blood vessels |