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Medical Terminology
Chapter 4 - Integumentary System
Term | Definition |
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derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
kerat/o | Keratin |
melan/o | Dark, Black, Melanin |
hidr/o | Sweat, Perspiration |
seb/o | Sebum, Sebaceous Gland |
trich/o | Hair |
onych/o | Nail |
BSA | Body Surface Area |
FTSG | Full-Thickness Skin Graft |
PSS | Progressive Systemic Sclerosis |
SLE | Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
SPF | Sun Protection Factor |
STSG | Split-Thickness Skin Graft |
UV | Ultraviolet |
Bulla | Raised, fluid-filled lesion larger than a vesicle |
Fissure | Break or crack in the skin |
Macule | Flat, colored spot |
Nodule | Solid, raised lesion larger than a papule |
Papule | Small, circular, raised lesion on the surface of the skin |
Plaque | A Patch |
Pustule | Raised lesion containing pus |
Ulcer | Lesion resulting from destruction of the skin and perhaps subcutaneous tissue |
Vesicle | Small, fluid-filled, raised lesion (Blister, Bleb) |
Wheal | Smooth, rounded, slightly raised area often associated with itching (Hives induced by an allergic reaction) |
Alopecia | Absence or loss of hair (Baldness) |
Cicatrization | Process of scar formation (A scar is a Cicatrix) Ice Pick Scar, Box Scar, Hypertrophic Scar, Rolling Scar |
Debridement | Removal of dead or damaged tissue |
Dehiscence | Splitting or bursting, as when the layers of a wound separate |
Epidermis | Outermost layer of skin |
Dermis | Layer of skin between the epidermis and subcutaneous tissue (True Skin or Corium) |
Subcutaneous Tissue | Layer of tissue beneath the skin (Hypodermis) |
Diaphoresis | Profuse Sweating |
Evisceration | Protrusion of internal organs (Viscera) through an opening, such as a wound |
Paronychia | Infection around the nail |
Pediculosis | Infestation with lice |
Pressure Ulcer | Ulcer caused by pressure to an area of the body (Decubitus Ulcer, Bedsore, Pressure Sore) |
Pruritus | Severe itching |
Verruca | Epidermal Tumor (Wart) |