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LOM Ch 16 Vocab
Pathology and Misc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| crust | collection of dried serum and cellular debris |
| cyst | thick walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid matter |
| erosion | wearing away |
| fissure | crack-like sore |
| macule | flat lesion |
| nodule | solid, round or oval elevation lesion |
| papule | small solid elevation of the skin |
| polyp | growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane |
| pustule | papule containing pus |
| ulcer | open sore on skin or mucous membrane (deeper than an erosion) |
| vesicle | small collection of clear fluid; blister |
| wheal | smooth swollen papule redder or paler than surrounding skin |
| alopecia | absence of hair from area of normal growth |
| echymosis | bruise |
| petechia, petechiae | small pinpoint hemorrhages |
| pruritus | ithcing |
| uricaria | hives |
| acne | chronic eruption of skin with increased production of sebum |
| cellulitis | diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling |
| eczema | inflammatory skin disease |
| gangrene | death of tissue |
| impetigo | bacterial skin disease - vesicles, pustules, and crusted lesions |
| psoriasis | chronic recurrent dermatosis with itchy, scaly, red place with silvery gray scales |
| scabies | contagious parasitic infection - intense pruritus |
| scleroderma | chronic progressive disease of skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue |
| tinea | infection of skin caused by fungus |
| vitiligo | loss of pigment |
| callus | incresed growth of cell in keratin layer of epidermis caused by pressure or friction |
| keloid | thickened scar |
| keratosis | thickened and rough lesion associated with aging or skin damage |
| leukoplakia | white patches on mucous membrane or tongue |
| nevus, nevie | pigmented lesion of skin |
| verruca | viral epidermal growth (wart) |
| basal cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of epidermis |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis |
| malignant melanoma | cancerous growth composed of melanocytes |
| Kaposi sarcoma | malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth |
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