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M6 Integ Vocab
Ch. 43 Key Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| <b>Hair loss</b> resulting from destruction of hair follicles. | alopecia |
| Surgical transplantation of any tissue from one part of the body to another location in the <b>same</b> individual. | autograft |
| Usually permanent condition of a joint characterized by flexion and fixation caused by atrophy and shortening of muscle fibers. | contracture |
| Duodenal ulcer that develops 8-14 days after severe burns of the surface of the body; the first sign is usually vomiting of bright red blood. | Curling's ulcer |
| Removal of damaged cellular tisue from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing. | debridement |
| Black, leathery crust; a slough that the body forms over burned tissue. | eschar |
| Injury to the surface of the skin | excoriation |
| Fluid, cells, or other substances that have been slowly exuded or discharged from body cells or blood vessels through small pores or breaks in cell membrane. | exudate |
| Tissue from <b>another species</b>, used as a temporary graft. | heterograft (xenograft) |
| The transfer of tissue between two genetically dissimilar individuals of the <b>same species</b>, such as a skin transplant between <b> two humans</b> who are not identical twins. | homograft (allograft) |
| Overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a skin wound. | keloids |
| Small, <b>flat</b>, discolored blemishes; flush with the skin surface. | macules |
| Pigmented, <b>congenital</b> skin blemishes that are usually <b>benign</b> but may become cancerous. | nevi |
| Palpable, circumscribed, <b>red solid elevations</b> in the skin; smaller than 0.5 cm. | papules |
| Harry Potter spell causing a <b>lice</b> infestation. | pediculosis |
| The symptom of <b>itching</b>; an uncomfortable sensation leading to the urge to scratch; scratching often leads to secondary infection. Caused by allergy, infection, elevated serum urea, jaundice, and skin irritation. | pruritus |
| Small circumscribed <b>pus-containing</b> elevations of the skin. | pustulant vesicles |
| Division of the body into multiples of nine; used to determine the total body surface area (BSA) involved in burn trauma. | rule of nines |
| To produce <b>purulent</b> material. | suppuration |
| Itching skin eruption characterized by welts of varying sizes with well-defined inflamed margins and pale centers (also called <b>hives</b>). | uticaria |
| Benign, viral, <b>wart</b> lesion with a rough, papillomaous (nipple like) growth. | verruca |
| Circumscribed elevation of skin filled with <b>serous fluid</b>. | vesicle |
| Irregularly shaped, elevated areas, white in center with a pale red periphery, with superficial localized edema; vary in size (hives, <b>mosquito bite</b>). | wheals |
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