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Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Macule | (Freckle) Small, flat skin discoloration. |
| Vesicle | Small fluid-filled sac. |
| Bulla | Large fluid-filled sac. |
| Pustule | Puss filled sac. |
| Impetigo | (Honey colored crusts) Caused by Staph or Strep. |
| Folliculitis | Superficial infection of hair folicle. |
| Furuncle | (Boil) Deep seated infection of hair folicle or gland. |
| Carbuncle | Infected hair folicle & subcutanous tissue. |
| Herpes Simplex | (Cold sore/ fever blister) Genital Herpes. |
| Herpes Zoster | (Shingles) Caused by chicken pox which lies dormat within nervous system for years. |
| Verruca | (Wart) |
| Tinea Capitis | Affects the Scalp. |
| Tinea Corporis | (Ringworm) Affects the hairless parts of the body. |
| Tinea Cruris | (Jock Itch) Affects the groin areas. |
| Tinea Pedis | (Athletes Foot) |
| Tinea Unguium | (Nails) Thickning & discoloration. |
| Tinea Vesicolor | Affects the trunk, changes color. |
| Eczema | Epidural layer usually involved. |
| Seborrheic Dermatitis | Acute- Cradle Cap Chronic- dandruff. |
| Urticaria | (Hives) Caused by foods, meds, stress. |
| Acne | Overactive sebacecous glands. |
| Psoriasis | (Silvery Scales) Exacerbations common during winter, stress, pregnancy. |
| Keloid | Cause overproduction of scar tissue that does NOT resolve over time. |
| Alopecia | (Baldness) |
| 1st degree burn | Red skin, no blister, painful. |
| 2nd degree burn | Blisters, red skin, painful (epi/dermis.) |
| 3rd degree burn | Full thickness burn, exposure of muscle, tendons, bone, extremely painful. |
| Prurtius | Severe Itching. |
| Ecchymosis | Bruise/ a black and blue mark. |
| Dermic | Pertaining to the skin. |
| Cyano | Combining form for blue. |
| Erythema | Redness of skin. |
| Metastasis | Secondary growth from a malignant tumor. |
| Edema | Swelling. |
| -oma | Suffix for tumor. |
| Turgor | Elastic property of the skin. |
| Dysplasia | Abnormally large cell with a increased number of cells that are abnormal. |
| Ulcer | Open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed. |
| Xantho | Combining form for yellow. |
| Petechiae | Reddish brown spot on the skin wich can indicate a bleeding tendency. |
| Hyperplasia | Increased number of cells. |
| BID | Twice a day. |
| QID | Four times a day. |
| TID | Three times a day. |
| Four functions of the skin. | Maintains hemostasis, maintains body temp, prevens infections, and protects the underlying tissue and organs from injury. |
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