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HLTH ch.16
Integumentary system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| kerato | horney or cornea |
| pilo | hair |
| tricho | hair |
| onycho | nail |
| unguo | nail |
| corium | dermis, composed of collagen and elastic fibers |
| ectoderm | forms during embryonic development |
| sudoriferous gland | sweat gland |
| A sweat test is specifically performed to diagnose? | cystic fibrosis |
| induration | hardening of a tissue |
| discoid lupus erythematosis | chronic systemic disease characterized by lesions that are covered with scales "REDDISH FACIAL RASH" |
| erythema | redness of inflammation of skin. "SUN BURN" |
| ichthyosis | dry and scaly, resembling "FISH SKIN'' |
| pediculosis | infestation by human lice, "PEDICULUS" |
| rhytido | wrinkle |
| xero | dry |
| -phoresis | transmission |
| ichthyo | fish |
| verruca | benign watery skin lesion (wart) with a rough surface caused by a contagious virus |
| herpes zoster | caused by reactivation of dormant chickenpox, painful blisters "SHINGLES" |
| herpes simplex virus type 1 | classic fever blisters |
| herpes simplex virus type 2 | genital herpes |
| furuncle | boil, localized suppurative infection that begins with infection of a hair follicle. |
| suppuration | production of pus |
| dermatomycosis or myco/derat/itis | superficial fungal infection "Ringworm or Tinea" |
| scabies | contagious dermatitis caused by itch mite |
| seborrhea | excess production of sebum |
| cyst | filled with fluid or semisolid material |
| nodule | solid and more than 1 cm wide and deep |
| macule | nonraised, small dark spot "FRECKLE" |
| papule | solid raised lesion that is less than 1 cm in diameter "MOLE" |
| plaque | flat, dry, raised patch "DANDRUFF" |
| vesicle | small blisters containing clear fluid |
| bullae | blisters greater than 1 cm filled with clear fluid |
| pustules | small circumcised elevation of the skin containing purulent fluid |
| wheals | transient elevated and irregularly shaped lesions caused by allergic skin eruption "URTICARIA" |
| fissures | linear cracks in the skin, such as the lesions of athletes foot |
| scales | dried fragments of sloughed epidermis, "PSORIASIS" |
| ulcers | deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis |
| atrophy | thinning of the skin with loss of skin markings |
| excoriation | scratch |
| petechiae | tiny purple or red spots on skin caused by tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers |
| ecchymosis | hemorrhagic spot larger than a petechia; non elevated blue or purplish patch |
| kerat/oma | callus, flat poorly defined mass |
| sebo/rrhe/ic keratosis | consequence of aging; benign lesion that occurs anywhere on the body of older people |
| actinic keratosis | premalignant lesion; common in people with chronically sun damaged skin |
| karposi sarcoma | lesions are small, purplish brown papule s that spread throughout the skin, lymph nodes and internal organs |
| decubitus ulcers | bedsores or pressure ulcer. Sores occur from mechanical trauma and lack of adequate blood circulation |
| contusion | caused by a blow to the body; results in subcutaneous bleeding. AKA bruise |
| laceration | torn, jagged wound |
| rule of nines | formula for estimating the percentage of adult body surface covered by burns. Lund-Browder system is a more complicated system |
| cellulitis | localized bacterial invasion of subcutaneous tissue |
| onychosis | atrophy or other unhealthy condition of the nails |
| trichosis | abnormal growth or development of hair |
| dia/phoresis | excessive sweating |
| thermo/plegia | heat stroke |
| dehiscence | rupture of a wound closure or separation of a surgical incision |
| allograft | between two genetically different individuals of the same species |
| negative pressure wound therapy | vacuum assisted closure VAC. Uses suction and controlled negative pressure vacuum to remove drainage and speed wound healing |
| debridement | removal of foreign material and dead tissue |
| escharotomy | incision of constricting necrotic tissue resulting from severe burn, to relive pressure and restore blood flow |
| rhytidoplasty | surgical repair of wrinkles; face lift |
| antipruritics | agents that relieve or prevent itching |
| retinoids | treats acne; increase sloughing of epithelial cells |
| transdermal drug delivery | Skin patch, drug which is absorbed through skin and enters circulatory system |
| diathermy | generating heat to increase circulation to an inflamed area |
| ultraviolet light therapy | physical treatment in psoriasis. |
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