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Integument System Overview - Q – Common Symptomatic terms & A – Meaning
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| baldness; natural or unnatural deficiency of hair | alopecia |
| a plug of sebum (oil) within the opening of a hair follicle | comedo (pl.comedos, comedones) (Fig. 3-8) |
| a comedo below the skin surface, with a white center (whitehead) | closed comedo |
| a comedo open to the skin surface, with a black center caused by the presence of melanin exposed to air (blackhead) | open comedo |
| appearance of a skin lesion | eruption |
| redness of skin | erythema |
| severe itching | pruritus |
| a general term for skin eruption, most often associated with communicable disease | rash |
| skin color resulting from the presence of melanin | skin pigmentation |
| loss of melanin pigment in the skin | depigmentation |
| areas of skin lacking color because of deficient amounts of melanin | hypopigmentation |
| darkened areas of skin caused by excessive amounts of melanin | hyperpigmentation |
| production of purulent matter (pus) | suppuration |
| hives; an eruption of wheals on the skin accompanied by itching (urtica = stinging nettle) | urticaria (see Fig. 3-3, G) |
| dry skinxeroderma |
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