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Chapter 7
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actinic Keratosis | A premalignant warty lesion occurring on sun-exposed skin of the face or hands in aged light-skinned people. |
| Alopecia | Loss of Hair |
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | A slow growing malignant neoplasm. |
| Benign Lesion | A tumor not forming metastases, and not invading and destroying adjacent normal tissue. |
| Biopsy | Removal of a tissue from a patient for macroscopic diagnostic examination. |
| Congenital Nevus | A Melanocytic nevus visible at birth, often larger than an acquired nevus. |
| Contact Dermatitis | Acute or Chronic dermatitis caused by a initial irritant effect of a substance coming in contact with the skin. |
| Debridement | Removal of a foreign materials, necrotic matter, and devitalized tissue from a wound or burn. |
| Decubitus Ulcer | Focal ischemic necrosis of skin and underlying tissues at sites of constant pressure or recurring friction. |
| Dermabrasion | Procedure used to remove acne scars or pits performed with sandpaper or other abrasive materials. |
| Dermatofibroma | A slowly-growing, benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue. |
| Dermatologist | A physician specializing in diagnosing and treating cutaneous and related systemic diseases. |
| Dermatome | An instrument for cutting thin slices of skin for grafting or excising small lesions. |
| Dermis | Directly below the epidermis, the dermis is the second layer of skin. |
| Dysplastic Nevus | Cutaneous pigmented lesions with notched, irregular borders, considered pre-malignant. |
| Epidermis | Outer layer of the skin. |
| Eschar | A thick, crusty covering or slough developing after thermal or chemical burn or cauterization of the skin. |
| Gynecomastia | Excessive development of the male mammary glands. |
| Impetigo | A contagious superficial pyoderma, caused by Staph or group A Strep. |
| Intradermal Nevus | A nevus in which nests of melanocytes are found in the dermis, but not at the epidermal-dermal junction. |
| Keloid | A nodular, firm, often linear mass of hyperplastic, thick scar tissue. |
| Lumpectomy | Surgical removal of a tumor or other lump from the breast along with some surrounding tissue, conserving normal breast appearance. |
| Mammaplasty | Plastic surgery for alternating the breast (s) size by enlarging or reducing the breasts. |
| Masectomy | Surgical removal of one or both breasts to treat or prevent cancer. |
| Mastopexy | Plastic surgical fixation in doing a breast (s) lift or reshape the breast (s) to improve the look of sagging breast. |
| Mycoses | Any disease caused by fungus. |
| Necrosis | Pathologic death of one or more cells, or of a portion of tissue or organ, resulting from irreversible damage. |
| Nevus | A circumscribed malformation of the skin, especially one that is colored by hyperpigmentation. |
| Pilonidal Cyst | Hair-containing cyst or sinus in the tissues of the sarcoccygeal area. |
| Pruritis | A common inherited condition characterized by the eruption of reddish, silvery-scaled maculopapules. |
| Psoriasis | A common inherited condition characterized by the eruption of reddish, silvery-scaled maculopapules. |
| Seborrhea | Overactivity of sebaceous gland, resulting in an excessive amount of sebum. |
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