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LM Chapter 16
The integumentary system
Medical name | Medical Term |
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albino | deficient of pigment (melanin) |
aprocrine sweat gland | exocrine gland in axilla & genital area |
basal layer | deepest region of epidermis |
collagen | structural protein in skin & connestice tissue |
lipocyte | a fat cell |
cuticle | epidermis at base &side of nail plate |
epidermis | outermost layer of skin |
epithelium | layer of skin cell on inner & outer surface of body |
hair follicle | sac within that hair follicle grows |
keratin | hard protein, epidermis, hair & nails |
lunula | half moon at nail base |
melanin | pigment that gives skin its color |
paronychium | soft tissue surrounding the nail border |
pore | tiny opening on the surface of skin |
subaceous gland | oil-secreting gland in the dermis,associated with hair folicle |
stratified | arranged in layers |
sebum | oily substance secreted by subaceous glands |
squamus epithelium | flat, scale like cells composing epidermis |
stratum | a layer of cells |
stratum corneum | outer most layer of epidermis |
crust | collection of dried serum (scab) |
cyst | sac or pouch containing fluid |
erosion | wearing away or loss of epidermis |
fissure | groove or crack like sore |
macule | discolored flat lesion (freckles, tattoo or flat mole) |
nodule | solid elevated lesion (tumor) |
papule | small elevation of the skin (pimple) |
polyp | mushroom like growth |
Pustule | small elevation of the skin containing pus |
ulcer | open sore on skin or mucous membrane |
decubitus ulcer | bedsore |
wheal | smooth slightly elevated edema |
alopecia | baldness |
alopecia areata | patches of hair fall out |
pruritus | itching |
Petechia | small pinpoint hemmorrage |
ecchymosis | bluish black mark on skin |
purpura | merging ecchymoses & petechiaeon on body |
urticaria | hives |
acne | papular & pustular eruption of the skin |