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integumentary review
reverse definitions(medix college)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| trichomycosis | Abnormal condition of hair fungus |
| Pallor | Absence of colour in the skin |
| Urticaria | Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches |
| neoplasm | any new and abnormal growth |
| Impetigo | Bacterial skin infection |
| Alopecia | baldness |
| Hemagioma | benign tumour of dilated blood vessels |
| malignant | cancerous |
| Eczema | chronic inflammatory skin condition |
| Integument | covering |
| tinea | fungal skin infection also callled ringworm |
| pediculosis | infestation of lice |
| onychia | inflammation of the nail bed |
| thelitis | inflammation of the nipple |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the sebaceous gland |
| pruritis | intense itching |
| vitiligo | loss of skin pigmentation |
| petechia | minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
| gangrene | necrosis or death of tissue |
| benign | non cancerous |
| cicatrix | normal scarring |
| congenital | noted at birth |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| abscess | pus at the sight of infection |
| keloid | raised firm thick scar |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| crustation | scab |
| abrasion | scrape |
| dermaplasty | skin grafting |
| lentigo | small brown macules |
| comedo | small skin lesion of acne |
| pressure ulcer | sore that prevents blood flow to tissues |
| mycology | study of fungus |
| pachyderma | thick skin |
| psoriasis | thick dry silvery scales cause by excessive development of the basal layer |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by electric current also called electrodesiccation |
| albinism | total absence of pigment in skin hair and eyes |
| xenograft | transplantation from a foreign donor |
| verruca | warts |