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Med Term Ch 12
Dooley's Med Term Ch 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cutane/o | skin |
| derma | skin |
| sebaceous gland | oil gland |
| sebum | lubrcating secretion from sebaceous glands |
| sudoriferous gland | sweat gland |
| keratin | the protein that makes up skin, hair and nails |
| epidermis | outermost layer of the skin |
| epithelial tissue | covers all internal and external structures of the body |
| tactile | pertaining to touch |
| perception | ability to recognize sensory stimulus |
| subcutaneous | below the skin; connects skin to muscle |
| dermis | layer of living tissue belw the epidermis |
| adipose | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| perspiration | sweat |
| perspiring | act of secreting sweat |
| hidrosis | production & secretion of sweat |
| follicles | sac that holds the root of hair fiber |
| arrector pili | muscle that cause hair to stand erect |
| hair | dead protein cells filled with hard keratin |
| unguis | nail |
| cuticle | 'little skin'; helps hold nail in place |
| lunula | half moon shaped region of the nail |
| dermatologist | diagnoses and treats diseases and disorders of the skin |
| comedo | blackhead |
| sebaceous cyst | closed pouch that holds sebum |
| seborrhea | overproduction of sebum |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation caused by seborrhea |
| cradle cap | common name for seborrheic dermatitis |
| anhidrosis | lacking sweat |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating; cold sweat |
| miliaria | heat rash |
| hirsutism | excessive hairiness |
| alopecia | baldness |
| onychomycosis | fungal infection of the nail characterized by yellowed, thickened nails |
| paronychia | infection of the skin around the nail |
| subungual hematoma | collection of blood under a nail usually caused by trauma |
| albinism | hereditary disorder characterized by a lack of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to lack of melanin |
| melanin | dark brown to black pigment in the skin |
| acne vulgaris | chronic inflammtion of skin characterized by pustules near the sebaceous glands; common in adolescence |
| dyschromia | disorder of pigmentation of the skin |
| melanosis | unusual deposits of melanin in the skin |
| vitiligo | loss of melanocytes resulting in irregular, whitish areas of the skin |
| lesion | pathologic change in the skin due to trauma or disease |
| melanocyte | produces the skin pigment melanin |
| lesion | pathologic change in tissue due to diease or trauma |
| contusion | injury that does not break the skin; swelling, discoloration, pain; AKA bruise |
| ecchymosis | bruising; purple discoloration caused by hemorrhaging within the skin |
| crust | dried serum and cell debris |
| macule | flat lesion; ex: flat mole or freckle |
| nevus/nevi | mole/moles |
| nodule | bump |
| papule | raised lesion; ex: wart, skin tag, insect bites |
| petechiae | pinpoint hemorrhages |
| scale | flaking dry patch made of dead pidermal cells |
| verrucae | warts; caused by human papilloma virus |
| wheal | elevated lesion, red or pale in color, associated with itching |
| abcess | localized collection of pus |
| cyst | sac with fluid or semisolid material |
| pustule | small pus filled lesion; ex: pimple |
| vesicle | small serum filled lesion; Ex: blister |
| abrasion | scrape |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| laceration | a jagged cut |
| ulcer | open sore or erosion |
| port wine stain | reddish purple discoloration of the skin of the face and neck |
| hemangioma | tumor formed by new blood vessels |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatosis | abnormal condition of the skin |
| eczema | acute or chronic inflammation of the skin |
| erythema | any reddness of the skin ex: blushing, sunburn |
| pruritis | itching |
| purpur | hemorrhage into the skin causing bruising |
| urticaria | rash with itching |
| furuncle | boil caused by staph |
| carbuncle | collection of several boils |
| cellulitis | infection causing severe inflammation within the layers of the skin |
| gangrene | tissue necrosis associated with loss of circulation |
| impetigo | highly contagious skin infection caused |
| tinea cruris | fungal infection in the genital area; jock itch |
| tiena pedis | fungal infection of the feet; athlete's foot |
| pediculosis | lice |
| pediculosis capitis | head lice |
| pediculosis corporis | body lice |
| pediculosis pubis | pubic lice |
| callus | thickened skin caused by rubbing |
| cicatrix | normal scar |
| granulation tissue | normal healing tissue that becomes a scar |
| keloid | raised, thickened scar |
| lipoma | benign fatty tumor |
| polyp | mushroom like growth on the mucous membrane |
| skin tags | small lesions that hang from the body on stalks |
| melanoma | skin cancer arising from the melanin producing cells |
| biopsy | removal of a piece of living tissue for the purpose of diagnosing a lesion |
| burn | an injury from radiation, heat,flame, electricity, sun, chemicals |
| cauterization | destruction of tissue by burningfor therapeutic purposes |
| debridement | removal of dirt, debris, foreign material, dead tissue from a wound to prevent infection and promote healing |
| incision & drainage | involves cutting open a lesion and draining its contents |
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