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test 2
Ms.M
Term | Definition |
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cytomegalovirus | herpes-type virus |
leukoplakia | condition of white spots or patches on mucous membrane |
macule | flat, colored spot on the skin |
nevus | mole |
pallor | paleness |
papule | small solid skin elevation |
petechiae | pinpoint skin hemorrhages |
pruritus | severe itching |
purpura | hemorrhages in tissue giving skin a red-purple color |
pustule | skin elevation containing pus |
ulcer | eroded sore on the skin or mucus membrane |
verruca | wart |
vesicle | small elevation of epidermis containing liquid |
virus | minute microorganism characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within living host cells that may cause infection by invading body tissue |
wheal | individual urticaria lesion |
keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |