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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
Leukoplakia | condition of white spots or patches on mucous membranes |
Macule | flat, colored spots on the skin |
Nevus | mole |
Pallor | paleness |
Papule | small, solid skin elevation |
Petechiae | pinpoint skin hemorrhages |
Pruritus | sever itching |
Purpura | hemorrhages in tissue giving skin a red-purple color |
Pustule | skin elevation containing pus |
Ulcer | eroded sore on the skin or mucous membrane |
Verruca | wart |
Visicle | small elevation of epidermis containing liquid |
Wheal | individual urticaria lesion |
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 |
Cytomegalovirus | herpes-type virus |
Diaphoresis | profuse sweating |