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NUR342#1
integumentary, eye, ear, nose oral cavity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adipose | of or pertaing to fat |
| anigioma | tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lyphatic tissue |
| blanchable | An erythematous lesion that loses all redness when pressed |
| bulla | an elevation of skin filled with serous fluid |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| diphoresis | sweat |
| ecchymosis | purple or black and blue area resulting from a bruise |
| edema | swelling form excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue |
| erythema | abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dialation of blood vessels |
| hemangioma | benign anioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birth marks |
| hyperemia | increased blood in an organ or other body part |
| hperkeratosis | hypertrophy in the stratum corneum layer of the skin |
| jaundice | yellowing of the eyes or skin due to accumulation of bile pigment in the blood |
| lipoma | tumor or mass containing fat |
| macule | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually raised |
| melanoma | malignant tumor arising from the melanocytes |
| necrosis | the localized death of living cells |
| papule | A small inflamed elevation of skin that is non-supportive (as in chickenpox) |
| petechiae | a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears |
| plaque | a small abnormal patch on or inside the body |
| purpura | any of several blood diseases causing subcutaneous bleeding |
| seborrhea | a condition in which overactivity of the sevacieous glands causing skin to become oily |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| uremia | accumulation in the blood nitrongenous waste products that are usually excreted in the urine |
| vesicle | a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike stucture (espeicially one containing fluid) |
| amblyopia | visual impairment without apparent organic pathology |
| aural | of or pertaining to the ear |
| conjunctivia | a transparent membrane con vering the ecyball and under the surface of the eyelid |
| diplopia | visual impairment in which an object is seen as two objects |
| myringotomy | surgical incision into the middle or inner ear |
| otitis media | inflammation of the middle ear; commmon in children |
| PERRLA | Equal diameter of the pupils |
| photophobia | a morbid fear of light |
| presbyopia | farsightedness resulting from a reduced abilit to focus caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens with age. |
| retinopathy | any disorder of the retina |
| tympanic membrane | the membrane in the ear that vibrate to sound |
| tympanoplasty | surgical correction or repair of defects in the eardrum of the bones of the middle ear |
| anisocoria | a difference in pupil size |
| buccal mucosa | membrane inside the cheek |
| caries | soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to death of tooth |
| edentulous | having lost teeth |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| peridontitis | disease of the periodontium characterized by inflammaion of the gums resorption of the alvelor bone |
| periungal | swelling associated with a localized nail |
| pharyngitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth |
| sublingual | beneath the tounge |
| tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| tympanonplasty | surgical correction or repair of defects or injuries in the eardrum or the bones of the middle ear. |
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