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Terminology
WOCN program
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| plaque | discrete, solid, elevated body usually broader than it is thick, > 0.5cm in diameter |
| papule | discreet, elevated, solid usually <0.5cm |
| macule | flat skin or mucus membrane different color from surrounding area, <0.5cm May have fine, non palpable scale |
| patch | flat skin or mucus membrane different color from surrounding skin, >0.5cm May have fine, non palpable scale |
| nodule | dermal or subcutaneous firm, well defined lesion usually >0.5cm in diameter |
| cyst | a closed cavity or sac containing fluid or semisolid material, may have epithelial, endothelial, or membranous lining |
| crust | hardened layer resulting from dried serum, blood or purulent exudate on the skin surface. Color depends on what the material is |
| scale | excess stratum corner accumulated in flakes or plates. usually has a white or gray color |
| abcess | localized accumulation of pus in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue, often red, warm and tender |
| bulla | fluid filled blister >0.5cm in diameter. fluid can be clear, serous, hemorrhagic, or pus |
| pustule | circumscribed elevation that contains pus, usually <0.5 cm in diameter |
| vesicle | fluid filled cavity or elevation <0.5cm in diameter, fluid can be clear, serous, hemorrhagic, or pus |
| erythroderma | generalized blanch able redness of the skin that may be associate with desquamation |
| purpuric | palpable purpura raised and palpable, nonblanchable, red or violaceous discoloration of skin or mucous membrane due to vascular inflammation in the skin and extravasation of RBC's |
| atrophy | thinning of tissue defined by it's location, such as epidermal atrophy, dermal atrophy, or subcutaneous atrophy |
| ulcer | circumscribed loss of the epidermis and at least upper dermis, also classified by depth, border, shape, edge and tissue at the base |
| erosion | localized loss of the epidermal or mucosal epithelium |
| gangrene | necrotic usually black tissue due to obstruction, diminution, or loss of blood supply, may be wet or dry |
| eschar | an adherent, thick, dry black crust |
| proctectomy | removal of rectum |
Created by:
Beth Perry
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