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Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| I+D | Incision (lance) and Drainage |
| incision and drainage | commonly performed to remove a collection (pocket) of pus |
| abcess | a pocket of pus |
| biopsy | analysis of tissue specimen to determine if the cells are malignant or benign |
| malignant | dangerous |
| benign | harmless |
| Bx | biopsy |
| SG | skin graft |
| FS | frozen section (cryosection) |
| putrefaction | tissue necrosis and microbial proliferation |
| gangrene | decomposition |
| MM | malignant melanoma |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| CA | cancer |
| neoplasm | new growth |
| neplasia | new growth |
| nevus (nevi) | mole or birthmark |
| impetigo | vesicular and pustular bacterial skin disease |
| vesicular | raised skin lesion containing clear liquid |
| pustular | papule(s) containing pus |
| callus | hypertrophied skin in response to chronic friction |
| hypertrophied | excessive growth or development |
| crustation (scab) | a dry rough protective crust that forms over an open wound |
| ichthyosis (ichthyotic) | dry scaly skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| psoriasis | an autoimmune disease causing erythematous skin lesions with white or silvery flaky scales |
| avulsion | ripping (tearing) tissue from the body |
| laceration | tissue that is cut, torn, or ripped |
| tinea pedis | foot ringworm or athlete's foot |
| fissure | a crack (split) in the skin |
| epidermomycosis | abnormal condition of skin caused by fungus |
| myc/o | fungus (fungi) |
| TST | tuberculin skin test |
| induration | a hard spot on the skin |
| cyst (cystic) | a cluster of cells grouped together to form a closed sac |
| welts (wheals) | raised urticaria |
| urticaria (urticarial) | hives |
| hives | a patchy, erythematous (red), edematous (swollen), and often pruritic (itchy) skin rash usually caused by an allergic reaction |
| excoriation (excoriate) | superficial chemical damage |
| abrasion | superficial mechanical (rubbing) skin damage |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| verruca(e) (wart) | a raised skin lesion caused by HPV |
| petechia(e) | pinpoint skin hemorrhage |
| purpura | a combination of ecchymosis and petechiae |
| ecchymosis | a black and blue mark caused by bleeding under the skin |
| ecchymosis | hematoma or contusion or bruise |
| comedo(nes) | whiteheads or blackheads |
| sebaceous glands | secrete sebum |
| pustule (pustular) | papule(s) filled with pus |
| papular | small raised skin lesion(s) |
| AV | acne vulgaris |
| acne vulgaris | inflammatory papular and pustular eruptions caused by clogging of sebaceous glands |
| carbuncle (carbuncular) | a group (car load) of furuncles |
| furuncle | infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue |
| abscess | a collection (pocket) of pus |
| bleb(s) | a small vesicle (blister) |
| bulla (bullae) | a large vesicle (blister) |
| vesicle (vesicular) | a raised skin lesion containing clear liquid |
| blister | vesicle (vesicular) |
| macule (macular) | a flat usually erythematous skin lesion |
| piting edema | excessive swelling allowing pitting after light palpation |
| edema (edematous) | tissue swelling caused by an accumulation of fluid |
| DU | decubitus ulcer |
| decubitus ulcer | a skin ulcer caused by immobility allowing prolonged pressure from body weight |
| bony prominence | located where a bone is directly below the skin |
| ulcer | erosion of tissue |
| keloid (keloidal) | hypertrophied scar |
| hypertrophied | excessive development |
| cicatrix (cicatrices) | new fibrous connective tissue deposited to close a wound |
| lesion | any pathological change in structure or function |
| lesion | caused by a wound |
| alopecia | hair loss (baldness) |
| SE | side effect |
| antineoplastic medications | chemotherapy |
| bowel evisceration (eviscerate) | protrusion of abdominal contents after dehiscence |
| dehiscence (dehisce) | splitting open of a surgical wound |
| Penrose drain | a common brand name for a sterile wound drain |
| sterile | destruction of all microorganisms |
| pathogen | disease creator |
| proliferation | rapid reproduction |
| antiseptic (antisepsis) | inhibiting proliferation of pathogens |
| Iodoform gauze | a common brand name for sterile antiseptic wound packing |
| diaphoresis (diaphoretic) | profuse sweating |
| sudoriferous | exocrine glands that secrete sweat |
| secrete | produce and discharge |
| exocrine | secrete out |
| infestation | live in or on a host as a parasite |
| parasite | an organism that benefits at the expense of it's host |
| scabies | a parasitic pruritic infestation of itch mites |
| pruritic | itchy |
| cyanosis | abnormal condition of blue discoloration |
| hypothermia | condition of deficient heat |
| hypoxia | condition of deficient oxygen |
| albinism | genetic absence of skin and/or hair and/or eye pigmentation |
| leukoderma (vitiligo) | localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by white patches |
| melanin | pigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes |
| pallor | reduction of blood to the skin causing a pale discoloration |
| disseminate (dissemination) | disperse or spread |
| necrotic | pertaining to dead |
| debridement (debride) | removal of necrotic tissue and/or foreign bodies |
| FB | foreign bodies |
| OAB | over active bladder |
| HA | headache |
| hyperhidrosis | abnormal condition of excessive sweating |
| cervical dystonia | painful neck spasms |
| ton/e | spasms |
| botulism toxin | botox |
| rhytidectomy | surgical removal of wrinkles |
| rhytidoplasty | face lift |
| rhytidosis | abnormal condition of excessive wrinkles |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| lipoectomy | cosmetic surgical aspiration of adipose tissue |
| lipoatrophy | no fat development |
| lipodystrophy | difficult fat development |
| lipoma | fat tumor |
| steatoma | fat tumor |
| -oma | tumor or mass |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| -ase | enzyme |
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