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Bryz MT/NAR Chap 3
Medical Terminology/NAR Chapter 3 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Actinic Keratosis | rough, scaly potentially precancerous growth on the skin caused by years of sun exposure |
| Albinism | group of inherited disorders with little or no melanin production |
| Alopecia | hair thinning and loss |
| Capillary Hemangioma | strawberry birthmark |
| Crust | scab |
| Cryosurgery | application of freezing devices for skin treatment |
| Cyst | abnormal fluid-filled sac |
| Debridement | removal of damaged tissue or foreign objects from a wound. |
| Dermabrasion | exfoliating technique that uses a rotating instrument to remove the outer layers of skin, usually on the face |
| Dermatitis | skin inflammation and irritation |
| Dermatoplasty | use of skin grafts in plastic surgery to correct defects or replace skin destroyed by injury or disease |
| Diaphoresis | sweating |
| Dysplastic Nevi | abnormal growth of moles |
| Eczema | itchy, red rash that weeps serous fluid and may become crusted or scaly |
| Erythroderma | intense and usually widespread reddening of the skin due to inflammatory skin disease |
| Gangrene | death of body tissue due to lack of blood flow or bacterial infection |
| Hematoma | swelling of clotted blood within tissues |
| Hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| Keratosis | (seborrheic) – benign skin growth that has a waxy or "pasted-on" look |
| Laceration | a deep sometimes jagged cut or tear in skin or flesh |
| Lipedema | symmetric enlargement due to deposits of fat beneath the skin |
| Lipocytes | fat cells |
| Lipoma | slow growing, fatty lump |
| Lunula | half-mooned shape layer of maturing nail at the root |
| Lupus Erythematosus | autoimmune disease causing butterfly-shaped skin lesions with a red rash on both cheeks joined across the bridge of the nose |
| Macule | small, flat spot or patch on skin |
| Malignant Melanoma | formed from melanin producing cells and starts as irregularly shaped black mole |
| Necrotizing Fasciitis | rare bacterial infection that spreads quickly in the body |
| Nevus | birthmark |
| Onychia | also known a onychitis and is nail inflammation |
| Onychocryptosis | ingrown toenail |
| Psoriasis | itchy, flaky, red patches of skin of various sizes covered with white or silvery scales. |
| Pustule | if a comedo bursts this is a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus |
| Rhytidectomy | surgical removal of wrinkles |
| Rosacea | Persistent rash of the central face caused by enlarged capillaries |
| Second Degree Burn | partial thickness burn that goes through the epidermis and part of the dermis with blisters showing and severe pain present |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma | comes from the cells in the middle layers of the epidermis |
| Tinea | ringworm |
| Ulcer | (Pressure ulcer ) when the blood supply to the skin is cut off and causes cells to die and tissues to wear away |
| Verrucae | wart |
| Xeroderma | dry skin |
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