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CSA 2

Creative Study Assignment Chapter 2

TermDefinition
Adip/o fat
corne/o horn, hard
cutane/o skin
leuk/o white
hidr/o sweat
onych/o nail
squam/o scale
steat/o fat
plas/o formation
trich/o hair
xanth/o yellow
epithelium cellular avascular layer covering external and internal surfaces of the body
xer/o dry
stratum corneum the outer layer of the epidermis
melanocyte cell in the stratum basale that gives color to the skin
sebaceous glands oil glands in the skin
macule a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across
plaque a solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin
wheal an area of localized skin edema
erosion gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis, leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding (e.g., area of moisture after rupture of a vesicle)
ulcer an open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar; sometimes accompanied by infection (e.g., decubitus ulcer)
excoriation a scratch mark
vascular lesions lesions of a blood vessel
telangiectasia a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly on the face, neck, or chest
ecchymosis bruise
neoplasm abnormal tissue that grows by more rapid than a normal cellular proliferation
dysplastic nervus a mole with precancerous changes
dermatosis any disorder of the skin
rubeola a term used for measles
gangrene death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply
keratosis thickened areas of epidermis
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