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Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| corne/o | horn, hard |
| cutane/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kerat/o | hard |
| patch | flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm (i.e vitiligo) |
| comedos | plural form of comedo |
| skin test | methods for determining the body to a given substance by applying it to, or injecting it into the skin; commonly used in treating allergies |
| FS | frozen section |
| exanthematous viral disease | an eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease (exanthema = eruption) |
| HSV -2 | herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| rash | general term for skin eruption |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with precancerous changes |
| epidermis | outer layer of the skin |
| plas/o | formation |
| pustule | a pus-filled sac (e.g., a pimple) |
| Kaposi Sarcoma | malignant tumor of the walls of blood vessels, appearing as painless, dark bluish-purple plaques on the skin; often spreads to the lymph nodes and internal organs; commonly seen in patients with HIV/AIDS |
| tumor | a solid mass larger than 1-2 cm |
| closed comedo | a comedo below the sin surface, with a center (whitehead) |
| comedo | a plug of sebum (oil) within the opening of a hair follicle |
| eczema | generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin characterized by inflamed papules and vesicles that crust and scale, often with sensations of itching and burning. |
| cicatrix of the skin | a mark left by the healing of a sore or wound, showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue (cicatrix = scar) |
| verruca | an epidermal growth caused by a papilloma virus, also called a wart |
| lupus | any of various chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the tissues (lupus=wolf) |
| actinic keratosis | a localized thickening of skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight, a known precursor to cancer; also called solar keratosis. (actinic = ray; solar = sun) |
| myc/o | fungus |
| steat/o | fat |
| histamine | a regulating body substance released in excess during allergic reactions causing swelling and inflammation of tissues (e.g., in urticaria [hives] and hay fever) |
| Burn | injury to body tissue caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or gases |
| systematic lupus erythematosus | a more severe form of lupus involving the skin, joints, and often vital organs (e.g lungs or kidneys) |
| macula | a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across (e.g., a freckle) |
| curettage | cleaning; scrapping of wound using a spoon-like cutiing instrument called a curette; used for debridement |
| melanoma | malignant neoplasm composed of melanocytes |
| epithelium | cellular avascular layer covering external and internal surfaces of the body |
| eruption | appearance of a skin lesion |
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