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COHP 100 Ch 3
Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| Lesion | wound, injury, or pathological change in the body tissue |
| Systemic | pertaining to a system or the whole body rather than a localized area |
| Therapeutic | pertaining to treating, remediating, or curing a disorder or a disease |
| Epidermis | outer layer of skin, thinnest on eyelids and thickets on palms, nonsensitive, does not have a blood supply or nerve supply |
| Dermis | inner layer of skin, rich with blood vessels, nerved endings, sebaceous and sudoriferous glands and hair follicles; protects tissues and organs under and prevents heat loss |
| Skin layers | Epidermis Dermis Subcutaneous tissue |
| Adipo | fat |
| Lipo | fat |
| Steato | fat |
| Cutaneo | skin |
| Dermato | skin |
| Cyano | blue |
| Erythemo | red |
| Erythemato | red |
| Erythro | red |
| Hidro | sweat |
| Sudoro | sweat |
| Ichthyo | dry, scaly |
| Kerato | horny tissue, hard, cornea |
| Melano | black |
| Myco | fungis |
| Onycho | nail |
| Pilo | hair |
| Tricho | hair |
| Sclero | hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
| Sebo | sebum, sebaceous |
| Squamo | scale |
| Thermo | heat |
| Xero | dry |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -oma | tumor |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -therapy | treatment |
| an- | without, not |
| epi- | above, upon |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | ecessive, above normal |
| Abrasion | scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction |
| Abscess | localized collection of pus at the site of an infection (ie: staph infection) |
| Furuncle | abscess that originates in a hair follicle; aka boil |
| Carbuncle | cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue |
| Acne | inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules (small skin lesion filled with purulent material) |
| Alopecia | absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; also known as baldness |
| Burn | tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agent |
| First degree (superficial) | mild, affects epidermis, characterized by redness & pain with no blistering or scar formation |
| Second degree (partial thickness) | affecting the epidermis and part of the dermis; redness, blistering or larger bullae, pain with little or no scarring |
| Third degree (full thickness) | severe burn, destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, charred skin, and dry white in appearance with insensitivity to touch |
| Carcinoma | uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body; aka malignant cells |
| Melanoma | malignant tumor that originates in melanocytes, most dangerous skin cancer, can be fatal |
| Comedo | discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; blackhead |
| Cyst | closed sac or pouch in or under skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material |
| Pilonidal | growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin |
| Sebaceous | cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland |
| Eczema | redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
| Gangrene | death of tissue, resulting from loss of blood supply |
| Hemorrhage | external or internal loss of a large amount of blood in a short period |
| Contusion | hemorrhage (any size) under skin where skin is not broken- bruise |
| Ecchymosis | skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow - bruise |
| Petechia | minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a small version of an ecchymosis |
| Hematoma | elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma |
| Hirsutism | unwanted hair, due to hypersecretion of testerone |
| Ichthyosis | genetic skin disorder where the skin is dry, scaly, resembing fish skin because of a defect in keratinization |
| Impetigo | bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that because crusted and rupture |
| Keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of skin injury, caused by excessive collagen formation during the healing process |
| Psoriasis | chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales |
| Scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite |
| Skin lesions | areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, ijury, or a wound resulting from external factors or internal disease |
| Tinea | fungal infection whose name commonly indicates body part affected (tinea pedis-athletes foot), aka ringworm |
| Ulcer | lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues |
| Pressure Ulcer | skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a patient who is bedridden, aka decubitus ulcer or bedsore |
| Urticaria | allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itchy;aka wheals (hives) |
| Verruca | warts, caused by virus |
| Vesicle | small blister-like elevation on the skin containing a clear fluid; large vesicles are called bullae |
| Vitiligo | localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; leukoderma |
| Wheal | smooth, elevated skin that is white in the center with a pale red periphery; aka hives if itchy |
| Biopsy | removal of small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease |
| Skin test | any test in which a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied to or injected into the skin to determine the patient's sensitivity to it |
| Cryosurgery | subfreezing temp, commonly w/liquid nitrogen to destry abnormal tissue cells (cancerous or infected) |
| Debridement | removal of foreign material, damaged tissue, or cellular debris from a wound, burn to prevent infection and promote healing |
| Fulguration | tissue destruction by means of high frequency electrical current; aka electrodesiccation |
| Incision and drainage (I&D) | incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by the drainage of its contents |
| Mohs surgery | surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer for microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed |
| Skin graft | surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site |
| Allograft | transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; aka homograft |
| Autograft | transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual |
| Synthetic | transplant of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern |
| Xenograft | transplant from a foreign donor (pig) and transferred to a human, aka heterograft |
| Skin resurfacing | procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularies through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser |
| Chemical peel | use of chemicals to remove outerlayers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face, aka chemabrasion |
| Cutaneous laser | any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery |
| Dermabrasion | removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through use of sandpaper, wire brusions, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer |
| Antipruritics | reduce sever itching |
| Corticosteroids | anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation |
| Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) | most common, non melanoma, sun overexposure, treatments: curettage, electrodesiccation, cryosurgery, radiation |
| Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) | second most common, nonmelanoma, prolonged UV radiation, can cause serious complications |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| Bx, bx | biopsy |
| DM | Diabetes Mellitus |
| FH | family history |
| I&D | incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement |
| PE | physical exam, pulmonary embolism; pressure equalizing (tube) |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| Bartholin gland | located on each side of the vagina to keep it lubricated |
| Colitis | an inflammatory reaction in the colon, often autoimmune or infectious |
| Diabetes Mellitus | a group of diseases that affect how your body uses blood sugar (glucose) |
| Diaphoresis | sweating, especially to an unusual degree as a symptom of disease or a side effect of a drug. |
| Enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| Erythematous | exhibiting abnormal redness of the skin or mucous membranes due to the accumulation of blood in dilated capillaries (as in inflammation) |
| Histiocytoma | an unsightly but benign skin tumor |
| Macules | a flat, distinct, discolored area of skin less than 1 centimeter (cm) wide |
| Papules | a raised area of skin tissue that's less than 1 centimeter around |
| Pruritus | itchy skin |
| Sclerosed | affected by sclerosis. |
| Syncope | fainting or passing out |
| Vulgaris | an autoimmune disorder that involves blistering and erosion of the skin and mucous membranes. It occurs almost exclusively in middle-aged or older people |
| Psoriasis | causes red, itchy scaly patches, most commonly on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp. |
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