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Chapter 2 CNHP 2010
Flash Cards
Term | Definition |
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corne/o | horn |
hidr/o | sweat |
xanth/o | yellow |
trich/o | hair |
squam/o | scale |
purpur/o | purple |
seb/o | sebum |
xer/o | dry |
wheal | an area of localized swelling in the skin (hive) |
papule | a solid mass on the skin (mole) |
macule/macula | a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across |
lesion | tissue that has been damage through injury or disease. |
subcutaneous layer | connective and adipose (fat) tissue layer under the dermis (skin) |
sebaceous glands | sebum (oil) glands of the skin |
dermis | thick connective tissue layer of the skin. |
crust | dried sebum on the skin |
cherry angioma | bright red blood vessel tumor on the skin, (found on people 30 yrs+) |
telangiectasia | red blood vessel lesion dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole (found on face, neck, & chest) |
impetigo | contagious skin infection forming pustules/ yellow crusty sores |
gangrene | death caused by a loss of blood supply |
herpes zoster | viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves. seen as painful blisters allover the body (shingles) |
malignant cutaneous neoplasm | skin cancer |
vitiligo | a skin condition due to lost pigmentation resulting to white patches on the skin and hair. |
biopsy | removal of a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination |
chemosurgery | chemical removal of diseased or unwanted tissue |
heterograft / xenograft | skin taken from other animals, animal to human |
homograft/allograft | skin taken from the same species, human to human |
Antihistamine | medication that helps with allergies by blocking effects of histamine in the body |
ultraviolet therapy | using ultraviolet light to heal a skin lesion (ulcer) |
antifungal | drug that kills/prevents fungi growth |