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med-term 16b
cutaneous lesions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| crust | dried serum & cellular debris |
| cyst | thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material |
| erosion | wearing away or loss of epidermis |
| fissure | groove or crack-like sore |
| macule | flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter |
| nodule | solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter |
| papule | small (< 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin |
| polyp | growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane |
| pustule | papule containing pus (sm abscess or collection of pus on skin) |
| ulcer | open sore on the skin or mucous membranes (deeper than an erosion) |
| decubitus ulcers | bedsores |
| vesicles | small collecion (papule) of clear fluid (serum), blister |
| wheal | smooth, edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin |
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