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Nurs 319
Skin & Burn Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Erythema | reddened skin |
| Induration | hardening or thickening of the skin |
| Atrophy | thinning and loss of skin layers |
| Bulla | large blister |
| telangiectasia | fine, irregular, red lines produced by dilation of the capillaries |
| Pustule | papule filled with pus |
| scale | fragment of dry skin |
| scar | permanent replacement of normal skin with connective tissue |
| ulcer | loss of epidermal and dermal tissue |
| Lichenification | hardening or thickening of the skin with markings (trauma -scratching) |
| Macule | defined flat area of altered pigmentation |
| nodule | solid lump greater than 0.5 cm in diameter |
| papule | raised, well defined lesion, less than 0.5 cm |
| plaque | raised flat top lesion greater than 2 cm |
| vesicle | blister (small) |
| Wheals (urticaria) | transient pale, elevated papules with pink margins |