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Bowman MT Chap 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a scraping or rubbing away of skin or mucous membrane as a result of friction to the area | abrasion |
| a localized colleion of pus in any part of the body. | abscess |
| Partial or complete loss of hair. | aloplecia |
| the deepest of the five layers of the epidermis | basal layer |
| an open comedo, caused by the accumulation of kertain and sebum within the opening of hair follicals. | blackhead |
| a small thin-walled skin lesion containing clear fluid; a vescile | blister |
| a large blister | bulla |
| a localized pus-producing infection origination deep in hair follicle; a furuncle | boil |
| a circumscribed inflammation o fhte skin and depper tissue that contains pus, which eventually discharges to the skin surface. | carbuncle |
| a diffuse acute infection of the dkin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by localized heat, deep redness, and pain | cellulitis |
| a scar; the pale, frim tisue that forms in the healing of a wound. | cicatrix |
| the protein substance that forms the glistening inelastic fibers of conective tissue | collagen |
| an injury to a part of the body without a break of the skin | contusion |
| the dermis; the layer of skin just under the epidermis | corum |
| a noninvasive treatment that uses subfreezing temperature to freeze destroy the tissue. | cryosurgery |
| a condition of a bluish discoloration of the skin | cyanosis |
| a closed sac or puch in or within the skin that contains fluid, or solid material | cyst |
| inflammation of the skin | dermatitis |
| the secretion of sweat | diaphoresis |
| a bluish-black discoloration of an area of the skin or mucous membrane caused by an escape of blood into the tissue as a result of injury to the area' also know as a bruis ro a black-and-blue mark | ecchymosis |
| the outermost layer of the skin | epidermis |
| the medical term for shingles | herpes zoster |
| any fungal infection of the nails | onychomycosis |
| a common, usually painless thickenin of the epidermis at sites of exteral pressure or frictiond | callus |
| the skin that covers the entire body | integument |
| teh substance needed for lubrication hair and maintaining the waterproof property of skin | sebum |
| a second degree burn | partial-thickness |
| a cracklike groove in the skin or mucous membrane. | fissure |
| a chronic disorder characterized by silvery white scales and raised, redness plaques | psoriasis |
| removal of damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound to promote healing | debridement |
| responsable for skin color | melanocytes |
| the soft, downy hair of developing fetus | lanugo |
| a first degree burn | supericial |
| a small pinpoint hemorrhages | petechia |
| chronic inflammatory skin disease that mainly affects hte skin of the middle third of the face causin persistent redness over the areas of the face | rosacea |
| is sometimes noted as a dimple in the lower part of the back | pilonidal cyst |
| another name for nevus | mole |
| highly contagious parasitic infestation of head lice | pediculosis capitis |
| excessive body hair in a an adult male pattern | hirsutism |
| any visible damage to the skin, hair, or eyes | lesion |
| one who studies the skin | dermatologist |
| using sandpaper and brushes to remove the epidermis and portions of the dermis | dermabrasion |
| a rare malignant lesion associated with AIDS, diabetes, and malignant lymphoma | kapsoi's sarcoma |
| another word for sweat gland | sudoriferous |
| is the structure of the skin below | hyperdermis |
| ring worm of the groin | tinea |
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