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skin disease
skin diseases Health care
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Athlete's foot | occurs when a certain fungus grows on the skin of your feet |
| Melanoma | growth or occurrence of moles on skin |
| Eczema | dry and itchy patches of skin. |
| Impetigo | contagious skin infection that causes sores and blisters |
| Ringworm | skin infection that is caused by a fungus. |
| Verrucae | warts on the soles of your feet. Warts and verrucas are caused by a virus. |
| macule | a flat, distinct, discolored area of skin. |
| papule | a small, raised, solid pimple or swelling, |
| pustule | a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus. |
| purpura | occurs when small blood vessels leak blood under the skin |
| hematoma | similar to a bruise, but the damage that causes it occurs in larger blood vessels. |
| wheals | a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure. |
| vesicle | a small fluid-filled blister on the skin |
| dermis | middle layer of skin |
| hypodermis | bottom layer of skin |
| epidermis | top layer of skin |
| shaft | hair above the skin |
| sebaceous | discharge sebum or oil |
| sweat gland | produces sweat |
| root | grow hair |
| erector pili(arrector) | causes hair to stand up |
| melanin | pigment occurring in the hair, skin, and iris of the eye in people |
| axial skeleton | skull, ribcage, verbratal column |
| appendicular skeleton | arms and legs |
| osteocytes | mature bone cells |
| osteoblast | cells which form new bones |
| osteoclasts | cells that destroy old bone |
| herniated disk | disc between spine slips out of alignment |
| Osteoporosis | loss of cartilage of one or more joints |
| spina bifida | birth defect (neural tube) |
| dislocation | bone forcibly displaced from joint |
| sprain | tear of ligament |
| fracture | break or crack of bone |
| scoliosis | lateral curve of spine (s) |
| Adduction | movement of a limb or other part toward the midline |
| supination | the outward roll of the foot |
| pronation | the inward roll of the foot during normal motion |
| abduction | movement of a limb or other part outward of the midline |
| Flexion | action of bending or the condition of being bent, especially the bending of a limb or joint. |
| Extension | Extending the muscle straight without bending any other muscles |
| contractility | ability to shorten to generate pulling force |
| elasticity | ability to bounce back after being stretched |
| extensibility | ability to stretch |
| excitability | ability to respond to stimulushg |
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