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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abscess | localized collection of pus at the site of an infection |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the secaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin with characteristic lesion that include blackheads |
| aloppecia | partial or complete loss of hair resulting from normal aging |
| bowen disease | very early from of skin cancer which is easily curable and chara terized by a red scaly parch on the skin |
| cellutis | diffuse acute infection of the skin and subcantanous tissue |
| chloasma | pigmentary skin discloration occuring in yellowish- brown patches or spots |
| comedo | typical small skin lesion of acne vulgaris caused by acumlation of kertin bacteria and dried sebum |
| decubitus ulcer | inflamation sore or skin deterioration caused by prolonged pressure |
| ecchymosis | skin discoloration consisting of a large irreguraly formed hemorrhagic area with colors |
| eczema | chromic imflammatory skin condition that is characterized by erthema papules vescles pustules scales |
| erythema | redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
| eschar | dead matter that is sloughed off from the surface of th eskin especially after a burn |
| impetigo | bacterial skin infection |
| keratosis | thickened area of the epidermis or any horny growth of the skin |
| lentigo | small brown macules |
| pallor | unnatural paleness or absence of color of the skin |
| pediculosis | ingestation with lice transmittes by personal contact or common use of brushes |
| petechia | minute pinpoint hemorrhage |
| pruitus | intense itching |
| psorasis | chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches |
| purpura | any several bleeding disorder chracterized by hemorrhage into tissue |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted bu the itch mite |
| tinea | fungal skin infection ringworm |
| urticaria | alleric reaction of the skin |
| verruca | epidermal growth caused by viruis ( warts) |
| vitiligo | lacalized loss of skin pigmentation |
| mohs | he surgeon removes thin layers of skin one layer at a time and examines each layer under a microscope to determine if any cancer remains. T |
| abcde | asymmetry, border, color, diameter and evolvine |
| allergy skin test | suspected allergen or sxensitizer is applied |
| intradermal | test that identifies suspected allergens by subcanteeously injecting small amouts of extracts |
| patch | test that is taped on the skin usally forearm and ovseving the area 24hrs later |
| scratch | test lightly scratch the area of the skiin also called puncture test |
| culture a& sensitivity | lab test to determine presence of pathogens appropiate drug theory |
| biopsy | sample removed from a body site for microscopic exam |
| frozen section | ultrathin slice of tissue from a frozen specimen |
| needle | removal of a small tissue exam using a hollow needle usally attached to a siriage |
| punch | removal of small core tissue using hallow punch |
| shave | removal elevated lesion using a surgical blade |
| mohs | procedure that involve sprogressuve removal and exam of layers of cancer- containing skin until only cancer free |
| skin graft | transplantation of healthy tisssue to a injures site |
| allograft | tranplanctaion of healthy tissue from one person to another person |
| autograft | site to site in the sa,e individual |
| xenograft | strange tranmitted surgery |
| chemical peel | outer layers of te skin to treat acne scarrinf and generak keratoses |
| cryosurgery | destroy or elimnate |
| depridement | subfreezinf teperature to destroy to elimate abnormal tissue |
| dermabrasion | rubbing ising wire brushes or sand paper to mechanically scrape away |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by means of high- frequencyb electric current called electrodessication |
| photodynamic therapy | procedure in which cells selectively treated with an agent called photosensitzer |
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