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Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Surgical repair using one's own skin | Dermatoautoplasty |
| abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust | Dermatoconiosis |
| fibrous tumor of the skin | Dermatofibroma |
| surgical repair using skin from others | Dermatoheteroplasty |
| Physician who specializes in treating diseases and disorders of the skin | Dermatologist |
| study of the skin | Dermatology |
| View of life(removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope) | Biopsy |
| Inflammation of the skin | Dermatitis |
| instrument used to cut skin | Dermatome |
| pertaining to upon/on the skin | Epidermal |
| red skin | Erythroderma |
| inflammation of a sweat gland | Hidradenitis |
| pertaining to below the skin | Hypodermic |
| pertaining to within the skin | Intradermal |
| agent that causes growth of horny tissue | Keratogenic |
| abnormal condition of growth of horny tissue | Keratosis |
| condition of smooth skin | Leiodermia |
| white skin; white patches caused by depigmentation | Leukoderma |
| Specialized cells that produce melanin which is a dark pigment responsible for colouration of skin and hair | Melanocyte |
| condition of death | Necrosis |
| abnormal condition of a hidden nail | Onychocryptosis |
| softening of the nails | Onychomalacia |
| abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails | Onychomycosis |
| eating the nails (nail biting) | Onychophagia |
| thickening of the skin | Pachyderma |
| diseased state around the nail | Paronychia |
| pertaining to through the skin | Percutaneous |
| excision of the wrinkles | Rhytidectomy |
| surgical repair of wrinkles | Rhytidoplasty |
| discharge (excessive) of sebum | Seborrhea |
| berry-shaped bacterium in grape-like clusters | Staphylococcus |
| berry-shaped bacterium in twisted chains | Streptococcus |
| pertaining to under the skin | Subcutaneous |
| pertaining to under the nail | Subungual |
| pertaining to through the skin | Transdermal |
| pertaining to the nail | Ungual |
| dry skin | Xeroderma |
| abnormal condition of dryness | Xerosis |
| localized collection of pus | Abscess |
| scrape (by injury or mechanical process) | Abrasion |
| clogging of pores, which can lead to infection and inflammation | Acne |
| Fat cells | Adipocytes |
| Fat tissue | Adipose |
| genetic disorder that affects the coloring of skin, hair, and eyes | Albinism |
| A type of gland that is found in the skin, breast, eyelid, and ear. | Apocrine sweat gland |
| unconsciously regulates | Autonomic |
| single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue | Bacteria, Bacterium |
| form of cancer that affects the mitotically active stem cells in the stratum basale of the epidermis | Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) |
| Noncancerous, harmless | Benign |
| A process where abnormal cells in the body divide uncontrollably | Cancer |
| to burn tissues by various means with the intent to destroy damaged tissues, prevent infections or coagulate blood vessels | Cauterize, cauterization |
| bacterial infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by redness, pain, heat and swelling | Cellulitis |
| bruise | Contusion |
| Abnormal condition of blue (bluish colour, lips and nail beds). Typically caused by low oxygenation | Cyanosis |
| closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material | Cyst |
| remove damaged tissues and cell debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing. | Debride, debridement |
| Loss of fluids/water is greater than what is taken in | Dehydration |
| pertaining to dendrites | Dendritic cells |
| procedure to remove superficial scars using sandpaper or revolving wire brushes. | Dermabrasion |
| profuse, excessive sweating | Diaphoresis |
| type of gland that produces a hypotonic sweat for thermoregulation | Eccrine sweat gland |
| noninfectious, inflammatory disease presents as redness, blisters, scabs and itching | Eczema |
| puffy swollen tissue due to accumulation of fluid | Edema |
| surgical remove by cutting out | Excise, excision |
| Fibrous tissue | Fascia |
| Conservation of core body heat results in the skin actually freezing | Frostbite |
| death of tissue due to blood supply loss | Gangrene |
| surgical cut into or wound produced by a sharp instrument | Incise, incision |
| surgical cut made to allow the free flow of fluids from a lesion, wound, or cavity | Incision and drainage |
| invasion of pathogens to body tissue | Infection |
| yellow coloring of the mucous membranes and sclera | Jaundice, jaundiced |
| Formation of a raised or hypertrophic scar | Keloid |
| intracellular fibrous protein that gives hair, nails, and skin their hardness and water-resistant properties | Keratin |
| Cell that manufactures and stores the protein keratin | Keratinocyte |
| torn, ragged-edged wound | Laceration |
| A surgical procedure using a powerful beam of light to cut or burn tissue. | Laser surgery |
| visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease | Lesion |
| white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek | Leukoplakia |
| flat, coloured spot on the skin | Macule |
| Tactile corpuscle that responds to light and touch, touch receptor | Meissner corpuscle |
| cancer characterized by uncontrolled growth of melanocytes | Melanoma |
| Production of cells that can mobilize and establish tumors in other organs of the body | Metastasize |
| a pigmented skin blemish | Nevus |
| a small node-like structure | Nodule |
| Lamellated corpuscle that responds to vibration | Pacinian corpuscle |
| paleness | Pallor |
| Disease-causing agents | Pathogens |
| Cells that engulf and absorb bacteria and cell particles | Phagocytes |
| itching | Pruritus |
| chronic autoimmune disorder that results in patches of thick red skin with the appearance of silvery scales | Psoriasis |
| small elevation of the skin containing fluid | Pustule |
| constructed, arranged, or marked like a net or network. | Reticulated |
| A painful condition in children where bones are misshapen due to a lack of calcium, causing bow leggedness | Rickets |
| Collagen-rich skin formed after the process of wound healing that differs from normal skin. Also known as a cicatrix. | Scar |
| type of oil gland that is found all over the body and helps to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair | Sebaceous gland |
| cancer that affects the keratinocytes of the stratum spinosum and presents as lesions commonly found on the scalp, ears, and hands | Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) |
| Deepest layer of the epidermal | Stratum basale |
| to stitch the edges of a wound | Suture |
| Flight or fight response | Sympathetic |
| Responsible for fight or flight responses | Sympathetic Nervous System |
| A group of fungal skin diseases, characterized by itching, scaling, and sometimes painful lesions. | Tinea |
| Has numerous blood vessels | Vascularized |
| Also known as a wart. An epidermal growth caused by a virus. | Verruca |
| minute microorganism that may cause infection by invading the body minute microorganism that may cause infection by invading body tissue | Virus |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| bx | biopsy |
| CA-MRSA | community-associated MRSA |
| derm | dermatology |
| HA-MRSA | healthcare-associated MRSA |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| staph | staphylococcus |
| strep | streptococcus |
| subcut, Sub-Q | subcutaneous |
| TD | transdermal |
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