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zskin injury
skin injury
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pruntis | the condition of itching |
| xeroderma | excessively dry skin |
| albanism | the lack of function melanian |
| cyanosis | blueish purple discoloration of skin |
| erytherma | red discoloration of skin |
| vitiligo | autoimmune disease in which melanocytes are slowly destroyed |
| abrasion | sliding and scarring superfical |
| blister | fluid filled sac with thin transparent cover |
| burn | caused by hot, superficial, partial and full thickness |
| callus | pad on skin |
| cicatrix | callogen that forms |
| excoriation | linear scratch on skin |
| keloid | scar tissue |
| laceration | clean cut or ragged edges |
| pressure injury | ulcer on skin epidermal and dermal injury |
| abscess | localized pus containing pocket under skin |
| cellulitis | infection and inflammation of skin |
| herpes type 1 | is cold sores |
| herpes 2 | genetial sores |
| varicella zoster | chicken pox |
| herpes varicella zoster | shingles |
| tinea | fungal infection |
| tinea capitis | head |
| tinea corporis | body |
| tinea cruris | crotch |
| tinea pedisc | foot |
| verruca | rough irregular skin lesion caused by human papillomavirus, hands, feet |
| pediculosis | infection lice, scalp, hair |
| scabies | infection of parascites mites |
| contact dermatitis | caused by physical contact |
| urticaria | allergic reaction to food hives, wheals and welts |
| actinic keratosis | benign raised, rough areas due to sun exposure |
| hemangioma | benign mass of superficial, dilated blood vessels that is present at birth |
| lipoma | benign growth of adipose tissue in that subcutaneous |
| nevus | skin lesion that is present at birth mole , birth mark |
| papilloma | skin tag, protrudes outwarding from skin |
| syndactyly | congenital abnormal skin is joined together |
| cancer of skin | cancerous of lesion |
| basal cell carcinoma | skin cancer tat begins in the basal( bottom ) layer of epidermis |
| psoriasis | autoimmune disorder , red flaky skin |
| scieroderma | autoimmune disorder that causes the skin and internal organs to harden due to abnormal deposits of collagen |
| syndactyly | web feet skin and tissue is joined |