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Integmentary med 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biopsy(bx) | piece of tissue is cut away |
| Pruritus | itching, stimulation of the nerves in the skin |
| alopecia | the loss of hair due to disease, hereditary,chemotherapy |
| urticaria | hives |
| edema | swelling |
| vitiligo | loss of pigment in the skin |
| leukoderma | white patches in the skin, skins condition of whiteness. |
| necrosis | death of tissue on the skin |
| excoriation | abrasion of the epidermis |
| verruca | wart, caused by a virus on the skin |
| nevus | moles |
| tinea | ringworm, raised bump in a circular shape |
| comedo | blackheads, dirt and oil stuck in the skins pores |
| pediculosis | lice |
| eczema | inflammatory dermatitis, dry itchy red patches on the skin |
| psoriasis vulgaris | chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disease. aised, red, scaly patches of skin called plaques |
| Herpes Zoster | shingles, inflammation of a nerve. |
| cellulitis | swelling of a body part, due to lymphatic drainage |
| hypertrophy (keloid) | excess collagen during the healing process |
| cicatrix | normal scar tissue. |
| 1st burn | only the epidermis. (sunburns) |
| 2nd burn | down to the dermis, with blisters. |
| 3rd | necrosis(death of tissue) of 2/3 skin layers |
| 4th | necrosis(death of tissue) to ALL of the skin layers |
| basal cell carcinoma | most common. DOES NOT metastasize(spread/grow bigger) |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant tumor in the epidermis DOES metastasize(spread/grow bigger) |
| malignant melanoma | cancerous growth of the melanocytes |
| Anhidrosis | no sweating/ lack of |
| Ichthyosis | abnormal dryness of skin |
| mycosis | fungal infection |
| onychomycosis | nail fungus |
| pyoderma | skin pus |
| thyroidectomy | surgical removal of wrinkles (Botox) |
| trichomycosis | hair fungus |
| xanthoma | tumor of yellow |
| xeroderma | skin dryness |
| onycholysis | distraction of the nail |
| onychomycosis | soft nail beds |
| pyorrhea | discharge of pus |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin due to an outside cause(chemical, temp,allergy) |
| adipothly | removal of fat cells |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| jaundice | yellowing of the skin, eyes,nails due to liver damage |
| ecchymosis | bruising |
| petechiae | pinpoint hemorrhages red or purple spots that appear on the skin due to bleeding under the surface. |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore, localized area of skin damage that develops when prolonged pressure is applied to a specific area |
| diaphoretic/diaphoresis | excessive sweating |
| lipoma | tumor of the fat cells |
| myelocyte | pigment cell(black or brown) |
| erythrocyte | red cell |
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