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MED203 ECPI
MED203 CH08 KEY TERMS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MED203 CH08 KEY TERMS | |
| Abrade (ă•brād’) | To chafe; to roughen or remove by friction. |
| Bacteremia (băk•tĕr•ē’mē•ă) | Bacteria in the blood. |
| Bulla (pl. bullae) (bŭl’lă) | Large (generally greater than 0.5 cm) fluid-filled blister. |
| Comedones (kŏm•ă•dōnēz) | Blackheads or whiteheads |
| Debridement (dĭ•brēd•mĭnt’) | Removal of dead or damaged tissue or other matter, especially from a wound. |
| Electrodesiccation (ē•lĕk”trō•dĕs”ĭ•kā’shŭn) | Method of electrosurgery in which tissue is destroyed by dehydration with a probe generating a series of short, high-frequency electric sparks. |
| Induration (ĭn’dū•rā”shŭn) | Area of hardened tissue; the process of hardening. |
| Keratin (kĕr’ă•tĭn) | Hard, fibrous protein that is the primary constituent of hair and nails. |
| Keratolytic (kĕr”ă•tō•lĭt’ĭk) | Agent used to loosen and remove the outer layer of the epidermis. |
| Melanin (mĕ’lă•nĭn) | Dark pigment that gives color to skin and hair. |
| Mohs micrographie surgery (mōz mī”krŏ•grăf’ĭk sŭr’jĕr•ē) | A method of excising skin tumors a layer at a time until entire tumor is removed. Developed by Frederic Edward Mohs, U.S. surgeon. |
| Papule (păp’ūl) | Red, raised area of the skin, generally small and solid. |
| Pustule (pŭs’tūl) | Small, raised area of the skin filled with pus or lymph. |
| Pyoderma (pī•o•dĕr’mă) | Any acute, pus-causing, inflammatory skin disease. |
| Raynaud phenomenon (rĕ•nō’ fĕ•nŏm’e•nŏn) | Intermittent interruptions of blood supply to the fingers, toes, and sometimes the ears, marked by severe pallor of these parts and accompanied by numbness, tingling, or extreme pain. |
| Rhinophyma (rī•nō•fī’mă) | Nodular swelling and congestion of the nose associated with acne rosacea. |
| Stratum corneum (strā’tŭm kŏr•nē’ŭm) | Outermost or horny layer of the epidermis. |
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