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All things Skin
The integumentary system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crust | (Scab) Dried serum/cellular debris |
| Macule | (macula) Discolored flat spot= Freckles or moles. |
| Nodule | Solid raised skin lesion |
| Papule | Small raised red lesion no pus |
| Plaque | Scaly solid raised area |
| Scales | Flakes or dry patches |
| Verrucae | Wart Caused by Human Papilloma Virus |
| Wheal | (welt) Small bumps that itch |
| Abscess | closed pocket contains pus caused by bacterial infection. |
| Cyst | Abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or semisolid material. |
| Pustule | Pimple containing pus |
| Vesicle | small blister containing watery fluid |
| Bulla | Larger blister |
| Abrasion | Superfical layers of skin are scraped or rubbed away |
| Pressure Sore | (Decubitus Ulcer/Bedsore) Prolong pressure causes tissue death |
| Fissure | Groove or crack-like break in the skin. |
| Laceration | Tore or jagged wound |
| Puncture Wound | A deep hole made by a sharp object |
| Ulcer | An open lesion of the skin |
| What is the subcutaneous layer made up of? | Aclipose tissue an lipocytes(fat) |
| What is a purpura? | Multiple purple discoloration due to bleeding underneath the skin |
| What is a petechiae? | Small pinpoint hemorrhages-sometimes a resultt of high fever |
| What is a hematoma? | Swelling of clotted blood trapped under the tissue |
| What is a chloasma? | (Melasma) Mask of pregnancy brownish spots on face |
| What is a melanosis? | Any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment on different parts of the body |
| What is vitiligo | destruction of melanocytes/irregular patches of white skin |
| What is a contusion | injury to underlying tissue- discoloration and pain |
| Rhytid | wrinkle |
| electr/o | electric |
| blephar/o | eyelid |
| cry/o | cold |
| -opsy | view of |
| bi- | pertaining to life |
| papill | nipple like |
| lip- | fatty |
| kerat | hard |
| kel | growth |
| granul | granular |
| pedicul | lice |
| -aria | connected with |
| urtic | rash |
| cutane | skin |
| cytes | cell |
| dermat | skin |
| ichty | dry |
| scler/o | hard |
| erythr/o | red |
| hemat angi/o | blood |
| purpur | purple |
| ecchym | pouring out of juice |
| contus | bruise |
| melan | black |
| albin | white |
| phagia | eating |
| crypt | hidden |
| onych | fingernail/toenail |
| koil | hollow |
| alopec | baldness |
| hirsut | hairy |
| follicul | hair follicle |
| hyper- | excessive |
| -esis | abnormal condition |
| Phor | movement |
| dia- | complete |
| hidr | sweat |
| seb/0 | sebum |
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