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3540 terms wk 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cutaneous | relating to the skin |
| melanocytes | relating to special cells of the basal cell layer containing a dark brown to black pigment |
| lipocytes | fat cell |
| hyperhidrosis | condition of sweating in one area or over the whole body |
| folliculitis | an inflammation of hair follicles |
| koilonychia | malformation of the nail in which the outer surface is concaved or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown toenail |
| onychophagia | nail biting or nail eating |
| contusion | injury to underlying tissues without breaking or tearing the skin (bruise) |
| ecchymosis | large, irregular area of puplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin larger than 10 mm |
| hemangioma | benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
| pruritus | (itiching) associated with most forms of dermatitis |
| scleroderma | autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissues become thickened and hardened |
| blepharoplasty | surgical reduction of the upper and lower eylids by removing excess fat, skin, and muscle (lid lift) |
| rhytidectomy | surgical removal of excess skin and fat around the face to eliminate wrinkles (face lift) |
| electrolysis | use of electric current to destry hair follicles in order to produce the relatively permanent removal of undesired hair |
| rhinophyma | overgrowth of tissues of the nose also known as bulbous nose |
| ichthyosis | dry thickened and scaly skin |
| papilloma | benign superficial, wart like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice |