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Med Term & Abbr
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| malformation of the nail in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon | Koilonychia |
| Facelift - surgical removal of exess skin and fat around the face to eliminate wrinkles | Rhytidectomy |
| Bulbous nose - overgrowth of the tissues of the nose | Rhinophyma |
| dry, thickened and scaly skin | Ichthyosis |
| Fat cells | Lipocytes |
| Relating to the skin | Cutaneous |
| Malignant melanoma | MM |
| abnormal condition of lacking sweat in response to heat | anhidrosis |
| coordination of benefits | COB |
| condition of sweating in one area or over the whole body | hyperhidrosis |
| an inflammation of hair follicles | folliculitis |
| Incision and Drainage | I & D |
| Integrated Delivery System | IDS |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| PS | Psoriasis - common skin disorder with red papules covered with silvery scales. |
| Blepharoplasty | Lid lift - surgical reduction of the upper and lower eyelids by removing exess fat, skin, and muscle. |
| Inpatient Prospective Payment System | IPPS |
| Ecz | Eczema - a form of persistent or recurring dermatitis that is usually characterized by redness, itching, and dryness. |
| debm | debridement |
| Caut | cauterization |
| Basal Cell Carcinoma | BCC |
| itching - associated with most forms of dermatitis | Pruritis |
| Ingrown toenails | Onychocryptosis |
| Resource Based Relative Value Scale | RBRVS |
| Onychophagia | `Nail biting or nail eating |
| The skin and it related structures | Integumentary System |
| injury to the underlying tissues w/out breaking or tearing the skin (bruise) | Contusion |
| benign superficial wart-like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere in the body | Papilloma |
| large, irregular area of purplish discoloration due to bleeding under the skin - larger than 10 mm | Ecchymosis |
| autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissues become thickened and hardened | scleroderma |
| CD | Contact Dermatitis - a localized allergic response caused by contact with an irritant |
| Outpatient Prospective Payment System | OPPS |
| use of electric current to destroy hair follicles in order to produce the relatively permanent removal of hair | electrolysis |
| Infestation of lice | Pediculosis |
| Hemangioma | Benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels |
| Relating to special cells of the basal cell layer containing dark brown to black pigment | Melanocytes |
| ST | Sclerotherapy |
| Cutaneous | Relating to the skin |
| Secretes sebum (oil) that lubricates the skin and discourages the growth of bacteria on the skin | Sebaceous glands |
| Hirsutism | The presence of excessive body and facial hair in women |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Alopecia capitis totalis | loss of all the hair on the scalp |
| Female pattern baldness | condition in which the hair thins in the front and on the sides of the scalp and sometimes the crown of the head |
| hair-loss pattern in men, with the hairline receding from the front to the back until only a horseshoe-shaped area of hair remains | Male pattern baldness |
| Sleep hyperhidrosis | night weats |
| Diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| Onychomycosis | fungal infection of the nail |
| Vitiligo | a skin condition resulting from the destruction of the melanocytes due to unknown causes. It is characterized by irregular patches of white skin. |
| hematoma | a blood clot -- a swelling of clotted blood trapped in the tissues |
| lesion | a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
| crust | a scab - a collection of dried serum and sellular debris |
| macule or macula | a discolored, flat spot that is less than 1 cm in diameter. ie. freckles or flat moles |
| Scales | flakes or dry patches made up of excess dead epidermal cells. |
| a closed pocket containing pus caused by a bacterial infection | abscess |
| an abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or a semisolid material | a cyst |
| an injury in which superficial layers of skin are scraped or rubbed away. | abrasion |
| ulcer | an open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane resulting in tissue loss around the edges |
| Port-wine stain | a large, reddish-purple discoloration of the face or neck. |
| Strawberry hemangioma | a soft, raised, dark-reddish birthmark. |
| Erythroderma | abnormal redness of the entire skin surface |
| Exfoliative dermatitis | widespread scaling of the skin. |
| aka painful fat syndrome | the accumulation of fat and fluid in the tissues just under the skin of the hips and legs |
| Xerderma | aka xerosis, is excessively dry skin |
| carbuncle | a cluster of connected boils |
| Cellulitis | an acute, rapidly spreading infection whithin the connective tissues that is characterized by malaise, swelling, warmth, and red streaks. |
| tissue death | Gangrene |
| Impetigo | highly contagious bacterial skin infection that commonly occurs in children |
| Tinea | a fungal infection that can grow on the skin, hair, or nails |
| scabies | a skin infection caused by an infestation with the itch mite, which causes small, itchy bumps and blisters |
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