Term | Definition |
Macule | (Freckle) Small, flat skin discoloration. |
Vesicle | Small fluid-filled sac. |
Bulla | Large fluid-filled sac. |
Pustule | Puss filled sac. |
Impetigo | (Honey colored crusts) Caused by Staph or Strep. |
Folliculitis | Superficial infection of hair folicle. |
Furuncle | (Boil) Deep seated infection of hair folicle or gland. |
Carbuncle | Infected hair folicle & subcutanous tissue. |
Herpes Simplex | (Cold sore/ fever blister) Genital Herpes. |
Herpes Zoster | (Shingles) Caused by chicken pox which lies dormat within nervous system for years. |
Verruca | (Wart) |
Tinea Capitis | Affects the Scalp. |
Tinea Corporis | (Ringworm) Affects the hairless parts of the body. |
Tinea Cruris | (Jock Itch) Affects the groin areas. |
Tinea Pedis | (Athletes Foot) |
Tinea Unguium | (Nails) Thickning & discoloration. |
Tinea Vesicolor | Affects the trunk, changes color. |
Eczema | Epidural layer usually involved. |
Seborrheic Dermatitis | Acute- Cradle Cap Chronic- dandruff. |
Urticaria | (Hives) Caused by foods, meds, stress. |
Acne | Overactive sebacecous glands. |
Psoriasis | (Silvery Scales) Exacerbations common during winter, stress, pregnancy. |
Keloid | Cause overproduction of scar tissue that does NOT resolve over time. |
Alopecia | (Baldness) |
1st degree burn | Red skin, no blister, painful. |
2nd degree burn | Blisters, red skin, painful (epi/dermis.) |
3rd degree burn | Full thickness burn, exposure of muscle, tendons, bone, extremely painful. |
Prurtius | Severe Itching. |
Ecchymosis | Bruise/ a black and blue mark. |
Dermic | Pertaining to the skin. |
Cyano | Combining form for blue. |
Erythema | Redness of skin. |
Metastasis | Secondary growth from a malignant tumor. |
Edema | Swelling. |
-oma | Suffix for tumor. |
Turgor | Elastic property of the skin. |
Dysplasia | Abnormally large cell with a increased number of cells that are abnormal. |
Ulcer | Open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed. |
Xantho | Combining form for yellow. |
Petechiae | Reddish brown spot on the skin wich can indicate a bleeding tendency. |
Hyperplasia | Increased number of cells. |
BID | Twice a day. |
QID | Four times a day. |
TID | Three times a day. |
Four functions of the skin. | Maintains hemostasis, maintains body temp, prevens infections, and protects the underlying tissue and organs from injury. |