| Question | Answer |
| Macule | Flat change in color.
Freckles, measles, and petechiae |
| Papule | Elevated sold mass.
Moles and warts |
| Nodule | Elevated, solid, and deeper than papule.
Small lipoma, squamous cell carcinoma, fibroma, and intradermal. |
| Wheal | Elevated and red with diffuse fluid rather than free fluid.
Hives or Insect bites. |
| Vesicle | Elevated, fluid-filled.
Herpes, chickenpox, poison ivy, small burns. |
| Pustule | Filled with pus.
Size varies
Acne, impetigo, and carbuncles. |
| Cyst | Elevated encapsulated.
Sebaceous cyst or epidermoid cyst. |
| Ulcer | Deep and extending into dermis or even subcutaneous layer.
Decubitus ulcers, chancres. |
| Fissure | Linear crack with sharp edges.
Cracks in the corner of mouth
Athlete's foot. |
| Cicatrix | Flat irregular area of scarring.
Healed wounds or acne |
| Keloid | Elevated excess scar tissue.
From ear piercing, surgery, burns. |
| Comedo | Blackhead |
| Pruritis | Severe itching. |
| Skin Cancer | Basal Cell
Squamous Cell
Malignant Melanoma |
| Lupus | Butterfly rash |
| Actinic Keratosis | Precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation that results from excessive exposure to the sunlight.
Avoid the sun. |
| Erythema | Red skin. |
| Rosacea | A vascular disorder with red blotches. |
| Psoriasis | chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales. |
| Urticaria | Hive |
| Shingles | Herpes Zoster |
| Seborrheic dermatitis | Dandruff |
| Abrasion | Scraping away of the skin.
Rug burn or "Road Rash" |
| Contusion | Injury with no break in the skin, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration.
"Bruise"
"Goose Egg"
Br |
| Ecchymosis | Fancy name for black and blue
Bruising |
| Fat | Lip/o
steat/o
adip/o
Combining Form - lip/o
Liposuction involves suctioning fat from subcutaneous layer. |
| Kerat/o | Hard |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Plas/o | Formation |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| squam/o | Scale |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Rhytidectomy | Also known as "face lift"
Literally removal of wrinkles. |
| Alopecia | Baldness
Also call "Fox Mange" |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Burns | 1st degree - sunburn
2nd degree- partial thickness
3rd degree- full thickness
4th degree- down to the bone |
| First Degree Burn | Effect only epidermis
Typically red, dry in texture and moderately painful.
Severe sunburn, hot liquid splash or brief flash burn.
Usually heal within 7 days and do not leave long-term scarring. |
| Second Degree Burn | Effect epidermis and portion of dermis.
Usually result of scalding, direct contact with major heat sources or chemicals, flash and flame burns.
Proper treatment- 7-14 days recovery with minimal impairment or disfigurement. |
| Third Degree Burn | Effect epidermis and entire dermis
Virtually painless because of level of damage to nerve endings.
Require immediate medical attention. |
| Skin Allergies | Testing may be helpful.
Scratch testing. |
| Tine | Instrument with pointed ends for performing tuberculosis test.
Mantoux test more widely used since more accurate. |
| Chemosurgery | Chemical face peel |
| Cryosurgery | destroys tissue with freezing. |
| Dermabrasion | removes epidermis using wire brushes and emery paper.
Works to remove scars, tattoo, or wrinkles. |
| Debridgement | Removes dead tissue from wound or burn site to promote healing. |
| Curettage | small knife used for debridgement |
| Electrosurgery | done with electrical current |
| Fulguration | use of electric sparks to destroy tissue. |
| Incision & Drainage | I & D "lancing" |
| Laser | L ight
A mplification by
S timulated
E mission of
R adiation |
| Autograft | a graft that uses skin or tissue from one's own body. |
| BX | Biopsy |
| Cx | Cervical |
| Dx | Diagnosis |
| Fx | Fracture |
| Hx | History |
| Px | Prognosis |
| Rx | Prescription |
| Sx | Symptoms |
