Question | Answer |
benign growth in mucous membrane | polyp |
discolored, reddened, flat lesion (freckle, mole) | macule |
more than 1cm elevated solid lesion | nodule |
small less than 1cm solid elevation of the skin (pimple) | papule |
when papule run together they form | plaques |
small abcess-small elevation of the skin containing pus | pustule |
collection of clear fluid-blister | vesicle |
scab | crust |
wearing away | erosion |
groove or crack | fissure |
open sore | ulcer |
elevated, red or pale, hives, mosquito bite | wheal |
ringworm | tinea corporis |
athletes foot | tinea pedis |
ringworm on scalp | tinea capitis |
tinea under beard | tinea barbae |
bedsore; gnawing away at tissue of skin | ulcer or erosion |
inflammation of the hair follicles | folliculits |
virus that causes shingles | herpes varcella zooster virus |
tinea unguium; nail fungus | onychomycosis |
a spreading infection of the skin | celluitis |
layer of epidermis that sheds (skin replacement process) | strata cornum |
another name for wart | verruca vulgaris |
chicken pox is caused by this virus | herpes varicella zoster |
skin neoplasm common w/AIDS | kaposi's sarcoma |
most serious type of skin cancer | malignant melanoma |
fluid filled sac | vesicle |
dry, flaky, cornified epithelial cells | scale |
parasitic infevtion from mites that burrow under the skin | scabies |
skin infection caused by strep or staphy bacteria | impetigo |
cluster of boils | carbunkles |
headlice | pediculosis |
jock itch-affects groin and upper and inner thigh | tinea cruris |