Question | Answer |
Crust | (Scab) Dried serum/cellular debris |
Macule | (macula) Discolored flat spot= Freckles or moles. |
Nodule | Solid raised skin lesion |
Papule | Small raised red lesion no pus |
Plaque | Scaly solid raised area |
Scales | Flakes or dry patches |
Verrucae | Wart Caused by Human Papilloma Virus |
Wheal | (welt) Small bumps that itch |
Abscess | closed pocket contains pus caused by bacterial infection. |
Cyst | Abnormal sac containing gas, fluid, or semisolid material. |
Pustule | Pimple containing pus |
Vesicle | small blister containing watery fluid |
Bulla | Larger blister |
Abrasion | Superfical layers of skin are scraped or rubbed away |
Pressure Sore | (Decubitus Ulcer/Bedsore) Prolong pressure causes tissue death |
Fissure | Groove or crack-like break in the skin. |
Laceration | Tore or jagged wound |
Puncture Wound | A deep hole made by a sharp object |
Ulcer | An open lesion of the skin |
What is the subcutaneous layer made up of? | Aclipose tissue an lipocytes(fat) |
What is a purpura? | Multiple purple discoloration due to bleeding underneath the skin |
What is a petechiae? | Small pinpoint hemorrhages-sometimes a resultt of high fever |
What is a hematoma? | Swelling of clotted blood trapped under the tissue |
What is a chloasma? | (Melasma) Mask of pregnancy brownish spots on face |
What is a melanosis? | Any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment on different parts of the body |
What is vitiligo | destruction of melanocytes/irregular patches of white skin |
What is a contusion | injury to underlying tissue- discoloration and pain |
Rhytid | wrinkle |
electr/o | electric |
blephar/o | eyelid |
cry/o | cold |
-opsy | view of |
bi- | pertaining to life |
papill | nipple like |
lip- | fatty |
kerat | hard |
kel | growth |
granul | granular |
pedicul | lice |
-aria | connected with |
urtic | rash |
cutane | skin |
cytes | cell |
dermat | skin |
ichty | dry |
scler/o | hard |
erythr/o | red |
hemat
angi/o | blood |
purpur | purple |
ecchym | pouring out of juice |
contus | bruise |
melan | black |
albin | white |
phagia | eating |
crypt | hidden |
onych | fingernail/toenail |
koil | hollow |
alopec | baldness |
hirsut | hairy |
follicul | hair follicle |
hyper- | excessive |
-esis | abnormal condition |
Phor | movement |
dia- | complete |
hidr | sweat |
seb/0 | sebum |