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Anatomy Class 1

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Term
Definition
Pruritus   severe itching  
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Ecchymosis   bruise/a black and blue mark  
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Dermic   pertaining to the skin  
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Macule   medical term for freckle  
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Cyano   combing form for blue  
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Erythema   redness of the skin  
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Metastasis   secondary growth from a malignant tumor  
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Edema   swelling  
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oma   suffix for tumor  
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Turgor   elastic property of the skin  
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Dysplasia   abnormally large cell with a increased number or cells and are abnormal  
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Ulcer   open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed  
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Xantho   combing form for yellow  
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Petechiae   reddish brown spot on the skin which can indicate a bleeding tendency  
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Hyperplasia   increased number of cells  
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bid   twice a day  
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qid   four times a day  
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tid   three times a day  
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four functions of the skin   1 maintains hemostasis 2 maintains body temp 3 prevents infections 4 protects the underlying tissue and organs from injury  
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Vesicle   small fluid filled sac  
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Bulla   large fluid filled sac  
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Pusule   pus filled sac  
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Impetigo   contagious bacterial infection of the skin, common in young children  
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Folliculitis   superficial infection of a hair follicle  
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Furuncle   boil, deep seated infection of a hair follicle or gland  
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Carbuncle   infected hair follicles or several furuncles joined together in a mass- subcutaneous  
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Herpes Simplex   cold sores, fever blister, genital herpes(II)  
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Serpes Zoster   shingles, caused by chicken pox virus  
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Verruca   wart or warty skin lesion  
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Tinea Capitis   affects the scalp  
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Tinea Corporis   manifests on hairless portions of the body  
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Tinea Cruris   jock itch- affects groin area  
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Teinea Pedis   athlete's foot  
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Tinea Unguium   nails  
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Tinea Vesicolor   affects the trunk, multi color rash  
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Eczema   inflammatory skin disorder, usually involves only the epidermal layer  
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Seborrheic Dermatitis   acute-cradle cap chronic-drandruff over production of sebum  
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Urticaria   hives, acute inflammatory reaction of the dermis  
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Acne   inflammatory disease of the sebaeous glands  
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Psoriasis   chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by bright red plaques covered with dry silvery scales  
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Keloid   over production of scar tissue-does not resolve over time  
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Alopecia   baldness  
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Basal Cell   slow growing cancer, most common, least dangerous  
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Squamous Cell   less common, slow growing with spread  
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Malignant Melanoma   cancer of the skin that forms from melanocytes, most dangerous  
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Severity of burn   determined by amount of body surface burned and location  
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Staging of burn   burn degree/depth  
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PPE   personal protective equipment  
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I & D   incise and drain  
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ulcer Stage I   red intact skin  
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ulcer Stage II   partial thickness skin loss  
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ulcer Stage III   full thickness skin loss  
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ulcer Stage IV   full thickness with damage to muscle bone  
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Albinism   no melanin in skin, hair, and eyes  
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Vitiligo   progressive destruction of melanocytes  
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Leukoderma   skin pigment destroyed by trauma  
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First Degree Burn   redding of skin, no blister  
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Second Degree Burn   redding of skin, blister, painful  
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Third Degree Burn   full thickness burn, exposure of muscle,tendons, and bone- painful  
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