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Integumentary System

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