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Integument System Overview - Q – Symptomatic terms & A – Meaning

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lesion (Fig. 3-2)   an area of pathologically altered tissue; the two types of lesions are primary and secondary  
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primary lesions   lesions arising from previously normal skin  
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macule or macula (Fig. 3-3, A)   a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across (e.g., a freckle)  
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patch (Fig. 3-3, B)   a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm (e.g., vitiligo)  
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papule (Fig. 3-3, C)   a solid mass on the skin up to 0.5 cm in diameter (e.g., a nevus [mole])  
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plaque (Fig. 3-3, D)   a solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin  
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nodule (Fig. 3-3, E)   a solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis  
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tumor (Fig. 3-3, F)   a solid mass larger than 1–2 cm  
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wheal (Fig. 3-3, G)   an area of localized skin edema (swelling) (e.g., a hive)  
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vesicle (Fig. 3-3, H)   little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac (blister) within or under the epidermis up to 0.5 cm in diameter (e.g., a fever blister)  
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bulla (Fig. 3-3, I)   a blister larger than 0.5 cm (e.g., a second-degree burn) (bulla = bubble)  
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pustule (Fig. 3-3, J)   a pus-filled sac (e.g., a pimple)  
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secondary lesions   lesions that result in changes in primary lesions  
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erosion (Fig. 3-4, A)   gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis, leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding (e.g., area of moisture after rupture of a vesicle)  
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ulcer (Fig. 3-4, B)   an open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar; sometimes accompanied by infection (e.g., decubitus ulcer)  
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excoriation (Fig. 3-4, C)   a scratch mark  
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fissure (Fig. 3-4, D)   a linear crack in the skin  
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scale (Fig. 3-4, E)   a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis (e.g., dandruff)  
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crust (Fig. 3-4, F)   a dried residue of serum (body liquid), pus, or blood on the skin (e.g., as seen in impetigo)  
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vascular lesions   lesions of a blood vessel  
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cherry angioma (Fig. 3-5, A)   a small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor on the skin, often on the trunk of the elderly  
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telangiectasia (Fig. 3-5, B)   a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly on the face, neck, or chest (telos = end)  
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spider angioma   0  
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purpuric lesions   purpura; lesions resulting from hemorrhages into the skin  
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petechia (Fig. 3-5, C)   spot; reddish-brown, minute hemorrhagic spots on the skin that indicate a bleeding tendency; a small purpura  
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ecchymosis (Fig. 3-5, D)   bruise; a black and blue mark; a large purpura (chymo = juice)  
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cicatrix of the skin   a mark left by the healing of a sore or wound, showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue (cicatrix = scar)  
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keloid (Fig. 3-6)   an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular (kele = tumor)  
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epidermal tumors   skin tumors arising from the epidermis  
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nevus (see Fig. 3-1)   a congenital malformation on the skin that can be epidermal or vascular; also called a mole  
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dysplastic nevus   a mole with precancerous changes  
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verruca (Fig. 3-7)   an epidermal tumor caused by a papilloma virus, also called a wart  
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lesion (Fig. 3-2)   an area of pathologically altered tissue; the two types of lesions are primary and secondary  
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primary lesions   lesions arising from previously normal skin  
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macule or macula (Fig. 3-3, A)   a flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across (e.g., a freckle)  
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patch (Fig. 3-3, B)   a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm (e.g., vitiligo)  
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papule (Fig. 3-3, C)   a solid mass on the skin up to 0.5 cm in diameter (e.g., a nevus [mole])  
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plaque (Fig. 3-3, D)   a solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin  
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nodule (Fig. 3-3, E)   a solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis  
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tumor (Fig. 3-3, F)   a solid mass larger than 1–2 cm  
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wheal (Fig. 3-3, G)   an area of localized skin edema (swelling) (e.g., a hive)  
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vesicle (Fig. 3-3, H)   little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac (blister) within or under the epidermis up to 0.5 cm in diameter (e.g., a fever blister)  
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bulla (Fig. 3-3, I)   a blister larger than 0.5 cm (e.g., a second-degree burn) (bulla = bubble)  
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pustule (Fig. 3-3, J)   a pus-filled sac (e.g., a pimple)  
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secondary lesions   lesions that result in changes in primary lesions  
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erosion (Fig. 3-4, A)   gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis, leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding (e.g., area of moisture after rupture of a vesicle)  
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ulcer (Fig. 3-4, B)   an open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar; sometimes accompanied by infection (e.g., decubitus ulcer)  
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excoriation (Fig. 3-4, C)   a scratch mark  
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fissure (Fig. 3-4, D)   a linear crack in the skin  
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scale (Fig. 3-4, E)   a thin flake of exfoliated epidermis (e.g., dandruff)  
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crust (Fig. 3-4, F)   a dried residue of serum (body liquid), pus, or blood on the skin (e.g., as seen in impetigo)  
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vascular lesions   lesions of a blood vessel  
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cherry angioma (Fig. 3-5, A)   a small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor on the skin, often on the trunk of the elderly  
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telangiectasia (Fig. 3-5, B)   a tiny, red blood vessel lesion formed by the dilation of a group of blood vessels radiating from a central arteriole, most commonly on the face, neck, or chest (telos = end)  
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spider angioma   0  
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purpuric lesions   purpura; lesions resulting from hemorrhages into the skin  
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petechia (Fig. 3-5, C)   spot; reddish-brown, minute hemorrhagic spots on the skin that indicate a bleeding tendency; a small purpura  
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ecchymosis (Fig. 3-5, D)   bruise; a black and blue mark; a large purpura (chymo = juice)  
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cicatrix of the skin   a mark left by the healing of a sore or wound, showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue (cicatrix = scar)  
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keloid (Fig. 3-6)   an abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular (kele = tumor)  
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epidermal tumors   skin tumors arising from the epidermis  
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nevus (see Fig. 3-1)   a congenital malformation on the skin that can be epidermal or vascular; also called a mole  
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dysplastic nevus   a mole with precancerous changes  
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verruca (Fig. 3-7)   an epidermal tumor caused by a papilloma virus, also called a wart  
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