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Dooley's Med Term Ch 12

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cutane/o   skin  
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derma   skin  
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sebaceous gland   oil gland  
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sebum   lubrcating secretion from sebaceous glands  
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sudoriferous gland   sweat gland  
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keratin   the protein that makes up skin, hair and nails  
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epidermis   outermost layer of the skin  
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epithelial tissue   covers all internal and external structures of the body  
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tactile   pertaining to touch  
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perception   ability to recognize sensory stimulus  
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subcutaneous   below the skin; connects skin to muscle  
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dermis   layer of living tissue belw the epidermis  
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adipose   fat  
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lip/o   fat  
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perspiration   sweat  
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perspiring   act of secreting sweat  
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hidrosis   production & secretion of sweat  
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follicles   sac that holds the root of hair fiber  
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arrector pili   muscle that cause hair to stand erect  
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hair   dead protein cells filled with hard keratin  
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unguis   nail  
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cuticle   'little skin'; helps hold nail in place  
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lunula   half moon shaped region of the nail  
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dermatologist   diagnoses and treats diseases and disorders of the skin  
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comedo   blackhead  
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sebaceous cyst   closed pouch that holds sebum  
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seborrhea   overproduction of sebum  
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seborrheic dermatitis   inflammation caused by seborrhea  
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cradle cap   common name for seborrheic dermatitis  
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anhidrosis   lacking sweat  
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hyperhidrosis   excessive sweating  
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diaphoresis   profuse sweating; cold sweat  
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miliaria   heat rash  
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hirsutism   excessive hairiness  
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alopecia   baldness  
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onychomycosis   fungal infection of the nail characterized by yellowed, thickened nails  
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paronychia   infection of the skin around the nail  
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subungual hematoma   collection of blood under a nail usually caused by trauma  
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albinism   hereditary disorder characterized by a lack of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to lack of melanin  
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melanin   dark brown to black pigment in the skin  
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acne vulgaris   chronic inflammtion of skin characterized by pustules near the sebaceous glands; common in adolescence  
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dyschromia   disorder of pigmentation of the skin  
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melanosis   unusual deposits of melanin in the skin  
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vitiligo   loss of melanocytes resulting in irregular, whitish areas of the skin  
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lesion   pathologic change in the skin due to trauma or disease  
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melanocyte   produces the skin pigment melanin  
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lesion   pathologic change in tissue due to diease or trauma  
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contusion   injury that does not break the skin; swelling, discoloration, pain; AKA bruise  
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ecchymosis   bruising; purple discoloration caused by hemorrhaging within the skin  
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crust   dried serum and cell debris  
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macule   flat lesion; ex: flat mole or freckle  
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nevus/nevi   mole/moles  
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nodule   bump  
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papule   raised lesion; ex: wart, skin tag, insect bites  
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petechiae   pinpoint hemorrhages  
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scale   flaking dry patch made of dead pidermal cells  
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verrucae   warts; caused by human papilloma virus  
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wheal   elevated lesion, red or pale in color, associated with itching  
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abcess   localized collection of pus  
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cyst   sac with fluid or semisolid material  
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pustule   small pus filled lesion; ex: pimple  
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vesicle   small serum filled lesion; Ex: blister  
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abrasion   scrape  
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fissure   a crack in the skin  
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laceration   a jagged cut  
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ulcer   open sore or erosion  
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port wine stain   reddish purple discoloration of the skin of the face and neck  
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hemangioma   tumor formed by new blood vessels  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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dermatosis   abnormal condition of the skin  
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eczema   acute or chronic inflammation of the skin  
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erythema   any reddness of the skin ex: blushing, sunburn  
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pruritis   itching  
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purpur   hemorrhage into the skin causing bruising  
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urticaria   rash with itching  
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furuncle   boil caused by staph  
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carbuncle   collection of several boils  
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cellulitis   infection causing severe inflammation within the layers of the skin  
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gangrene   tissue necrosis associated with loss of circulation  
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impetigo   highly contagious skin infection caused  
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tinea cruris   fungal infection in the genital area; jock itch  
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tiena pedis   fungal infection of the feet; athlete's foot  
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pediculosis   lice  
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pediculosis capitis   head lice  
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pediculosis corporis   body lice  
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pediculosis pubis   pubic lice  
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callus   thickened skin caused by rubbing  
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cicatrix   normal scar  
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granulation tissue   normal healing tissue that becomes a scar  
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keloid   raised, thickened scar  
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lipoma   benign fatty tumor  
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polyp   mushroom like growth on the mucous membrane  
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skin tags   small lesions that hang from the body on stalks  
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melanoma   skin cancer arising from the melanin producing cells  
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biopsy   removal of a piece of living tissue for the purpose of diagnosing a lesion  
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burn   an injury from radiation, heat,flame, electricity, sun, chemicals  
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cauterization   destruction of tissue by burningfor therapeutic purposes  
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debridement   removal of dirt, debris, foreign material, dead tissue from a wound to prevent infection and promote healing  
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incision & drainage   involves cutting open a lesion and draining its contents  
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