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Chapter 3

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Term
Definition
Primary Lesion    
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Flat, Nonpalpable    
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Macule Macula (Freckle)   Small, flat, discolored area  
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Patch (vitiligo)   Lager, flat, discolored area  
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Elevated, Palpable, Solid Mass    
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Papule   A small solid mass  
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Plaque   A solid mass that extends on the surface of the skin  
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Nodule   A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin  
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Tumor   A larger solid mass  
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Elevated, Fluid Filled    
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Vesicle   A smaller blister  
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Bulla   Latin for bubble  
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Pustule   Latin for "little blister"  
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Abscess   A localized collection of pus in the body  
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Secondary Lesions    
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Loss of Skin Surface    
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Erosion   Loss of skin  
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Ulcer   A sore  
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Excoriation   A scratch  
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Fissure   A crack in the skin  
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Scale   Skin flaking off  
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Material on Skin Surface    
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Crust   A dried substance on the skin  
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Vascular Lesions    
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Vascular Lesions   Wounds related to blood vessels  
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Cherry Angioma   A small blood vessel tumor  
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Telangiectasia (Spider angioma)   Overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel  
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Petechia   A small bruise  
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Ecchymosis   A larger bruise  
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Cicatrix (plural: cicatrices)   Scar  
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Keloid   Overgrowth of scar tissue  
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Epidermal Tumors    
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Epidermal Tumors   Tumors on the skin  
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Nevus   Mole  
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Dysplastic Nevus   A mole with bad changes/formations  
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Verruca   Wart  
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Diagnostic Procedures    
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Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)   Growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to.  
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Biopsy (Bx)   Removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)  
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Excisional Biopsy   Removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)  
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Incisional Biopsy   Removal of portion of a lesion for examination (To cut into it)  
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Dermatoscope   Instrument to look at the skin  
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Dermatoscopy   Procedure for looking at the skin  
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Pathology    
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Adipocele   A hernia filled with fatty tissue  
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Dermatofibroma   A fibrous skin tumor  
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Erythrocyanosis   A red or blue discoloration of the skin  
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Keratogenic   Causing horny tissue development  
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Keratosis   Horny tissue condition  
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necrosis   Tissue Death  
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Onychia   A nail condition  
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Onychocryptosis   An ingrown nail  
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Onychomalacia   Abnormal softening of the nail  
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Onychopathy   Nail disease  
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Pachyderma   Tough skin  
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Paronychia   A condition of the tissue around the nail  
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Steatoma   A fatty tumor  
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Xanthoma   A yellow tumor  
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