MT Ch.3 Diagnostic Terms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acne | inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin, evidenced by comedones (blackheads), pustules, or nodules on the skin |
| acne | point |
| burn | injury to body tissue caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or gases |
| first-degree burn (or 1st-degree) | a burn involving only the epidermis; characterized by erythema (redness) and hyperesthesia (excessive sensation) |
| second-degree burn (or 2nd-degree) | a burn involving the epidermis and the dermis; characterized by erythema, hyperesthesia, and vesications (blisters) |
| third-degree burn (or 3rd-degree) | a burn involving all layers of the skin; characterized by the destruction of the epidermis and dermis, with damage or destruction of subcutaneous tissue |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin characterized by erythema, pruritus (itching), and various lesions |
| dermatosis | any disorder of the skin |
| exanthematous viral disease | an eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease |
| exanthema | eruption |
| rubella | reddish; German measles |
| rubeola | reddish; 14-day measles |
| varicella | a tiny spot; chickenpox |
| eczema | to boil out; often used interchangeably with dermatitis to denote a skin condition characterized by the appearance of inflamed, swollen papules and vesicles that crust and scale, often with sensations of itching and burning |
| furuncle | boil; a painful nodule formed in the skin by inflammation originating in a hair follice; caused by staphylococcosis |
| carbuncle | a skin infection consisting of clusters of furuncles |
| carbo | small, glowing embers |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by the inflammation of surrounding tissues, which heals when drained or excised |
| abscessus | a going away |
| gangrene | an eating sore; death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
| herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) | transient viral vesicles (e.g. cold sores or fever blisters) that infect the facial area, especially the mouth and nose |
| herpes | creeping skin disease |
| herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) | sexually transmitted, ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after initial infection, the virus lies dormant in the nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress |
| herpes zoster | a viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following affected nerves, usually unilaterally; also known as shingles |
| zoster | girdle |
| impetigo | a highly contagious, bacterial skin inflammation marked by pustules that rupture and become crusted, most often around the mouth and nostrils |
| karatoses | thickened areas of epidermis |
| actinic (or solar) keratoses | localized thickening of the skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight, a known precursor to cancer |
| seborrheic keratoses | benign, wart-like tumors; more common on elderly skin |
| lupus | a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of various parts of the body |
| lupus | wolf |
| cutaneous lupus | limited to the skin; evidenced by characteristic rash, especially on the face, neck and scalp |
| systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | a more sever form of lupus involving the skin, joints, and often vital organs (e.g. lungs or kidneys) |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | skin cancer |
| squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | malignant tumor of squamous epithelium |
| basal cell carcinoma (BCC) | malignant tumor of the basal layer of epidermis; the most common type of skin cancer |
| malignant melanoma | malignant tumor composed of melanocytes |
| Kaposi sarcoma | malignant tumors of the walls of blood vessels, appearing as painless, dark bluish-purple plaques on the skin; often spreads to the lymph nodes and internal organs; commonly seen in patients with HIV/AIDs |
| paronychia | inflammation of the nail fold |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice that causes itching and dermatitis |
| pediculo | louse |
| pediculosis capitis | head lice |
| capitis | head |
| pediculosis pubis | lice that generally infect the pubic region and sometimes also hair of the axilla, eyebrows, eyelashes, beard, or other hairy body surfaces; also called crabs |
| pubis | groin |
| psoriasis | itching; a chronic, recurrent skin disease marked by silvery scales covering red patches, papules, and or plaques on the skin that result from overproduction and thickening of skin cells; common sites of involvement are the elbows, knees, genitals, arms, legs, scalp and nails |
| scabies | a contagious disease caused by a parasite (mite) that invades the skin, causing an intense itch, most often at articulations between the fingers or toes, elbows, etc. |
| scabo | scratch |
| seborrhea | a skin condition marked by the hypersecretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands |
| tinea | a group of fungal skin diseases identified by the body part affected, including tinea corporis (body), commonly called ringworm, and tinea pedis (foot), also called athlete's foot |
| corporis | body |
| pedis | foot |
| vitiligo | a condition caused by the destruction of melanin that results in the appearance of white patches on the skin (commonly the face, hands, legs, and genital areas) |
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