Med Term Ch 3 integumentary System
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hist/o/hisiti/o | tissue |
| kerat/o | hard |
| leuk | white |
| melan/o | black |
| myc | fungus |
| onych | nail |
| plas | formation |
| purpur | purple |
| scler | hard |
| seb | sebum [oil] |
| squam | scale |
| trich | hair |
| xanth | yellow |
| xer | dry |
| epithelium | cells covering external and internal surfaces of body |
| epidermis | outer layer of skin |
| squamous cell layer | scale like cell layer making outer surface of skin |
| basal layer | deepest layer of epidermis |
| melanocyte | give skin color |
| melanin | dark brown or black pigment in melanocytes |
| dermis | skin |
| sebaceous glands | oil glands |
| sebum | oily substance made by sebaceous glands |
| sudoriferous glands | sweat glands |
| subcutaneous layer | layer under dermis |
| collagen | protein substance in skin and connective tissue [like the glue] |
| hair | made of keratin |
| nail | made of keratin |
| keratin | hard protein material |
| lesion | altered tissue |
| primary lesion | lesions on previously normal skin |
| macule | flat discolored area upto 1 cm across |
| patch | flat discolored area larger than 1 cm |
| papule | solid mass on skin upto .5 cm |
| plaque | solid mass more than 1cm, just on skin surface |
| nodule | solid mass more than 1 cm, deeper into epidermis |
| tumor | solid mass greater than 1-2 cm |
| wheal | localized skin edema [swelling] |
| vesicle | little bladder; elevated fluid sac [upto .5 cm ] |
| bulla | blister greater than .5cm |
| pustule | pus filled sac |
| secondary lesions | lesions from changes in primary lesions |
| erosion | gnawed away, loss of superficial epidermis |
| ulcer | open sore on skin |
| excoriation | scratch mark |
| fissure | linear crack in skin |
| scale | thin flake of exfoliated epidermis |
| crust | dried residue of serum on skin |
| vascular lesions | lesions of a blood vessel |
| cherry angioma | small, round, bright red blood vessel tumors on skin |
| telangiectasia / spider angioma | red blood vessel lesion by dilation of a group of blood vessels |
| purpuric lesions | purple - lesions resulting form hemorrhages of skin |
| petechia | spot; small purpura |
| ecchymosis | bruise |
| cicatrix of skin | mark left by healing of sore or wound |
| keloid | abnormal growth of scar tissue |
| epidermal tumors | skin tumors from the epidermis |
| nevus | i.e. mole [congenital malformation of skin] |
| dysplastic nevus | mole with precancerous changes |
| verruca | epidermal tumor caused by papilloma virus [wart] |
| alopecia | baldness |
| comedo | plug of serum with a hair follicle [black head] |
| closed comedo | below surface of skin [white center] |
| open comedo | on skin with black middle |
| eruption | appearance of skin lesion |
| erythema | redness of skin |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| rash | skin eruption - usually communicable disease |
| skin pigmentation | skin color result of melanin |
| suppuration | production of purulent matter [pus] |
| urticaria | hives |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| acne | inflammation of sebaceous glands |
| albinism | partial or total lack of melanin pigment |
| burn | injury to body tissue caused by heat |
| 1st degree burn | only involved epidermis |
| 2nd degree burn | burn with epidermis and dermis |
| 3rd degree burn | burn involving all layers of skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of skin |
| dermatosis | any disorder of skin |
| exanthematous viral disease | an eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease |
| rubella | reddish; german measles |
| rubeola | reddish' 14 day measles |
| varicella | a tiny spot; chickenpox |
| eczema | to boil out; appearance of inflamed, swollen paules and vesicles that crust and scale |
| furuncle | boil - painful nodule formed in skin by inflammation |
| carbuncle | a skin infection consisting of clusters of furuncles |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in a cavity form by inflammation of surrounding tissue |
| gangrene | an eating sore; dead of tissue due to loss of blood supply |
| herpes simplex virus type 1 [HSV-1] | transient viral vesicles that infect facial area |
| herpes simplex virus type 2 | sexually transmitted; ulcer like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa |
| herpes zoster | a viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following affected nerves |
| impetigo | highly contagious, bacterial inflammation marked by pustules that rupture and become crusted, most often around the mouth and nostrils |
| keratoses | thickened areas of epidermis |
| actinic or solar keratoses | caused by excessive sunlight [pre cancer] |
| seborrheic keratoses | benign - wart like tumors; more common in elderly adults |
| lupus | a chromic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of various parts of the body |
| cutaneous lupus | limited to the skin; evidenced by a characteristic rash |
| systemic lupus erythematosus [SLE] | more severe lupus involving joints and often vital organs |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | skin cancer |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of squamous epithelium |
| basal cell carcinoma | malignant tumor of the basal layer |
| malignant melanoma | malignant tumor of melanocytes |
| kaposi sarcoma | malignant tumor of walls of blood vessels |
| onychia | inflammation of fingernail and toenail |
| paronychia | inflammation of the nail fold |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice that causes itching and dermatitis |
| pediculosis capitis | head lice |
| pediculosis pubis | lice that generally infect the pubic region and sometimes also hair of the axilla, eyebrows, eyelash aka crabs |
| psoriasis | itching; scales on skin |
| scabies | contagious - caused by parasite mites that invade the skin |
| seborrhea | hypersecretion of sebum from sebaceous glands |
| tinea | a group of fungul skin diseases identified by the body part affected [ringworm - athlete's foot] |
| vitiligo | caused by destruction of melanin that results in white patches on the skin |
| biopsy [Bx] | removal of small piece of tissue for microscopic pathological examination |
| excisional biopsy | removal of entire lesion |
| incisional biopsy | removal of selected part of lesion |
| shave biopsy | surgical blade to shave tissue from epidermis and upper dermis |
| culture and sensitivity [C&S] | technique for isolationg and growing colonies of microorganisms to identify a pathogen and to determine which drugs might be effective for combating infection |
| frozen section | cut thin piece of tissue from frozen specimen for immediate examination |
| skin tests | methods to determine body reactions to different substances |
| scratch test | substance applied via scratch to skin |
| patch test | substance applied topically to skin |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue after it has been destroyed chemically |
| chemical peel | technique to restore skin by peeling away top layer |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue by freezing with application of a cold chemical |
| dermabrasion | remove epidermis frozen by aerosol spray |
| debridement | removal of dead tissue from a wound or burn site |
| eurettage | cleaning of a wound |
| electrosurgical procedures | use of electric current to destroy tissue |
| electrocautery | use of instrument heated by electric current to coagulate bleeding areas |
| electrodesiccation | use of high frequency electric currents to destroy tissue by drying it |
| fulguration | to lighted; |
| incision and drainage [I&D] | incision and drainage of an infected skin lesion |
| laser | an acryony for light amplication by stimulated emission of radiation |
| laser surgery | surgery using a laser |
| Mohn surgery | technique used to excise tumors of teh skin by removing fresh tissue layer by layer |
| skin grafting | transfer skin from one site to antoher |
| autograft | same person skin |
| heterograft or xenograft | graft between different species |
| homograph or allograft | graft between same species |
| chemotherapy | treatment of malignancies, infections, and other diseases iwth chemical agents |
| radiation therapy | treatment of neoplastic disease using ionization radiation to deter cells |
| sclerotherapy | use of sclerosing agents in treating disease [injection of saline solution into a dilated blood vessel etc] |
| ultraviolet therapy | use of ultraviolent light to promote healing of skin lesions |
| anestheic | a drug that temporarily blocks transmission of nerve conduction to produce a loss of sensations |
| antibiotic | drug that kills or inhibits growth of microorganisms |
| antifungal | drug that kills or prevents growth of fungi |
| antihistamine | drug that blocks histamine of the body |
| histamine | regulating substance released in excess during allergic reactions - cause swelling and inflammation |
| antiinflammatory | drug to reduce inflammation |
| antipruritic | drug to relieve itching |
| antiseptic | agent that inhibits growth of infectous microorganisms |
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