| Term | Definition |
|---|
| apocrine sweat glands | secrete thicker secretion; found in axilla and genital area |
| arrector pili | smooth muscle that pulls the hair up |
| blister | a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury. |
| bursa | a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone. |
| cutaneous membrane | skin |
| cuticle | skinfold covering the root of the nail |
| cyanosis | blueness or lividness of the skin, as from imperfectly oxygenated blood. |
| decubitus ulcer | A pressure-induced ulceration of the skin occurring in persons confined to bed for long periods of time. |
| dehydration | loss of water from the body |
| dermal-epidermal junction | junction between the thin epidermal layer and the dermal layer |
| eccrine sweat glands | small sweat glands distributed over the total body surface |
| first-degree burn | minor burn with only minimal discomfort and no blistering |
| hypodermis, subcutaneous tissue | the loose areolar tissue just under the skin |
| integument | refers to the skin |
| keratin | a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc. |
| Krauses end bulb | skin receptor that detects sensation of cold |
| lanugo | fine and soft hair found on a new born infant |
| lanula | cresent shape white area on the nail |
| melanoma | A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin. |
| Meissner corpuscle | skin receptors; detect light touch |
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