 | Term | Definition |
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dermatoplasty |
surgical repair of the skin |
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subcutaneous |
pertaining to under the skin |
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anhidrosis |
abnormal condition of lack of sweat |
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keratosis |
abnormal condition of proliferation of horny, keratinized cells |
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ichthyosis |
abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin |
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epidermolysis |
loosening of the epidermis |
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xanthoma |
yellow tumor (nodule under the skin) |
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subungual |
pertaining to under the nail |
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trichomycosis |
abnormal condition of fungus in the hair |
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onychomycosis |
abnormal condition of nail fungus |
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rhytidectomy |
removal of wrinkles |
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pustule |
pus-filled |
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wheal |
smooth, slightly elevated, edema |
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cyst |
fluid or semisolid thick-walled filled sac |
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vesicle |
clear fluid, blister |
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crust |
dried serum and cellular debris (scab) |
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polyp |
benign growth extending from mucous membrane surface |
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macule |
discolored, flat |
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erosion |
wearing away, loss of epidermis |
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nodule |
solid, elevated mass, more than 1 cm |
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fissure |
slit, groove |
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ulcer |
open sore on skin or mucous membrane |
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papule |
small, solid elevation, pimple or plaque |
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alopecia |
baldness |
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ecchymosis |
bluish-black mark (macule) caused by hemorrhages into the skin |
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pruritus |
itching |
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urticaria |
acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin |
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comedo |
blackhead |
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petechia |
small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
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squamous cell carcinoma |
malignant neoplasm originating in scale-like cells of the epidermis |
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acne vulgaris |
buildup of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions |
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tinea |
fungal skin infection |
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scleroderma |
chronic disease marked by hardening and shrinking of connective tissue in the skin |
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decubitus ulcer |
bedsore |
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gangrene |
necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia |
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eczema |
chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions |
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systemic lupus erythematosus |
widespread inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin with "butterfly" rash on the face |
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malignant melanoma |
cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes |
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psoriasis |
chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery-gray scales covering red patches on the skin |
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basil cell carcinoma |
malignant neoplasm originating in the basal layer of the epidermis |
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impetigo |
contagious, infectious pyoderma |
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scabies |
contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus |
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rubeola |
measles |
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varicella |
chicken pox |
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keloid |
thickened cicatrix (scar) |
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leukoplakia |
white patches on mucous membrane of tongue or inner cheek |
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exanthematous |
characterized by rash |
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actinic keratosis |
thickening of epidermis related to sunlight exposure |
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bullae |
large blisters |
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nevus |
colored pigmentation of skin (mole) |
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pilonidal cyst |
sac of fluid and hair over sacral region |
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urticaria |
acute allergic reaction in which hives develop |
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second |
damage to the epidermis and dermis with blisters, erythema, and hyperesthesia (what degree burn) |
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first |
damage to the epidermis with erythema and hyperesthesia; no blisters (what degree burn) |
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third |
destruction of both epidermis and dermis and damage to subcutaneous layer (what degree burn) |
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comedomes |
blackheads |
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nevi |
moles |
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urticaria |
hives |
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verrucae |
warts |
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tinea pedis |
athlete's foot |
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seborrheic |
dandruff |
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Schick |
the ________ test is an intradermal test for diphtheria |
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pus-filled |
purulent means |
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punch biopsy |
a surgical procedure to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis is a(n) (two words) |
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Mohs surgery |
the procedure in which thin layers of a malignant growth are removed and each is examined under the microscope is (two words) |
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Kaposi sarcoma |
a type of skin cancer associated with AIDS and marked by dark blue-purple lesions over the skin is (two words) |
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dysplastic nevi |
abnormal, premalignant moles are |
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shave biopsy |
removal of skin tissue using a cut parallel to the surface of the surrounding skin is called a(n) (two words) |
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cryosurgery |
destruction of tissue by use of intensely cold temperatures is |
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dermabrasion |
scraping away skin to remove acne scars and fine wrinkles on the skin is |
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liposuction |
removal of subcutaneous fat tissue by aspiration is |
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electrodesiccation |
destruction of tissue using an electric spark is |
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curettage |
use of a sharp spoon-like instrument to scrape away tissue is |
