 | Term | Definition |
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Adipose |
fatty; pertaining to fat |
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Homeostasis |
Relative consistency or equilibrium in the internal environement of the body same, alike standing still |
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Epidermis |
Upper outer layer of the skin |
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Strata |
five layers |
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Stratum Corneum |
dead cells |
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Dermis |
Living tissues, capillaries, lymphatic vessels, hair folicles, nerve endings |
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sudoriferous glands |
sweat glands - located in palms, head, soles, armpits |
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sebaceous glands |
secrete oil |
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alopecia |
baldness |
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nails |
root, bed, lunula, cuticle |
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1st degree burns |
redness |
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2nd degree burns |
blisters |
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3rd degree burns |
charring |
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rule of nine |
calculations for body burn percentages and types |
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basal cell carcinoma |
most common form of skin cancer |
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basal cell carcinoma |
malignancy of the stratum germinatium |
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basal cell carcinoma |
most common on left side of the body |
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basal cell carcinoma |
grows outward |
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squamous cell carcinoma |
slow growing |
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squamous cell carcinoma |
grows downward - deep |
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squamous cell carcinoma |
treatment is removal of cancer |
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basal cell carcinoma |
treatment is removal of cancer |
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Malignant Melanoma |
Systematic |
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Malignant Melanoma |
most serious form |
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Malignant Melanoma |
treatment is removal and radiation and/or chemotherapy |
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Benign |
Non-cancerous |
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Malignant |
cancerous |
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Metastasis |
cancerous, spread |
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Androgen |
Generic term for an agent, usually a hormone that stimulates activity of the accessory male sex organs or stimulates the development of male characteristics |
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Dorsal |
Indicating a position, pertaining to the back or posterior |
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Ductule |
A very small duct |
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Hypodermis |
Subcutaneous tissue layer below the dermis |
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Integument |
A covering (the skin) consisting of the epidermis and dermis, or corium |
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Systemic |
Pertaining to the entire body rather than to one of its individual parts |
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Stratum Germinativum |
basal layer |
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Lunula |
white half-moon area under the nail |
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Adip/o |
Fat |
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Hidr/o |
Sweat |
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Kerat/o |
Horny tissue - wart |
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Melan/o |
Black |
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Myc/o |
fungus |
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Onych/o |
nail |
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ungu/o |
Nail |
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Scler/o |
Hardening |
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Xen/o |
Foreign/strange |
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Xenograft |
surgical graft of tissue from one species to another species such as pig to person |
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-derma |
skin |
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dia- |
through; across |
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9% |
Head and Neck |
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18% |
Back |
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18% |
Legs |
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18% |
Front |
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9% |
Arms |
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1% |
Genitals |
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To |
No evidence of tumor |
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Carbuncle |
Deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin usually involving subcutaneous tissues. |
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Chloasma |
Pigmentary skin discolorations usually occuring in yellowish-brown patches or spots. |
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Comendo |
Typical small skin lesion of acne vulgaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin |
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Dermatomycosis |
Fungus of the skin |
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Ecchymosis |
Skin discolorations consistin of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow, commonly caused a bruise |
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Eczema |
Skin inflammation |
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Erythema |
redness of the skin caused by swelling of teh capillaries |
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Eschar |
Damaged tissue following a severe burn |
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Hirsutism |
Excessive growth of hair in unusual places especially on women |
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Impetigo |
Inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture. |
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Pallor |
Unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin |
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Pediculosis |
Infestation with lice |
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Petechia |
Minute, pinpoint hemorraghage under the skin |
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Pruritus |
Intense Itching |
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Scabies |
Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly thru sexual contact |
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Tinea |
Any fungal skin disease whose name commonly indicates the body part affected. |
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Urticaria |
Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the eruption of pale red elevated patches called wheals - hives |
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Vitiligo |
Localized loss of skin pigumentation characterized by milk-white patches. |
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Fulguration |
Tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electric sparks |
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Keratolytics |
Destry and soften the outer layer of skin so that it is sloughed off or shed. |
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Lipoma |
Fatty tumor |
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Lipocele |
Hernia containing fat |
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lipoid |
resembling fat |
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Lipocyte |
Fat cell |
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Dermatitis |
Inflammation of the skin |
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Dermatotome |
Instrument to incise th skin |
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Grading |
determines degree of abnormal cancer cells compared with normal cells |
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T1 |
Primary tumor size, small with minimal invasion |
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Mo |
No evidence of metastasis |
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Autograft |
Graft transferred from one part of a person's body to another. |
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