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Medical Language Chapter 4

Terms in this set (58)

Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Hidradenitis
Inflammation of a sweat gland
Abrasion
Scraping away of the skn
Actinic Keratosis
Precancerous skin condition
Albanism
Partial or total lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
Skin cancer coming from the basal layer
Cellulitis
Inflammation of the skin caused by infection
Contusion
Injury with no break to the skin
Fissure
Slit or crack like sore in the skin
Gangrene
Death of tissue followed by bacterial invasion
Herpes
Inflammatory skin disease caused by the herpes virus
Infection
Invasion of pathogens in body tissue
Kaposi Sarcoma
Cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules
Laceration
Torn, ragged-edge wound
Lesion
Any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staph. Aureus
Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC)
Skin Cancer
Tinea
fungal infection of the skin
Urticaria
Itchy skin eruption
Biopsy (Bx)
Removal of living tissue
Dermatome
Instrument used to cut the skin
Rhytidectomy
Excision of wrinkles
Cauterization
Destruction of tissue with an instrument
Cryosurgery
Destruction of tissue using extreme cold
Debridement
Removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter
Dermabrasion
Procedure to remove skin scars
Excision
Removal by cutting
Incision
Surgical cut or wound
Incision and Drainage (I&D)
Surgical cut to allow free flow of fluid
Laser Surgery
Procedure using an instrument that emits a high powered beam of light
Mohs Surgery
Microscopically controlled excisions of skin cancer
Suturing
To stitch edges of a wound surgically
Dermatologist
Physician who studies and treats skin diseases
Dermatology (Derm)
Study of the skin
Hypodermic
Pertaining to under the skin
Intradermal (ID)
Pertaining to within the skin
Necrosis
Abnormal condition of death
Percutaneous
Pertaining to through the skin
Subcutaneous
Pertaining to under the skin
Subungual
Pertaining to under the nail
Ungual
Pertaining to the nail
Alopecia
Loss of hair
Cicatrix
Scar
Cyst
Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
Diaphoresis
Sweating
Ecchymosis
Bruise
Edema
Puffy swelling of tissue from accumulation of fluid
Erythema
Redness
Jaundice
Condition characterized by yellow coloring of the skin
Keloid
Overgrowth of scar tissue
Leukoplakia
White spots or patches on mucous membranes, precancerous
Nevus
Mole
Papule
Small, solid skin elevation
Petechia
Pinpoint skin hemorrhage
Pruritus
Itching
Pustule
Elevation of skin containing pus
Ulcer
Erosion of the skin or mucous membrane
Verruca
Wart
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