Upgrade to remove ads
Only $2.99/month

Integ (question 3 Matching)

Terms in this set (15)

circular collection of free fluid < 1 cm (blister caused by herpes)
vesicle
epidermal thickening that consists of flakes or plates of compacted desquamated layers of stratum corneum
scale
circular flat discoloration < 1 cm
freckle/macule
solid mass > 1 cm (squamous cell carcinoma)
tumor
crack or split
fissure
circumscribed flat discoloration > 1 cm
patch
thickening of the wall of the epidermis seen with exaggeration of normal skin lines
lichenification
superficial solid and elevated <0.5 cm (mole)
papule
circumscribed collection of free fluid > 1cm (blister from a burn)
bulla
superficial elevated solid flat topped lesion > 1 cm
plaque
vesicle containing pus (acne)
pustule
edematous, localized elevation of the skin that may lasts a few hours, usually accompanied by itching (hives)
wheal
dried serum exudating on skin
crust
linear erosion
excoriation
circular elevated solid lesion > 1 cm (wart)
nodule
OTHER SETS BY THIS CREATOR