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Integumentary system

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DERMA acronym

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D vitamin synthesis
Elimination of wastes through perspiration
Regulation of body temp through perspiration
Makes info about environment available to brain
Acts as barrier to pathogens

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Kerat(o)

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Pertaining to keratin, horny, or cornea

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Hidr(o)

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Pertaining to sweat

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Onych(o), ungu(o)

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Pertaining to nail

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Pil(o), trich(o)

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Pertaining to hair

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Seb(o)

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Pertaining to sebum

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Dermatome 3 meanings

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1) Layer of tissue in early human development in embryology
2) An instrument used to cut thin slices of skin for grafting in surgery
3) Skin surface area innervated by a spinal nerve according to the nerves source in A&P

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Lunula

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White part of the nail

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Onychophagia

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Habitual nail biting

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Curettage

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Scraping of material from a lesion using an instrument called a curet

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Induration

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Hardening of a tissue, especially the skin, and is usually caused by edema and inflammation

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Erythemat(o)

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Pertaining to redness

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Xer(o)

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Pertaining to sharpness

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-phoresis

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Pertaining to transmission

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rhytid(o)

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Pertaining to wrinkle

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Discoid lupus erythematosus

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Chronic systemic disease characterized by lesions covered in scales, believed to be autoimmune

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Ichthyosis

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A variety of skin conditions where it is dry and scaly, sometimes hereditory

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Pediculosis

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Infestation by human lice

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Macule

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Nonraised, small dark spot on skin

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Papule

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Small raised lesion less than 1cm in diameter

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Plaque

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Flat, dry, often raised patch

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Vesicles

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Small blisters containing clear fluid

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Bullae

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Blisters greater than 1cm filled with clear fluid

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Pustules

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Small circumscribed elevation of skin containing purulent fluid

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Wheals

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Transient, elevetaed, and irregularly shaped lesions resulting from an allergic skin reaction

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Fissures

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Linear crack in the epidermis

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Scales

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Dried fragments of sloughed epidermis frequently seen in psoriasis

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Scar

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Mark remaining after healing of the wound

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Ulcer

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Deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis

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Excoriation

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A scratch, injury to surface of the body created by trauma

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Furnucle

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A boil, localized suppurative infection that begins with infection of the hair follicle

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Seborrhea

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Excessive production of sebum that leads to acne vulgaris

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Petechiae

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Tiny purple or red spots appearing on skin as result of tiny hemorrhages from within the dermal or submucosal layers

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Ecchymosis

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Hemorrhagic spot larger than a petechia forms a nonelevated blue or purplish patch

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Keratoma

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Basal or squamous cell carcinoma

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Common types of skin cancer that are rarely invasive

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Malignant melanoma

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Pigmented neoplasm that begins in skin and is highly metastatic, one of the most aggressive forms of all skin cancers causing high mortality rate

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Kaposi sarcoma

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Common malignancy associated with AIDS

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Decubitus ulcers

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Bedsores that result of mechanical trauma and lack of adquate blood circulation to affected area, often in individiauls wit limited mobility

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Keloid

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Excessive overgrowth of scar tissue

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Different types of wounds

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Laceration - torn, jagged wound
Puncture - piercing
Abrasion - skin scraped away

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Contusion

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AA blow to the body causing subcutaneous bleeding but does not interupt the integrity of the skin, also called a bruise

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Different degrees of burn

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1st - only epidermis
2nd - extends into dermis
3rd - through dermis and epidermis, sometimes into subcutaneous fat
4th - underlying bone and muscle damage

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Rule of nines

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Calculates the size of a burn injury

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Diaphoresis

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Excessive sweating

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Thermoplegia

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Heat/sunstroke

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Dehiscence

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Rupture of a wound closure or separation of a surgical incision

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Escharotomy

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Surgical incision of constricting necrotic tissue resulting from a severe burn to relieve pressure and restore blood flow

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I&D abbreviaton

A

Incision and drainage

50
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Antipruritics

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Agents to relieve itching

51
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ung abbreviation

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