Ch 3 Ex 8-14

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

scraping away of the skin; a scrape

Question 2

acne

Answer 2

inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

Question 3

actinic keratosis

Answer 3

precancerous skin condition related to excessive sunlight exposure

Question 4

albinism

Answer 4

condition characterized by a lack of skin pigmentation; white

Question 5

alopecia

Answer 5

loss of hair; baldness

Question 6

basal cell carcioma

Answer 6

cancerous tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

Question 7

carbuncle

Answer 7

skin infection characterized by a cluster of boils

Question 8

cicatrix

Answer 8

a scar left by a healed wound

Question 9

contusion

Answer 9

an injury characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration without a break in the skin; a bruise

Question 10

dermatitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the skin

Question 11

diaphoresis

Answer 11

excessive sweating

Question 12

ecchymosis

Answer 12

superficial discoloration caused by blood in the tissue; a bruise

Question 13

eczema

Answer 13

inflammatory skin disorder characterized by redness, itching, vesicles, weeping, oozing and crusting

Question 14

edema

Answer 14

abnormal swelling of tissue

Question 15

erythema

Answer 15

redness

Question 16

excoriation

Answer 16

a scratch

Question 17

furuncle

Answer 17

inflamed hair follicle; a boil

Question 18

herpes simplex

Answer 18

fever blister, cold sore

Question 19

herpes varicella

Answer 19

highly contagious disease usually seen in childhood, commonly called chickenpox

Question 20

herpes zoster

Answer 20

painful skin eruptions that follow a nerve path; shingles

Question 21

impetigo

Answer 21

highly contagious superficial skin infection characterized by pustules

Question 22

jaundice

Answer 22

yellow discoloration of the skin

Question 23

Kaposi’s sarcoma

Answer 23

a cancerous growth that begins as soft, purple-brown papules on the feet and gradually spreads in the skin

Question 24

keloid

Answer 24

abnormally large, raised or thickened scar

Question 25

laceration

Answer 25

a cut

Question 26

lesion

Answer 26

any damage to tissue caused by trauma or disease

Question 27

macule

Answer 27

small, flat discoloration of skin less than 1 cm in diameter

Question 28

malignant melanoma

Answer 28

cancerous skin tumor origination from the melanocytes of a mole, freckles, or pigmented skin; skin cancer

Question 29

nevus

Answer 29

pigmented area at birth; mole; birthmark

Question 30

onychomalacia

Answer 30

softening of the nails

Question 31

onychomycosis

Answer 31

fungal infection of the nails

Question 32

pachyderma

Answer 32

thickening of the skin

Question 33

pallor

Answer 33

paleness

Question 34

papule

Answer 34

small, sold, raised lesion that is less than 0.5 cm in diameter, a pimple

Question 35

pediculoisis

Answer 35

lice infestation associated with skin and hair

Question 36

petechia

Answer 36

pinpoint bleeding in the skin

Question 37

pressure ulcer

Answer 37

open lesion of the skin characterized by a breakdown of skin and underlying tissues as a result of constant pressure to bony prominences under the skin and an inadequate blood supply to the area; decubitus ulcer

Question 38

psoriasis

Answer 38

chronic skin condition characterized by dry, silvery scales covering red lesions

Question 39

pruritus

Answer 39

severe itching

Question 40

purpura

Answer 40

large bruises under the skin associated with hemorrhages into tissue

Question 41

pustule

Answer 41

circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus