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Ch. 5 Integumentary System Conditions And Terms Flashcards

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1
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Fruit acids added to cosmetics to improve the skin’s appearance

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Alpha-hydroxy acids

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Remove warts and corns from the skin’s surface

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Keratolytics

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Temporarily lessen the formation of oily material on the skin’s surface

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Astringents

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Agents that soothe or soften skin by moistening it or adding oils to it

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Emollients

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Can relieve some of the pain associated with certain conditions

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Anesthetic

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Controls itching

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Antipuritics

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Reduces inflammation

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Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids

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Kills or slows the growth of fungal infections

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Antifungals

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Also used to kill or slow the growth of microorganisms

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Antiseptics

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Kills or slows the growth of bacteria

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Antibacterials

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Kills or slows the growth of microorganisms on the skin

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Antibiotics

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Medications used to control allergic skin reactions

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Antihistamines

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13
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Imitates some of the sun’s rays

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Ultraviolet light

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The use of high energy radiation to bombard malignant cells to destroy them

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Radiation therapy

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The use of chemicals to treat the malignant cells systematically

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Chemotherapy

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The removal of thin layers of malignant growth until a normal area is reached

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Moh’s surgery

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The cutting of tissue for microscopic examination

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Biopsy

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The use of electric sparks to destroy tissue

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Fulguration

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Burning of skin to coagulate an area that is bleeding

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Cauterize

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The removal of dead tissue from a wound by scraping

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Debridement / curettage

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The removal of tissue by applying cold liquid nitrogen

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Cryosurgery

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Uses donor skin from one species to another

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Heterograft / xenograft

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Used donor skin from another person

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Allograft / homograft

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Uses skin from one’s own body

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Autograft

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Reconstructing areas of skin or the removal of a part of growth for testing

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Plastic surgery

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Lesions that form surface material, thin plates of epithelium formed on the surface of the skin

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Crust keloid

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Containing yellow sebum

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Sebaceous cyst

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Containing hairs

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Pilonidal cyst

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May be solid or filled with gas

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Cyst

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A small mass containing fluid

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Vesicle

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A small elevated mass containing pus

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Pustule

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A large blister

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Bulla

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A smooth, slightly elevated area, usually associated with allergic itching

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Polyp

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Any swelling or abnormal tissue growth

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Plaque

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Any mass that projects outward

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Nodule

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A large pimple/small node

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Papule

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A small elevated mass (pimple)

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Patch

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A flat area of discoloration (flat mole, freckle)

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Macule

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Areas of tissue altered because of a pathological condition

Blood vessel lesions that show through the skin

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Vascular lesions

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A section of skin that shows an abnormality due to an internal disease

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Lesions

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Used to test for T.B.
Injects the tuberculin using a tine

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Mantoux test / PPD test

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A suspected antigen is injected between layers of skin

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Intradermal test

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A suspected antigen is scratched into the skin

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Scratch test

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An antigen is placed on a piece of gauze and applied to the skin

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Patch test

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A substance that contains the allergen (used for testing)

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Antigen

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Something that provokes an allergic reaction

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Allergen

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Pus

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Exudate

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The study of skin

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Dermatology

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Excessive dryness of the skin

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Xeroderma

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A yellow growth or the discoloration of the skin

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Xanthoma

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A disease of the hair

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Trichopathy

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Inflammation of fatty tissue

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Steatitis

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Excessive sebum caused by over activity of the sebaceous glands

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Seborrhea

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Relating to a skin cyst with hair

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Pilocyst

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An incision into a nail

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Onychotomy

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Any condition caused by fungus

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Mycosis

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A malignancy arising from cells that form melanin

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Melanoma

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Removal of unwanted fat by suctioning through tubes under the skin

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Liposuction

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A skin lesion covered by a horny layer of tissue

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Keratosis

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A congenital skin disorder characterized by dryness and peeling

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Ichthyosis

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Production and excretion of sweat

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Hidrosis

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Surgical procedure to remove acne, scars, and marks using an abrasive product to remove part of the skin

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Dermabrasion

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermatitis

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Excessive accumulation of body fat

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Adiposis

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