Chapter 16 Cutaneous Lesions & Symptoms

Question 1

lesion

Answer 1

area of abnormal tissue anywhere on or in the body

Question 2

crust

Answer 2

collection of dried serum and cellular debris

Question 3

cyst

Answer 3

thick-walled, closed sac of pouch containing fluid or semisolid material

Question 4

erosion

Answer 4

wearing away or loss of epidermis

Question 5

fissure

Answer 5

groove or crack-like sore

Question 6

macule

Answer 6

flat, pigmented lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter

Question 7

nodule

Answer 7

solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter

Question 8

papule

Answer 8

small solid elevation of the skin

Question 9

polyp

Answer 9

growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane

Question 10

pustule

Answer 10

papule containing pus

Question 11

ulcer

Answer 11

open sore on the skin or mucus membranes (deeper than erosion)

Question 12

vesicle

Answer 12

small collection (papule) or clear fluid (serum); blister

Question 13

wheal

Answer 13

smooth, edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is centrally redder or paler than the surrounding skin

Question 14

alopecia

Answer 14

absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

Question 15

acchymosis

Answer 15

bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin

Question 16

petechia

Answer 16

small, pinpoint hemorrhage

Question 17

pruritus

Answer 17

itching