Chapter 16: Need to Know Terms

Question 1

wearing away or loss of epidermis

Answer 1

erosion

Question 2

groove or crack like sore

Answer 2

fissure

Question 3

growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane

Answer 3

polyp

Question 4

open sore on the skin or mucous membranes

Answer 4

ulcer

Question 5

small collection of clear fluid; blister

Answer 5

vesicle

Question 6

smooth, edematous papule or plaque that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

Answer 6

wheal

Question 7

absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

Answer 7

alopecia

Question 8

blueish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin

Answer 8

ecchymosis (ecchymoses)

Question 9

small, pinpoint hemorrhage

Answer 9

petechia (petechiae)

Question 10

itching

Answer 10

pruritus

Question 11

diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain and swelling

Answer 11

cellulitis

Question 12

inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papalosquamous lesions

Answer 12

eczema

Question 13

chronic recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy scaly red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

Answer 13

psoriasis

Question 14

chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs

Answer 14

systemic lupus erythematosus

Question 15

infection of the skin caused by a fungus

Answer 15

tinea

Question 16

acute allergic reaction in which red round wheals develop on the skin

Answer 16

urticaria (hives)

Question 17

increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

Answer 17

callus

Question 18

excess hypertrophied thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

Answer 18

keloid

Question 19

thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage

Answer 19

keratosis

Question 20

white thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

Answer 20

leukoplakia

Question 21

pigmented lesion of the skin

Answer 21

nevus, nevi

Question 22

epidermal growth (wart) caused by a virus

Answer 22

verruca, verrucae

Question 23

malignant tumour of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis

Answer 23

squamous cell carcinoma

Question 24

abbreviation for biopsy

Answer 24

Bx

Question 25

use of a sharp demal curette to scrape away a skin lesion

Answer 25

curettage

Question 26

PUVA

Answer 26

psoralen - ultraviolet A light therapy

Question 27

SLE

Answer 27

systemic lupus erythematosus