chapter 4 Flashcards
area of pathologically altered tissue
lesion
condition of hardness
keratoses
solid mass on skin up to .5 cm in diameters; raised
papule
resembles warts
verrucous
freezing off
cryotherapy
scrapping it off
curettage
specialist in the study of skin
dermatologist
surgical repair of the skin
dermoplasty
tumor of sweat gland
hidradenoma
abnormal condition of hair
trichosis
disease of the skin
dermatopathy
abnormal condition of sweat
hidrosis
fat cell
adipocyte
excision of fat
lipectomy
abnormal condition of hardening
sclerosis
second layer of skin
dermis
tumor of a nail
onychoma
softening of skin
dermomalacia
hernia containing fatty tissue
lipocele
skin that is dry
xeroderma
abnormal conditon of yellow
xathosis
skin transplant using ones own skin
autograft
instrument used to cut skin
dermatome
abnormal condition of black skin
dermomelanosis
bluish discoloration
cyanosis
black tumor
melanoma
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
fat
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
skin
erythr/o
red
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
kerat/o
hard
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
plas/o
formation
purpur/o
purple
scler/o
hard
seb/o
sebum (oil)
squam/o
scale
trich/o
hair
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry
lesions arising from previously normal skin
primary lesions
flat, discolored spot on the skin up to 1 cm across ex. freckles
macule
flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm ex. vitiligo
patch
solid mass on the skin up to .5 cm in diameter ex. a mole
papule
solid mass greater than 1 cm in diameter and limited to the surface of the skin
plaque
solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends deeper into the epidermis
nodule
solid mass larger than 1-2 cm
tumor
area of localized skin edema ex. hives
wheal
little bladder; an elevated, fluid-filled sac (blister) within or under the epidermis up to .5 cm in diameter ex. a fever blister
vesicle
blister larger than .5 cm
ex. a second degree burn
bulla
pus filled sac ex. pimple
pustule
lesions that result in changes in primary lesions
secondary lesions
gnawed away; loss of superficial epidermis, leaving an area of moisture but no bleeding
erosion
open sore on the skin or mucous membrane that can bleed and scar
ulcer
scratch mark
excoriation
linear crack in the skin
fissure
blood vessels
vascular lesions
red blood tumor
cherry angioma
small dilated blood vessels
telangiectasia
resulting from hemorrahages in skin
purpuric lesions
skin tumors coming from epidermis
epidermal tumors
birthmark
nervus
mole with precancerous changes
dysplastic nevus
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
male pattern baldness
alopecia
blackhead caused by plug of sebum in hair follicle opening
comedo
appearance of a lesion
eruption
reddness of skin
erythema
severe itching
pruritus
general term for skin eruption
rash
production of purulent matter (pus)
suppuration
hives; eruption of wheals accompanied by itching
urticaria
white patches on skin caused by loss of melanin
vitiligo
dry skin
xeroderma
