Chapter 4 Integumentary C Terms I

Question 1

Alopecia

Answer 1

Loss of hair

Question 2

Bacteria, bacterium

Answer 2

Single celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading the body tissue

Question 3

Cicatrix

Answer 3

Scar

Question 4

Cyst

Answer 4

Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

Question 5

Cytomegalovirus

Answer 5

Herpes type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised

Question 6

Diaphoesis

Answer 6

Sweating

Question 7

Ecchymosis

Answer 7

Escape of blood into the skin or muscles membrane, causing a small flat purple or blue discoloration

Question 8

Edema

Answer 8

Puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

Question 9

Erythema

Answer 9

Redness

Question 10

Fungus

Answer 10

Organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings and may cause infection by invading body tissue. Single felled fungi, yeast, reproduce by budding, multicelled fungi, mold, reproduce by spore formation

Question 11

Induration

Answer 11

Abnormal hard spots

Question 12

Jaundice

Answer 12

Condition characterized by yellow tinge to the skin, xanthoderma

Question 13

Keloid

Answer 13

Overgrowth of scar tissue

Question 14

Leukoplakia

Answer 14

White spots or patches on mucous membranes, which may be precanerous

Question 15

Macule

Answer 15

Flat, colored spot on the skin

Question 16

Nevis, nevi plural

Answer 16

Circumscribed malformation of the skin usually brown, black or flesh colored

Question 17

Nodule

Answer 17

Small, knot like mass that can be felt by touch

Question 18

Pallor

Answer 18

Paleness

Question 19

Papule

Answer 19

Small solid skin elevations

Question 20

Petechia

Answer 20

Pinpoint skin hemorrhage

Question 21

Pressure ulcer

Answer 21

Erosion of skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occurring in bed ridden patients

Question 22

Pruritus

Answer 22

Itching

Question 23

Purpura

Answer 23

Small hemorrhages in the skin, giving purple red discoloration, associated with blood disorders or vascular abnormalities

Question 24

Pustule

Answer 24

Elevation of skin containing pus

Question 25

Ulcer

Answer 25

Erosion of skin or mucous membranes

Question 26

Verruca

Answer 26

Circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus

Question 27

Vesicle

Answer 27

Small elevation of epidermis containing liquid, blister

Question 28

Virus

Answer 28

Minute microorganisms, much smaller than bacterium, characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and ability to replicate only within host cells

Question 29

Wheal

Answer 29

Transitory itchy elevation of skin with a white center and a red surrounding area, one urticaria lesion