Chapter 4 Integumentary C Terms I Flashcards

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Alopecia

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Loss of hair

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Bacteria, bacterium

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

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Cyst

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Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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Cytomegalovirus

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

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Diaphoesis

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Sweating

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Ecchymosis

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

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Edema

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Puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

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Erythema

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Redness

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Fungus

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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

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Induration

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Abnormal hard spots

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Jaundice

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Condition characterized by yellow tinge to the skin, xanthoderma

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Keloid

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Overgrowth of scar tissue

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Leukoplakia

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

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Macule

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Flat, colored spot on the skin

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Nevis, nevi plural

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

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Nodule

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Small, knot like mass that can be felt by touch

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Pallor

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Paleness

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Papule

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Small solid skin elevations

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Petechia

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Pinpoint skin hemorrhage

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Pressure ulcer

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

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Pruritus

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Itching

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Purpura

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

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Pustule

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Elevation of skin containing pus

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Ulcer

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Erosion of skin or mucous membranes

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Verruca

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Circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus

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Vesicle

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Small elevation of epidermis containing liquid, blister

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Virus

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

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Wheal

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