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Chapter 4: Integumentary System Flashcards

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derm(o)

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skin

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hidr(o)

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sweat, sweat glands

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ichthy(o)

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fish, scaly

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kerat(o)

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horny tissue

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lip(o)

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fatty

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melan(o)

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black, very dark

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myc(o)

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fungus

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onych(o)

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nail

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pil(o)

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hair

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seb(o)

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sebum, sebaceous glands

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steat(o)

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fat

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trich(o)

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hair

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xanth(o)

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yellow

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xer(o)

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dry

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verucca

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wart

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urticaria

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hives

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varicella

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Chicken pox

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herpes zoster

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shingles

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rubeola

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measles

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tinea

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ringworm

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decubitus ulcer

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pressure sore

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nevus

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birthmark

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rubella

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german measles

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comedo

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blackhead

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cicatrix

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scar

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pruritis

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itching

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herpes simplex I

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cold sore/fever blister

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pediculosis

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head lice

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actinic keratosis

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Overgrowth of horny skin that forms from over exposure to sunlight; sunburn

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bulla

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bubble-like blister on surface of skin

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carbunkle

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infected area of skin producing pus and usually accompanied by fever

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cherry angioma

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a dome-shaped vascular angioma lesion that usually occurs in the elderly

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chloasma

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group of fairly large, pigmented facial patches often associated with pregnancy

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corn

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Growth of hard skin, usually on toes

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Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE)

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mild form of lupus

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ecchymosis

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bruise

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exanthematous viral disease

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Causes rash on skin

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excoriation

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injury to surface of skin caused by scratch, abrasion or burn usually accompanied by some oozing

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furuncle

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localized skin infection, usually in hair follicle and containing pus; boil

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Herpes Simplex Virus 2

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genital herpes

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impetigo

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a type of pyoderma

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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Skin cancer associated with AIDS

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keloid

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thick scarring of skin that forms after injury or surgery

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leukoderma

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absence of pigment in skin

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leukoplakia

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white patch of mucous membranes on tongue or cheek

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macule

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small, flat noticeably colored spot on skin

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papule

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small, solid elevation of skin

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paronychia

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inflammation, with pus, of the fold surrounding nail plate

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pemphigus

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auto-immune disease causing skin blistering

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petechia(e)

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a tiny hemorrhage beneath surface of skin

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Pilonidal cyst

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cyst containing hair, usually found at lower edge of spinal column

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purpura

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skin condition with extensive hemorrhages underneath skin covering a wide area

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pustule

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small elevation of skin containing pus

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roseola

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skin eruption of small rosy patches, usually caused by a virus

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rosacea

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Vascular disease causing blotchy, red patches on skin, particularly on nose/cheeks

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scabies

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skin eruption caused by mite burrowing in skin

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Scleroderma

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thickening of skin caused by increase in collagen formation

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sebborhea

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overproduction of sebum by sebaceous glands

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sessile polyp

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polyp that projects upward from a broad base

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pediculated polyp

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Polyp that projects upward from a slender stalk

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

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most severe form of lupus involving internal organs

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telangiectasia

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a permanent dilation of small blood vessels

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vesicle

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small raised sac on skin containing fluid

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vitiligo

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condition in which white patches appear on otherwise normally pigmented skin

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wheal

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itchy raised patch of skin

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curettage

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removal of tissue from one area, such as a wound by scraping

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debridement

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Removal of tissue from a wound

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dermabrasion

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removal of wrinkles, scars, tattoos and other marks by scraping with brushes or emery papers

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electrodessication

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drying with electrical current

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fulguration

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destruction of tissue using electric sparks

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Mous’ surgery

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removal of malignant tissue until nonmalignant tissue is found

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keratolytic

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agent that aids in removal of warts and corns

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