chapter 5 vocab/ clinical terms

Question 1

squamous cell carcinoma

Answer 1

skins epidermal cells harden (keratinizing)

Question 2

malignant melanoma

Answer 2

malignant growth of melanocytes

Question 3

alopecia

Answer 3

loss of hair

Question 4

keratosis

Answer 4

thick area on the skin (wart)

Question 5

pallor

Answer 5

paleness

Question 6

pediculosis

Answer 6

lice

Question 7

psoriasis

Answer 7

skin disease with itchy, red patches

Question 8

pruritus

Answer 8

intense itchiness

Question 9

skin graft

Answer 9

transplantation of healthy tissue to injured site

Question 10

allograft

Answer 10

transplantation of healthy tissue from 1 healthy person to another injured person

Question 11

cryosurgery

Answer 11

freezing temp to destroy abnormal tissue

Question 12

debridement

Answer 12

removal of necrotized tissue from a wound

Question 13

dermabrasion

Answer 13

rubbing with wire brushes to scrape epidermis

Question 14

basal cell carcinoma

Answer 14

skin cancer of the basal layer of epidermis

Question 15

abscess

Answer 15

collection of pus at an infection site

Question 16

homeostasis

Answer 16

stable internal environment

Question 17

strateum corneum

Answer 17

dead, flat cells that lack blood supply

Question 18

epidermis

Answer 18

outter layer of the skin

Question 19

dermis

Answer 19

the 2nd layer of the skin containing sebum, sebaceous glands, and sudiferous glands

Question 20

culture and sensitivity meaning

Answer 20

lab test to figure out the presence of pathogens in body

Question 21

scleroderma

Answer 21

hardening of the sclera (white of eye)

Question 22

seborrhea

Answer 22

excessive production of the sebum

Question 23

diaphoresis

Answer 23

sweating