Common Skin Blemishes Flashcards by Melissa Maples | Brainscape

Q

Papule

A

Small elevation

Wart

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Macule

A

Flat

Freckle

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Vesicle

A

Papule with clear fluid

Blister or chicken pox

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Nevus

A

Brown elevation

Mole

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Q

Nodule

A

Lump under skin

Pimple or boil

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Q

Decubitus

A

Ulceration

Pressure sore

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Avulsion

A

Tissue torn out

Dog bite

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Q

Excoriation

A

Tissue rubbed off

Scrape or rubbing of two skin surface

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Laceration

A

Cut with clean edge

Knife cut

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Fissure

A

Torn by use at a site of pressure

Rectum fissure

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Q

Tear

A

Ragged edges

Skin shearing from friction

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Puncture

A

Small surface area but deep wound

Stab wound

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