DEFINITIONS Flashcards
1
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Atropy
A
Thinning of the skin
2
Q
Bulla
A
A large fluid filled blister
3
Q
Crusted
A
Dried serum or exudate on the skin
4
Q
Ecchymosis
A
Large congruent area of purpura (bruise)
5
Q
Erosion
A
Denuded area of skin (partial epidermal loss)
6
Q
Excoriation
A
Scratch mark
7
Q
Fissure
A
Deep linear crack or crevice (often in thicker skin)
8
Q
Lichenified
A
Thickened epidermis with prominent normal skin markings
9
Q
Macular
A
Flat, circumcised, non-palpable lesion
10
Q
Nodule
A
Large papule (>0.5cm)
11
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Papule
A
Small palpable circumcised lesion (<0.5cm)
12
Q
Petechial
A
Pinpoint sized macule of blood in the skin
13
Q
Plaque
A
Large flat topped elevated, palpable lesion
14
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Purpura
A
Large macule or papule of blood in the skin which does not blanch on pressure
15
Q
Pustule
A
Yellowish white pus filled lesion
