Dermatology definitions Flashcards
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Macule
A
A small flat area of altered colour
2
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Vesicle
A
A small fluid filled lesion
3
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Reticulate
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Like a network
4
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Pustule
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A small lesion filled with pus
5
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Papule
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A small raised lesion
6
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Abscess
A
Localised accumulation of pus in the dermis or sc tissue
7
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Annular
A
Ring like
8
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Erythematous
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Red
9
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Excoriated
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Scratched
10
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Fissure
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A thin epidermal crack (often due to dryness)
11
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Pedunculated
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A lesion which sits on a stalk
12
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Petechial
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Very small purple dots due to capillary bleeds into the skin – colour does not disappear when pressure is applied
13
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Umbilicated
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Lesion with a dimple in the middle
