Dermatology Vocabulary Flashcards
What does flexural mean?
Affects skin in joint bends
What does extensor mean?
Affects knees, elbows and shins
What does intertriginous mean?
Affects skin folds
What are the pressure areas?
Sacrum
Buttocks
Ankles
Heels
What does photosensitive mean?
Affects sun-exposed areas e.g. face, neck and back of hands
What does dermatomal mean?
Affects area of skin supplied by single spinal nerve
What does discrete mean?
Individual lesions separated from each other
What does confluent mean?
Individual lesions margining into each other
What does linear mean?
In a line
What does targetoid mean?
Concentric rings (like a dartboard)
What does annular mean?
Circle or ring with a different morphology on edges vs inner of lesion
What does discoid/nummular mean ?
Round lesion
What does macule mean?
Flat area of altered colour <1cm in diameter
What does patch mean?
Flat area of altered colour or texture >1cm in diameter
What does papule mean?
Small, raised lesion <1cm in diameter
What does nodule mean?
Solid, raised lesion >1cm in diameter with a deeper component
What does plaque mean?
Palpable, raised lesion >1cm in diameter
What does vesicle mean?
Small blister
Raised, clear fluid-filled lesions <1cm in diameter with
What does Bulla mean?
Large blister
Raised, clear fluid filled lesion >1cm in diameter