Exercise 2 Flashcards
A scatch mark is an example of excoriation
T
An allograft is a transplant from one individual to another
T
Athlete’s foot is also called a carbuncle
F
Analgesia is absence of sensitivity to pain
T
A macule is a slit or groove in the skin
F
In conductive hearing loss, the sound waves cannot reach the middle ear
T
Eczema is a form of dermatitis
T
Clouding of the lens of the eye is glaucoma
F
Otoplasty is surgical correction of the eardrum
F
loss of pigment in areas of the skin and hair
vitiligo
infestation with lice that causes itching
pediculosis
malignant tumour arising from the retina
retinoblastoma
this type of injection is given under the skin
subcutaneous
a tumour arising from the vestibular division of cranial nerve VIII
acoustic neuroma
chronic skin disease with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
scleroderma