General Terms (Ch 16)

Question 1

adipocyte

Answer 1

fat cell

Question 2

adipose

Answer 2

pertaining to fat

Question 3

albinism

Answer 3

condition of skin deficient in pigment (melanin)

Question 4

anhidrosis

Answer 4

absence of sweating

Question 5

apocrine sweat gland

Answer 5

one of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas; secrets sweat, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odor

Question 6

basal layer

Answer 6

deepest region of the epidermis; it gives rise to all the epidermal cells

Question 7

causalgia

Answer 7

intense burning pain, often resulting from injury to a peripheral nerve

Question 8

collagen

Answer 8

structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue

Question 9

cuticle

Answer 9

band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

Question 10

dermabrasion

Answer 10

treatment for removal of superficial scars or wrinkles on the skin using sandpaper-like material

Question 11

dermatitis

Answer 11

inflammation of the skin

Question 12

dermatologist

Answer 12

specialist in the study (diagnosis and treatment) of skin disorders

Question 13

dermatophytosis

Answer 13

fungal infection of the skin

Question 14

dermis

Answer 14

middle layer of the skin

Question 15

diaphoresis

Answer 15

profuse sweating

Question 16

eccrine sweat gland

Answer 16

most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

Question 17

electrocautery

Answer 17

use of electricity to heat tissue during surgery to remove abnormal tissue growth

Question 18

epidermis

Answer 18

outermost layer of the skin

Question 19

epidermoid

Answer 19

resembling epidermis or the outer layer of skin; epidermoid tumors are composed of thin, plate-like cells

Question 20

epidermolysis

Answer 20

loosening of outer layer of the skin with formation of large blisters (bullae)

Question 21

epithelium

Answer 21

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Question 22

erythema

Answer 22

condition of redness of the skin

Question 23

erythematous

Answer 23

pertaining to redness of the skin

Question 24

hair follicle

Answer 24

sac within which each hair grows

Question 25

hypertichosis

Answer 25

abnormal condition of excessive hair growth

Question 26

ichthyosis

Answer 26

hereditary condition in which the skin resembles fish scales and is dry, rough, and scaly

Question 27

integumentary system

Answer 27

the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

Question 28

keratin

Answer 28

hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails

Question 29

keratosis

Answer 29

thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage

Question 30

leukoplakia

Answer 30

white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek (evolves to squamous cell carcinoma)

Question 31

lipoma

Answer 31

benign tumor of fatty tissue

Question 32

liposuction

Answer 32

removal of adipose (fatty) tissue with a suction pump device

Question 33

lunula

Answer 33

half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail.

Question 34

melanin

Answer 34

skin pigment formed by melanocytes in the epidermis

Question 35

melanocyte

Answer 35

cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin

Question 36

mycosis

Answer 36

disease caused by a fungus

Question 37

onycholysis

Answer 37

loosening of the nail plate with separation from the nail bed

Question 38

onychomycosis

Answer 38

fungal infection of a nail

Question 39

paronychia

Answer 39

inflammation and swelling of the skin folds around a nail

Question 40

paronychium

Answer 40

soft tissue surrounding the nail border.

Question 41

pilosebaceous

Answer 41

pertaining to hair follicles and sebaceous glands

Question 42

pore

Answer 42

tiny opening on the surface of the skin

Question 43

pyoderma

Answer 43

skin disease with formation of pus

Question 44

rhytidectomy

Answer 44

plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging

Question 45

sebaceous gland

Answer 45

oil-secreting gland in the dermis

Question 46

seborrhea

Answer 46

condition marked by excessive secretion from sebaceous glands

Question 47

seborrheic dermatitis

Answer 47

inflammation of the skin with excessive secretion from sebaceous glands

Question 48

sebum

Answer 48

oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands in the skin

Question 49

squamous epithelium

Answer 49

flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis (outer layer of the skin)

Question 50

stratified

Answer 50

arranged in leters

Question 51

stratum corneum

Answer 51

outermost later of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells

Question 52

stratum; strata

Answer 52

a layer (of cells)

Question 53

subcutaneous layer

Answer 53

innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue

Question 54

subungual

Answer 54

pertaining to under a nail

Question 55

xanthoma

Answer 55

soft, yellowish, round nodule found on the eyelids; xanthelasma

Question 56

xerosis

Answer 56

very dry skin