Integumentary System Flashcards
Biopsy
Removal of tissue from body for examination
Cautery
Tissue destruction by electricity
Debridement
Removal Of contaminated or devitalized tissue from a traumatic or infected lesion
Dermabrasion
Planing of the skin done by mechanical means, eg. Sandpaper or wire brushes
Dermatome
An instrument for cutting thin skin slices for grafting
Electrodesiccation
Destruction of tissue by dehydration with high- frequency electric current
Escharotomy
Removal of burn scar tissue
Fulguration
Destruction of living tissue by electric sparks
Graft
A tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation; a piece of skin transplanted to replace a lost portion of the skin. Pigskin may be used as a temporary graft; a new type of synthetic collagen is now being used for permanent skin grafts.
Hyfractor
A type of machine for destroying tissue (high-frequency eradicator)
Carcinoma
A malignant new growth made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases
Keratosis
Any horny growth, such as a wart or callosity
Nevus
A mole or growth, e.g. A birthmark
Steatoma
Lipoma; a fatty mass retained within a sebaceous gland; sebaceous cyst
Verruca
A wart, caused by viruses; a plantar wart is one on the sole or plantar of the foot
Carbuncle, furuncle
boils, abscesses, and pustular lesions
Impetigo
A streptococcal or staphylococcal Skin infection marked by vesicles or bullae that become pustular, rupture, and form yellow crusts, especially around the mouth and nose
Herpes genitalis
Blister-type inflammatory highly contagious Skin disease of the genitals; prevalent sexually transmitted disease
Herpes optitalmicus
Severe herpes zoster involving the ophthalmic nerve
Herpes simplex
An acute viral disease, often on the borders of the lips or naves (cold sores) or on the genitals
Herpes zoster
Shingles
Verruca
A wart
Tinea
Ringworm
Tinea barbea
Ringworm infection in bearded part of face
