Integumentary System Terminology Flashcards
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Adeno
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Gland
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Cutaneo
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Skin
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Cryo
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cold
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Cyan
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Blue
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Derma
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Skin
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Erythemato
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Redness
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Epi-
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upon, above
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lipo
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fat
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melan
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black
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necro
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death
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onych
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nail
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-ous
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pertaining to
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pil-
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hair
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pyo
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pus
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sebo
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oil, sebum
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squam
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scaly
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sub-
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below
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thermo-
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heat
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vasculo-
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blood vessel
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Abrasion
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scraping away of the top layer of skin
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Adipose
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fatty tissue
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Albinism
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Deficiency in pigment
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Alopecia
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baldness to all or small portions of the head
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Boils (Carbuncles)
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Painful bacterial infection of the hair follicle
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Dermatitis
noncontagious, inflammation of the skin
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Fascia
membrane supporting the muscles
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Gland
tiny organ that secretes chemical substances
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Impetigo
contagious skin disorders characterized by vesicles that rupture and develop yellow crust
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Keratin
protein that helps to form a waterproof barrier on the skin and nails
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Macule
flat, discolored area of the skin usually less than one centimeter in diameter
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Matrix
Nail bed
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Melanin
pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes color
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Melanocytes
skin-color cellss
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methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Bacteria that causes infection to different parts of the body that has become resistant to standard antibiotic treatment medications.
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Papule
Elevated, solid area that forms on the skin
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pruritis
Itching
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psoriasis
chronic noncontagious inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by silvery, white patches on the skin
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Pustule
a vesicle that becomes filled with pus
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Rule of nines
Algorithm used to calculate the percentage of body surface that has been burned
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Sebum
Oil
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Stratum corneum
Dead, flat cells that flake off daily
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Stratum germinativum
Deepest layer of epidermis that helps to regenerate cells
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Tumor
solid abnormal mass of cells that may extend into cutaneous tissue
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Ulcer (superficial and decubitus)
depressed lesion of the epidermis and dermis
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Urticaria (hives)
temporarily elevated area that is itchy and may be red in color
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Vesicle
small blister
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Warts Verrucae
viral infection that affects the skin and nails
