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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

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noncontagious, inflammation of the skin

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Fascia

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membrane supporting the muscles

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Gland

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tiny organ that secretes chemical substances

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Impetigo

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contagious skin disorders characterized by vesicles that rupture and develop yellow crust

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Keratin

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protein that helps to form a waterproof barrier on the skin and nails

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Macule

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flat, discolored area of the skin usually less than one centimeter in diameter

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Matrix

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Nail bed

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Melanin

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pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes color

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Melanocytes

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skin-color cellss

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methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

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Bacteria that causes infection to different parts of the body that has become resistant to standard antibiotic treatment medications.

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Papule

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Elevated, solid area that forms on the skin

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pruritis

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Itching

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psoriasis

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chronic noncontagious inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by silvery, white patches on the skin

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Pustule

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a vesicle that becomes filled with pus

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Rule of nines

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Algorithm used to calculate the percentage of body surface that has been burned

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Sebum

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Oil

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Stratum corneum

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Dead, flat cells that flake off daily

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Stratum germinativum

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Deepest layer of epidermis that helps to regenerate cells

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Tumor

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solid abnormal mass of cells that may extend into cutaneous tissue

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Ulcer (superficial and decubitus)

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depressed lesion of the epidermis and dermis

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Urticaria (hives)

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temporarily elevated area that is itchy and may be red in color

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Vesicle

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small blister

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Warts Verrucae

A

viral infection that affects the skin and nails

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