Integumentary Vocab

Question 1

Turgor

Answer 1

1. Normal tension in a cell. 2. Distention, swelling

Question 2

Tenting

Answer 2

Elevation, elongation or deformation of a tissue or an organ

Question 3

Pallor

Answer 3

Lack of color, paleness

Question 4

Pruritus

Answer 4

A tingling or faintly burning skin sensation that prompts a person to rub or scratch; an itch.

Question 5

Petechiae

Answer 5

1. Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in patients with platelet deficiencies and in many febrile illness. 2. Red spots from the bite of a flea

Question 6

Papule

Answer 6

A small bump or pimple, typically larger than a grain of salt but smaller than a peppercorn, that rises above the surface of the neighboring skin

Question 7

Tumor

Answer 7

An abnormal mass. Growth or proliferation that is independent of neighboring tissues is a hallmark of all tumors, can be benign or malignant

Question 8

Pustule

Answer 8

A small elevated skin lesion filled with white blood cells and, sometimes, bacteria or the products of broken-down cells. (e.g. - Herpes simplex or varicella-zoster viruses, and pustular psoriasis

Question 9

Purpura

Answer 9

Any rash in which blood cells leak into the skin or mucous membranes, usually at multiple sites.

Question 10

Jaundice

Answer 10

Yellow staining of body tissues and fluids, due to excessive levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream.

Question 11

Cyanosis

Answer 11

A blue, gray, slate, or dark purple discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes caused by deoxygenated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood.

Question 12

Erythema

Answer 12

Reddening of the skin. It is caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels in the skin. Common but nonspecific sign of skin irritation, injury or inflammation

Question 13

Ecchymosis

Answer 13

a bruise, Superficial bleeding under the skin or mucous membrane

Question 14

Hematoma

Answer 14

A swelling comprising a mass of extravasated blood confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel.

Question 15

Nevi

Answer 15

A congenital discoloration of a circumscribed area of the skin due to pigmentation. Birthmark, Mole

Question 16

Keloid

Answer 16

an exuberant scar that forms at the site of an injury or incision and spreads beyond the borders of the original lesion

Question 17

Alopecia

Answer 17

Absence or loss of hair, esp of the head

Question 18

Vitiligo

Answer 18

A skin disorder characterized by the localized loss of melanocytes , with patchy loss of skin pigment

Question 19

Macule

Answer 19

A flat spot on the skin whose color may be lighter or darker than the surrounding skin

Question 20

Nodule

Answer 20

A small node. A small cluster of cells

Question 21

Wheal

Answer 21

A more or less round and temporary elevation of the skin, white in the center with a pale-red periphery, accompanied by itching

Question 22

Vesicle

Answer 22

A small blister-like elevation on the skin containing serious fluid

Question 23

Ulcer

Answer 23

An open sore that forms on an epithelial surface, or lining of the gastrointestinal tract, marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissue

Question 24

Urticaria

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an allergic reaction marked by multiple discrete swellings on the skin that are intensely itchy and last up to 24 hours. (hives)

Question 25

Bullae

Answer 25

A large blister or skin vesicle filled with fluid

Question 26

Edema

Answer 26

(swelling) A local or generalized condition in which body tissues contain an excessive amount of tissue fluid in the interstitial space

Question 27

Clubbing

Answer 27

An enlarged terminal phalanx of the finger.

Question 28

Lichenification

Answer 28

Cutaneous thickening and hardening from continued irritation. The changing of an eruption into one resembling a lichen

Question 29

Hirsutism

Answer 29

Excessive growth of hair or the presence of hair in unusual places, esp. in women and children before the age of puberty