Lesson 10 Quiz Flashcards
What is a benign, slow-growing fatty tumor located between the skin and the muscle layer?
lipoma
What is the destruction of tissue by burning?
cauterization
What is the removal of a small piece of living tissue for examination?
biopsy
The lesions of psoriasis are called what?
plaques
What does purulent mean?
producing pus
What is alopecia?
loss of hair on the scalp
What does it mean if a lesion is pruritic?
it is itchy
In the term onychomycosis, what does the word part “onych/o” mean?
nail
What word part means “black”?
melan/o
What is the removal of dirt, debris, foreign objects, and damaged tissue from a wound?
debridement
What are glands that secrete sebum?
sebaceous
What is a collection of clotted blood trapped in the tissues?
hematoma
What is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating skin disorders?
dermatologist
What is the treatment for a skin abscess that involves cutting open the abscess and draining the contents?
I&D
What is the meedication that can be injected into muscles on the forehead to reduce the appearance of frown lines?
botox
What is another term for whiteheads?
closed comedones
What is the pigment that determines the color of the skin?
melanin
What is another term for a sebaceous cyst, a closed sac found just under the skin?
epidermoid cyst
What is a torn or jagged wound?
laceration
What is the medical term for a “bruise”?
ecchymosis
What is an infection of the skin fold around a nail?
paronychia
What does diaphoresis mean?
profuse sweating
What is a “breaking out, or eruption, that changes the color or texture of the skin”?
rash
The term cutaneous means pertaining to what?
skin
