Lim Vocab Flashcards
circumscribed, flat discoloration, which may be brown, blue, red, or hypopigmented
Macule
A macule more than 3-4cm in diameter
A small area differing from the rest of a surface
Patch
An elevated solid lesion up to 0.5 cm in diameter; color varies; may become confluent and form plaques
Papule
A circumscribed, elevated, superficial, solid lesion more than 0.5 cm in diameter, often formed by the confluence of papules
Plaque
The classic plaque
psyoriasis
A circumscribed lesion with a wall and a lumen
May contain fluid or solid matter
Cyst
A circumscribed elevated, solid lesion more than 0.5 cm in diameter
Nodule
A large nodule
Tumor
A circumscribed collection of free fluid up to 0.5 cm in diameter
Vesicle
A circumscribed collection of free fluid more than 0.5 cm in diameter
Bulla
A circumscribed collection of leukocytes and free fluid that varies in size
Pustule
A firm edematous plaque resulting from infiltration of the dermis with fluid;
Are transient and may last only a few hours
Wheal
A collection of dried serum and cellular debris; a scab
Crust
A linear loss of epidermis and dermis with sharply defined, nearly vertical walls
Fissure
A focal loss of epidermis; do not penetrated below the dermoepidermal junction and therefore heal without scarring
Erosions