Med Terms 5 Flashcards
Cutaneous
Pertaining to the skin
Systemic
Relative or pertaining to a system
Therapeutic
Pertaining to results obtained from treatment
Having medicinal or healing properties
Lesion
A region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor
Abrasion
The process of scraping or wearing away
Abscess
A localized collection of pus in any body part, resulting from invasion of a pyogenic bacterium or other pathogen
Furuncle
Boil
Carbuncle
A painful, deep abscess of the skin involving multiple hair follicles, formed by the merger of two or more boils
Alopecia
Absence or loss of hair especially of the head
Acne
An inflammatory disease of the sebaceous follicles of the skin
Hirsutism
Excessive growth of hair or the presence of hair in unusual places especially in women
Cyst
A closed sac or pouch with a definite wall, containing fluid, semifluid or solid material
Eczema
A general term for an itchy red rash that initially weeps or oozes serum and may become crusted, thickened or scaly
Gangrene
Necrosis usually resulting from deficient or absent blood supply
Contusion
Bruise
Ecchymosis
Superficial bleeding under the skin or a mucus membrane
Petechiae
Small, purplish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin that appear in patients with platelet deficiencies and in many febrile illnesses
Hematoma
A swelling comprising a mass of extravasated blood (usually clotted) confined to an organ, tissue, or space and caused by a break in a blood vessel
Melanoma
A malignant tumor of darkly pigmented cells that often arises in a brown or black mole
First-degree burn
Result in pain and reddening of the epidermis
Second-degree burn
Partial thickness burn
Affect the epidermis and the dermis
Third-degree burn
Full thickness burns
Go through dermis and affect deeper tissues; result in white or blackened charred skin
Impetigo
A scabby eruption on the skin
A contagious bacterial infection of the epidermis characterized by yellow to red, weeping and crusted or pustular lesions
Keloid
An exuberant scar that forms at the site of an injury or incision and spreads beyond the borders of the original lesion
Psoriasis
A chronic skin disorder in which red papules and scaly silvery plaques with sharply defined borders appear on the body surface
Tinea
Any fungal skin disease occurring on various parts of the body
Scabies
A contagious infestation of the skin with the itch mite
Ulcer
An open sore that forms on an epithelial surface; skin, mucous membranes or the lining of the gastrointestinal tract, marked by inflammation, necrosis, and slouching of damaged tissues
Pressure ulcer
Vulnerable to localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence as a result of pressure
Urticaria
An allergic reaction marked by multiple discrete swellings on the skin that are intensely itchy and last up to 24 hr
Verruca
Wart
Vesicle
A membrane bound container made inside a cell and occasionally released from it
A small blister-like elevation on the skin containing serous fluid
Vitiligo
A skin disorder characterized by the localized loss of melanocytes with patchy loss of skin pigment
Wheal
A more or less round and temporary elevation of the skin, white in the center with a pale-red periphery, and itching
Debridement
The removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue in a wound
Autograft
A graft transferred from one part of a patients body to another
Cryosurgery
The use of extremely cold probes to destroy lesions, including cancerous or infected tissues
Dermabrasion
A surgical procedure for resurfacing the skin by brushing or grinding off the external layer
Biopsy
A tissue sample removed from the body for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis
Skin test
Any test in which a suspected allergen is applied to the skin
