Medical Terms 3

Question 1

Exudate

Answer 1

Fluid excrete out of tissue or drainage from a wound

Question 2

Dermis

Answer 2

Layer of skin immediately under the top layer of skin

Question 3

Interdermal

Answer 3

Into the dermal layer of the skin

Question 4

Adipose

Answer 4

Pertaining to fat

Question 5

Melanin

Answer 5

Substance responsible for coloration of the skin

Question 6

Petechiae

Answer 6

Pinpoint red spots from blood leakage into the skin

Question 7

Pilo

Answer 7

Referring to hair

Question 8

Subcutaneous

Answer 8

Fatty layer of tissue beneath the outer layer of skin

Question 9

Cellulitis

Answer 9

Severe inflammation of the dermal and subcutaneous tissue, usually caused by infection

Question 10

Ecchymosis

Answer 10

Purplish discoloration beneath the skin surface caused by broken blood vessels… A bruise

Question 11

Nodule

Answer 11

Small knob of tissue

Question 12

Ulcer

Answer 12

Open lesion, usually with superficial skin loss

Question 13

Pressure ulcer

Answer 13

Chronic ulcer of the skin, usually over a boney prominence… Pressure sore

Question 14

Fissure

Answer 14

Deep slit in the skin

Question 15

Abscess

Answer 15

Localized collection of pus in any body part, usually accompanied by swelling and redness

Question 16

Cyanosis

Answer 16

Bluish discoloration of skin and/or mucous membranes that results from lack of oxygen in the blood