Pathology, Chapter Sixteen Flashcards
lesions
EROSION
wearing away or loss of epidermis
lesions
FISSURE
groove or crack-like sore
lesion
POLYP
growth extending from the surface of the musus membrane
lesion
ULCER
open sore on the skin or mucous membrances (deeper then erosion)
lesion
VESICLE
small collection of clear fluid; blister
lesion
WHEAL
smooth edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is redder or paler then the surrounding skin
symptoms
ALOPECIA
absence of hair
symptoms
ECCHYMOSIS
bruise on skin
symptoms
PURITUS
itching
conditions
CELLULITUS
diffuse, acture infection of the skin marked by heat redness pain and swelling
conditions
ECZEMA
inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papalosquamous lesions
conditions
PSORIASIS
chronic, recurrent dermatosis marke dby itchy scaly res plaques covered by silvery scales
conditions
SLE
SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS
chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints and internal organs.
conditions
TINEA
infection of the skin caused by a fungus
conditions
URTICARIA
red round wheals develop on the skin; hives
conditions
VILTILIGO
loss of pigment in areas of the skin (milk white patches)
bengin
CALLUS
caused by pressure or friction
bengin
KELOID
excess hypertrophed, thickened scar devloping after trauma or surgical incision
bengin
KERATOSIS
thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage
bengin
LAUKOPLAKIA
white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek
bengin
VERRUCA
epidermal growth (wart)
COMEDO
blackhead
malignant
MSLIGNANT MELANOMA
cancerous growth composed of melanocytes
maligant
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis
