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Pathology, Chapter Sixteen Flashcards

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1
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lesions

EROSION

A

wearing away or loss of epidermis

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lesions

FISSURE

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groove or crack-like sore

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lesion

POLYP

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growth extending from the surface of the musus membrane

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lesion

ULCER

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open sore on the skin or mucous membrances (deeper then erosion)

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lesion

VESICLE

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small collection of clear fluid; blister

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lesion

WHEAL

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smooth edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is redder or paler then the surrounding skin

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symptoms

ALOPECIA

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absence of hair

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symptoms

ECCHYMOSIS

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bruise on skin

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symptoms

PURITUS

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itching

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conditions

CELLULITUS

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diffuse, acture infection of the skin marked by heat redness pain and swelling

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conditions

ECZEMA

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inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papalosquamous lesions

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conditions

PSORIASIS

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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marke dby itchy scaly res plaques covered by silvery scales

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conditions

SLE

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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints and internal organs.

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conditions

TINEA

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infection of the skin caused by a fungus

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conditions

URTICARIA

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red round wheals develop on the skin; hives

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conditions

VILTILIGO

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loss of pigment in areas of the skin (milk white patches)

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bengin

CALLUS

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caused by pressure or friction

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bengin

KELOID

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excess hypertrophed, thickened scar devloping after trauma or surgical incision

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bengin

KERATOSIS

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thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage

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bengin

LAUKOPLAKIA

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white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

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bengin

VERRUCA

A

epidermal growth (wart)

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COMEDO

A

blackhead

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malignant

MSLIGNANT MELANOMA

A

cancerous growth composed of melanocytes

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maligant

SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

A

malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis

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