Skin Flashcards
erosion
Loss of skin / secondary lesions
ulcer
A sore / secondary lesions
Excoriation
A scratch / secondary lesions
fissure
a crack in the skin / secondary lesions
scale
Skin flaking off/ secondary lesions
crust
a dried substance like blood or pus on the skin / secondary lesions
vascular lesion / vascular lesions
wounds related to blood vessels
cherry angioma
A small blood vessel tumor / vascular lesion
teleangiectasia
The overexpansion of the end if a blood vessel sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin / vascular lesions
macule, macula
Small flat discolored area / primary lesion
Patch
Larger flat discolored area / primary lesions
Papule
A small solid mass / primary lesion
Plaque
A solid mass on the surface of the skin / primary lesions
Nodule
A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin / primary lesions
Tumor
A larger solid mass / primary lesion
Vesicle
A smaller blister / primary lesions
Bulla
A larger blister / primary lesion
Pustule
A pus filled blister / primary lesion
Abscess
A localized collection of pus in the body / primary lesions
Petechia
A small bruise / vascular lesion
Ecchymosis
A larger bruise / vascular lesions
Cicatrix (plural cicatrices) / scar formations
Scar
Keloid / scar formations
Overgrowth of scar tissue
Epidermal tumors / epidermal tumors
Tumors on the skin
