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Med Term Ch 3 > Skin > Flashcards

Skin Flashcards

1
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erosion

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Loss of skin / secondary lesions

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ulcer

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A sore / secondary lesions

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3
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Excoriation

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A scratch / secondary lesions

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4
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fissure

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a crack in the skin / secondary lesions

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5
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scale

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Skin flaking off/ secondary lesions

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6
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crust

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a dried substance like blood or pus on the skin / secondary lesions

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7
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vascular lesion / vascular lesions

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wounds related to blood vessels

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8
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cherry angioma

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A small blood vessel tumor / vascular lesion

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teleangiectasia

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The overexpansion of the end if a blood vessel sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin / vascular lesions

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macule, macula

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Small flat discolored area / primary lesion

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Patch

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Larger flat discolored area / primary lesions

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12
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Papule

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A small solid mass / primary lesion

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Plaque

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A solid mass on the surface of the skin / primary lesions

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14
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Nodule

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A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin / primary lesions

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15
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Tumor

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A larger solid mass / primary lesion

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16
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Vesicle

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A smaller blister / primary lesions

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17
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Bulla

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A larger blister / primary lesion

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18
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Pustule

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A pus filled blister / primary lesion

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19
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Abscess

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A localized collection of pus in the body / primary lesions

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20
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Petechia

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A small bruise / vascular lesion

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21
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Ecchymosis

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A larger bruise / vascular lesions

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Cicatrix (plural cicatrices) / scar formations

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Scar

23
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Keloid / scar formations

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Overgrowth of scar tissue

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Epidermal tumors / epidermal tumors

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Tumors on the skin

25
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Nevus

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Mole / epidermal tumors

26
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Dysplastic nevus / epidermal tumors

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A mole with bad changes / formations (often precancerous)

27
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Verucca

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Wart / epidermal tumors

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epidermal

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Pertaining to the skin

29
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hypodermic

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pertaining to beneath the skin

30
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intradermal

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Pertaining to inside the skin

31
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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

32
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subcutaneous

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

33
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transdermal

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Pertaining to through the skin

34
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chemosurgery

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Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

35
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chemotherapy

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treatment using chemicals

36
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cryosurgery

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Destruction of tissue through freezing

37
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dermabrasion

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Rubbing or scrapping away the outer surface of skin

38
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electrocauterization

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Using electricity to destroy tissue by burningit

39
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electrodesiccation

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Using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

40
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incision and drainage (I&D)

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To cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

41
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lipectomy

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Removal of fatty tissue

42
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liposuction

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Removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

43
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onychectomy

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Remove of a nail

44
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onychotomy

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Incision into a nail

45
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rhytidoplasty

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Reconstruction of wrinkled skin

46
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autograft

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Skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body

47
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homograft

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Skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species

48
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heterograft

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Skin transplant taken from a species other than patient’s

49
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xenograft

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Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s

50
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anesthetic

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A drug that temporarily blocks sensation

51
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antibiotic

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A drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

52
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antihistamine

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A drug that opposes the effects of histamine

53
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antipruritic

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A drug that prevents or relieves itching

54
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antiseptic

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A drug that prevents sepsis rotting of flesh by killing microorganisms

Med Term Ch 3 (1 decks)

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