Skin Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
Pitting
A
Small depression of nail plate
2
Q
Onycholysis
A
Separation of nail plate from bed
3
Q
Hypertricholosis
A
General excess growth e.g. pcos
4
Q
Hirsutism
A
Express growth male pattens
5
Q
Alopecia
A
Loss of hair localised or generalised
6
Q
Erythema
A
Red
Vascular dilation, blanches on pressure
7
Q
Purpurin
A
Will not Blanche, may be raised
8
Q
Petechia
A
1-2mm area of flat purpuria
9
Q
Scale
A
Accumulated fragments of keratin
10
Q
Crust
A
Dried exudate
11
Q
Lichenfied
A
Thickening with increased marking
12
Q
Scar
A
Normal tissue replaced by fibrous tissue
13
Q
Fissures
A
Linear split in the epidermis
14
Q
Erosion
A
Superficial break in the epidermis
15
Q
Ulcer
A
Deeper break in the dermis
