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skin terminology Flashcards

1
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xerosis

A

dry skin

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excoriation

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self-inflicted abrasion (on skin due to scratching)

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ulcer

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deep depression, irregular shape, leaves a scar

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scar

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normal tissue lost & replaced with CT (e.g. healed area of surgery, injury, or acne)

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atrophic scar

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depressed resulting skin level, loss of tissue (e.g. striae)

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dermis

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inner supportive layer of CT or collagen

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epidermis

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outermost layer of skin, stratified

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subcutaneous layer

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“fat”, adipose tissue below dermis, stores ENERGY

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nevi

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moles

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nevus simplex

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“stork bite”/salmon patch, flat red/pink irregular patch (location: forehead, eyelid, upper lip, back of neck)

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senile angiomas

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raised red spots, appears on trunk (on 30yo+)

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senile lentigines

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“liver spots”, small flat circumscribed brown macules

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acrochordons

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“skin tags”, normal skin overgrows forming a stalk, polyp-like

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petechiae

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tiny purple/red flat spots (hemorrhaging) (1-3mm), does not blanch

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purpura

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dark red discolored areas, flat, extensive patch of petechiae

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pallor

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paleness, looks like CT

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration (decreased perfusion), high in deoxygenated blood

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erythema

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intense redness (excess blood in dilated superficial capillaries)

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jaundice

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yellowing of skin (rising amounts of bilirubin in blood)

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blanching

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turning white, (blood supply is squeezed/cut off)

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skin tear

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break or rip in outer skin layer, separates epidermis from tissues

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discrete

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distinct & individual lesions (e.g. skin tags, acne)

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target

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‘iris”, concentric ring color

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urticaria

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itchy wheals (allergic reaction) (e.g. hives)

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macule

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flat, circumscribed, color change (e.g. freckles, nevi, petechiae)

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papule

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solid, circumscribed, elevated (<1cm -diameter) (e.g. pimple)

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wheal

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superficial, elevated, transient, erythematous, slightly irregular shape

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nodule

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solid, elevated, hard/soft, (>1cm) (e.g. fibroma, intradermal nevi)

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vesicle

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“blister”, elevated, free fluid cavity (<1cm) (e.g. herpes simplex, contact dermatitis)

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cyst

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encapsulated fluid-filled cavity (in dermis/fat layer), elevates skin (e.g. wen, sebaceous cyst)

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patch

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macules >1cm (e.g. café au lait spot, measles rash)

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plaque

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coalesced papules, surface elevation wider >1cm (e.g. psoriasis)

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bulla

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> 1cm in diameter, superficial, thin-walled, ruptures easily (e.g. burns, friction blister)

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tumor

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> few cm in diameter, firm/soft, deep (e.g. lipoma, hemangioma)

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pustule

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cloudy fluid (pus) in cavity, circumscribed, elevated (e.g. acne, impetigo)

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crust

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thickened & dried out exudate (vesicles/pustules burst/dry up) (e.g. scab after abrasion)

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scale

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compact desiccated flakes (dead skin cells shed)

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erosion

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scooped out, shallow depression

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diaphoresis

A

profuse sweating

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fissure

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linear crack, abrupt edges, into dermis (e.g. athlete’s foot)

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keloid

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scar at site of wound, grows beyond normal boundaries, smooth, rubbery, shiny, “clawliike”

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lichenification

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thickened skin, tightly packed papules (intense scratching)

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leukonychia striata

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white lines, through nail bed

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annular

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circular, center to periphery (e.g. ringworm)

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linear

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scratch, streak, line, stripe

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zosteriform

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linear arrangement along nerve route (e.g. herpes zoster)

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ecchymosis

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bruise (meds from vein leak out into tissue)

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contusion

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bruise (blunt force trauma)

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hypopigmentation

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absence of pigment, light/white splotches

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hyperpigmentation

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darkened skin (excessive amounts of melanin)

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pruritus

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itchy skin

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hirsutism

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excessive hair growth

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alopecia

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hair loss, baldness

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seborrhea

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oily discharge

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exudate

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fluid accumulated in wound, contains: serum, cellular debris, bacteria, & wbcs

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pedunculated

A

attached by stalk

57
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confluent

A

run together

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grouped

59
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gyrate

A

twisted, coiled spiral, snakelike

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