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Skin Terminology Flashcards

1
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Acne

A

Build up of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions

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Adip/o

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Fat

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Adipocyte

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A fat cell

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Albinism

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Condition of no pigment in skin, hair, and eyes

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Anhidrosis

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Condition of lack of sweat

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Apocrine sweat gland

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Large dermal exocrine gland; located in axilla and genitals

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7
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Basal layer

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The deepest region of the epidermis

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Chondrocyte

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A cartilage cell

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Collagen

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A structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

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Comedo

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The primary sign of acne, consisting of a widened hair follicle filled with keratin skin, debris, bacteria, and sebum (oil); blackhead

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Cuticle

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A band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate

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Cyst

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Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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Decubitus ulcer

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Bedsore

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14
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Dermat/o

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Skin

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15
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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Dermis

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Middle layer of the skin

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Diaphoresis

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Condition of profuse sweating

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18
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Eccrine sweat gland

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Most numerous of sweat producing glands in the skin

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Eczema

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Chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous pustular, or papular lesions

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of the skin

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Epithelium

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Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

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Erosion

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Wearing away or loss of epidermis

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Fissure

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Groove or crack-like sore

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Gangrene

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Necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia

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Hair follicle

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Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

A tube like structure that surrounds the root and strand of a hair

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Impetigo

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Contagious, infectious pyoderma

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Integumentary system

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The skin and its accessory structures, such as hair and nails

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Keloid

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A growth of extra scar tissue; thickened scar

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Keratin

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A hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails

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Lip/o

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Lunula

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The half-moon shaped white area at the base of a nail

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Macule

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Discolored, flat lesion (freckle)

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Malignant melanoma

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A serious form of skin cancer that begins in cells known as melanocytes

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Melan/o

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Melanin

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A black pigment found in the epidermis

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Melanism

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The increased development of the dark-colored pigment melanin in the skin or hair

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Myc/o

38
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Nodule

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Solid elevation of the skin more than 1 cm across

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Onych/o

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Onychomycosis

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A fungal infection

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Papule

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Solid elevation of the skin (pimple)

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Paronychium

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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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Pil/o

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Pruritus

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Itchy skin

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Psoriasis

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Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silvery gray scales covering red patches in skin

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Pustule

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Circumscribed collection of pus

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Py/o

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Scleroderma

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Chronic hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

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Sebaceous gland

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Oil-secreting gland in the dermis; associated with hair follicles

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Sebum

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An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

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Squamous epithelium

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Flat scale-like cells compromising the epidermis

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Squamous cell

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A type of epithelial cell in the epidermis

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Stratified

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Arranged in layers

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Stratum corneum

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The outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells

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Subcutaneous layer

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Innermost layer of the skin, containing fatty tissue

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Systemic lupus erythematous

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Widespread, inflammatory disease of joints and collagen of the skin with butterfly rash on the face 

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Tinea

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A fungal infection of the skin; ringworm 

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Ulcer

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Open sore or erosion of skin 

59
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Vesicle

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Circumscribed collection of clear fluid (blister)

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Wheal

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Smooth slightly elevated edematous area (hive)

61
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Xanth/o

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