Skin Terms Flashcards
A large macule or large collection of macules
Patch
A small (<1cm), flat piece of skin with a different color or texture (i.e. freckle)
Macule
A palpable change in consistency or contour of the skin
Papule
Papule larger than 1 cm
Nodule.
A large nodule
Tumor
A coalescence of papules
Plaque
An encapsulated nodule filled with soft tissue
Cyst
A circumscribed, clear fluid filled lesion
Vesicle
A large vesicle
Bulla
A vesicle filled with inflammatory cells
Pustule
Area of central pallor and peripheral erythema
Wheal
Discoloration of the skin due to presence of blood in the tissue, will not blanch with pressure and blood is outside of vessels
Purpura
A punctate region of purpura
Petechia
A clogged hair follicle
Comedo
A white papule consisting of whorls of keratinized epithelial cells beneath the surface.
Milium
A horizontal tunnel in the stratum corneum produced by a parasite
Burrow
Exfoliation of surface keratin cells
Scaly
Very thick scale
Hyperkeratotic
Displaying dried exudate of fluid or cell contents on the skin surface.
Crusted
Crust composed of serum or tissue fluid
Serous crust
Crust containing pus
Purulent crust
Crust containing red blood cells
Hemorrhagic crust
A superficial defect in the skin surface that does not penetrate through the epidermis
Eroded
A skin defect that penetrates through the epidermis to the dermis
Ulcer
Eroded or ulcerated, with the cause of scratching
Excoriated
Split horizontally
Fissured
Reddened due to vasodilation
Erythematous
Swollen due to extravasation of serum and lymph going into the tissue
Edematous
Thickening of epidermis with accentuation of normal skin markings
Lichenified
Warts. Or wart-like
Verrucous
Showing small blood vessels in the skin, oftentimes permanent.
Telangiectatic
Emaciated or thinned tissue
Atrophic
