Terms

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

a scraping-away of the skin

Question 2

anhidrosis

Answer 2

abnormal condition of no sweat
an-without
hidro-sweat
osis- abnormal condition

Question 3

comedo

Answer 3

collection of hardened sebum in hair follicle.

AKA blackheads

Question 4

contusion

Answer 4

injury caused by a blow to the body; causes swelling, pain, and bruising. The skin is not broken

Question 5

cyst

Answer 5

fluid-filled sac under the skin

Question 6

diaphoresis

Answer 6

diaphor/o= profuse sweating

word definition says it all

Question 7

ecchymosis

Answer 7

-osis

skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin following blunt trauma to the skin. A bruise.

Question 8

erythema

erythroderma

Answer 8

redness of flushing of the skin

(-derma) the condition of having reddened or flushed skin

Question 9

eschar

Answer 9

a thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area

Question 10

fissure

Answer 10

crack-like session or groove of the skin

Question 11

hirsutism

Answer 11

-ism (state of)

excessive hair growth over the body

Question 12

hyperemia

Answer 12

redness of the skin die to increased blood flow

Question 13

hyperhidrosis

Answer 13

abnormal condition of excessive sweat

Question 14

hyperpigmentation

Answer 14

abnormal amount of pigmentation in the skin

Question 15

lesion

Answer 15

a general term for a wound, injury, or abnormality

Question 16

lipoma

Answer 16

fatty mass

Question 17

nevus

Answer 17

pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole/ Can became cancerous.

Question 18

pallor

Answer 18

abnormal paleness of the skin

Question 19

papule

Answer 19

small, solid, circular raised spot on the surface of the skin less than ,5cm in diameter

Question 20

petechiae

Answer 20

pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin

Question 21

pruritus

Answer 21

severe itching

Question 22

purpura

Answer 22

fragile blood vessels which cause hemorrhages into the skin

Question 23

pyoderma

Answer 23

the presence of pus on or in the layers of skin. A sign of bacterial infection.

Question 24

suppurative

Answer 24

containing or producing pus

Question 25

urticaria

Answer 25

Hives

a skin erupt of pale reddish wheals with sever itching. Usually associated with food allergy, stress, or drug reaction

Question 26

abscess

Answer 26

a collection of pus in the skin

Question 27

acne rosacea

Answer 27

chronic form of acne seen in adults

Question 28

acne vulgaris

Answer 28

common form of acne seen in teenagers

Question 29

tine

Answer 29

fungal skin disease resulting in itching, scaling lessons

ex. tinea capitis (head) and tinea pedis (foot)

Question 30

alopecia

Answer 30

absence or loss of hair, especially of the head= baldness

Question 31

onychophagia

Answer 31

nail eating (nail biting)