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26 Cards in this Set
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lesions |
areas of tissues that are altered because of a pathological condition |
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vascular lesions |
blood vessels that show through the skin |
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macule |
freckle or flat mole |
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patch |
macule |
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papule |
small elevated mass; pimple |
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nodule |
small patch on skin |
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polyp pediculated |
mass that projects upward either on a polyp or from a sessile polyp |
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polyp |
slender stalk |
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sessile polyp |
broad base |
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tumor |
abnormal tissue growth |
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wheal |
smooth, slightly elevated area, usually associated with allergic itching |
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bulla (pl. bullae) |
large blister |
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pustule |
small elevated mass containing pus |
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vesicle |
small mass containing fluid |
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cyst |
may be solid or filled with fluid or gas |
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pilonidal |
contains hair |
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sebaceous cyst |
contains yellow sebum |
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erosion excoriation |
shallow area of skin worn away by friction or pressure |
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fissure |
scratched area of the skin, usually covered with dried blood |
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ulcer |
deep crack in the skin surface |
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decubitus |
wound with loss of tissue and often with inflammation |
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decubitis ulcers |
chronic ulcers on skin over bony parts that are under constant pressure; pressure sores |
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pressure sores |
chronic ulcers on skin over bony parts that are under constant pressure; decubitis ulcers |
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scale |
thin plate of epithelium formed on the skin's surface |
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crust |
dried blood or pus that forms on the skin's surface |
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keloid |
firm, raised mass of scar tissue |
