Chapter 16 Intugmentary System

Front 1

Curettage

Back 1

Scraping of material from the skin or from the wall of a cavity.

Front 2

Callus

Back 2

Hard, thickened area of skin occurring in areas of the body exposed to friction or pressure

Front 3

Sebum

Back 3

Oily secretion from sebaceous glands in the skin.

Front 4

Causalgia

Back 4

Intense burning pain, often resulting from injury to a peripheral nerve.

Front 5

Pruritus

Back 5

Itching.

Front 6

Xanthelasma

Back 6

Soft, yellowish, round nodule found on the eyelids.

Front 7

Keratin

Back 7

Hard protein found in hair, nails, and the epidermis layer of skin.

Front 8

Leukoderma

Back 8

Large areas of skin that lose their pigment and become white.

Front 9

Melanocyte

Back 9

Cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin.

Front 10

Adipose

Back 10

Pertaining to fat.

Front 11

Pustule

Back 11

Small elevation of the skin containing pus.

Front 12

Liposuction

Back 12

Removal of adipose (fatty) tissue with a suction pump device.

Front 13

Dermatologist

Back 13

Specialist in the study (diagnosis and treatment) of skin disorders.

Front 14

Fissure

Back 14

Groove or crack-like sore.

Front 15

Nodule

Back 15

Solid, round or oval, elevated skin lesion more than 1 cm in diameter.

Front 16

Mycosis

Back 16

Any disease caused by a fungus.

Front 17

Leukoplakia

Back 17

Small white plaques on mucous membranes and surfaces of the body.

Front 18

Dermatoplasty

Back 18

Surgical repair of the skin.

Front 19

Gangrene

Back 19

Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply.

Front 20

Lunula

Back 20

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Semicircular white arch near the root of the nail.

Front 21

Polyp

Back 21

Mushroom-like benign growth extending on a stalk from the surface of a mucous membrane.

Front 22

Scleroderma

Back 22

Chronic and progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue.

Front 23

Melanoma

Back 23

Cancerous skin tumor of melanocytes often arising in pre-existing moles (nevi).

Front 24

Vesicle

Back 24

Small blister, containing clear fluid, on the skin.

Front 25

Dermatophytosis

Back 25

Fungal infection of the skin.

Front 26

Keratosis

Back 26

Excessive development of hard, keratinized tissue on the skin.

Front 27

Cyst

Back 27

Thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material.

Front 28

Anhidrosis

Back 28

Absence of sweating.

Front 29

Paronychium

Back 29

Soft tissue surrounding the nail border.

Front 30

Bulla

Back 30

A large blister.

Front 31

Epidermolysis

Back 31

Loosening of outer layer of the skin with formation of large blisters (bullae).

Front 32

Macule

Back 32

Pigmented non-palpable spot on the skin such as a freckle.

Front 33

Melanin

Back 33

Black pigment produced by melanocytes in the basal layer of the epidermis.

Front 34

Urticaria

Back 34

Acute allergic reaction in which red, round, elevated swollen areas called wheals appear on the skin. Pruritus (itching) may be intense.

Front 35

Impetigo

Back 35

Inflammatory bacterial skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions.

Front 36

Verruca

Back 36

Small benign growth (wart) in the skin; caused by a virus.

Front 37

Steatoma

Back 37

Collection of sebum in a cyst or sac-like formation.

Front 38

Vitiligo

Back 38

Large areas of skin that lose their pigment and become white.

Front 39

Steatoma

Back 39

Collection of sebum in a cyst or sac-like formation.

Front 40

Epidermis

Back 40

Outer layer of the skin.

Front 41

Pilosebaceous

Back 41

Pertaining to hair follicles and sebaceous glands.

Front 42

Leukoplakia

Back 42

Small white plaques on mucous membranes and surfaces of the body.

Front 43

Causalgia

Back 43

Intense burning pain, often resulting from injury to a peripheral nerve.

Front 44

Liposuction

Back 44

Removal of adipose (fatty) tissue with a suction pump device.

Front 45

Lipoma

Back 45

Benign tumor of fatty tissue.

Front 46

Electrocautery

Back 46

Use of a needle or snare heated by electric current to destroy or burn tissue (removal of warts, polyps).

Front 47

Abscess

Back 47

A cavity containing pus surrounded by inflamed tissue; usually the result of localized infection.

Front 48

Cuticle

Back 48

Small band of skin at the base of a nail.

Front 49

Keloid

Back 49

Enlarged hypertrophic scarring on the skin.

Front 50

Dermis

Back 50

Middle layer of the skin.

Front 51

Psoriasis

Back 51

Chronic, recurrent dermatosis characterized by scaly, dull red or pink patches covered by silvery gray scales.

Front 52

Lunula

Back 52

Semicircular white arch near the root of the nail.

Front 53

Rhytidectomy

Back 53

Plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging.

Front 54

Dermatologist

Back 54

Specialist in the study (diagnosis and treatment) of skin disorders.

Front 55

Onychomycosis

Back 55

Fungal infection of a nail.

Front 56

Diaphoresis

Back 56

Profuse sweating.

Front 57

Albinism

Back 57

Inherited absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.

Front 58

Liposuction

Back 58

Removal of adipose (fatty) tissue with a suction pump device.

Front 59

Paronychia

Back 59

Inflammation and swelling of the skin folds around a nail.

Front 60

Trichomycosis

Back 60

Fungal infection of hair, especially in the area under the arm (axilla).

Front 61

Papule

Back 61

Small, solid elevation of the skin, less than 1 cm in diameter.

Front 62

Dermatoplasty

Back 62

Surgical repair of the skin.

Front 63

Purulent

Back 63

Forming or containing pus.

Front 64

Erythema

Back 64

Redness of the skin.

Front 65

Dermabrasion

Back 65

Treatment for removal of superficial scars or wrinkles on the skin using sandpaper-like material.

Front 66

Melanocyte

Back 66

Cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin.

Front 67

Subungal

Back 67

Pertaining to under a nail.

Front 68

Scabies

Back 68

Contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus (itching).