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Hirsutism

Excessive Hair growth

Ecchymosis

Discoloration of skin caused by blood clot under following blunt trauma to skin (bruise)

Integumentary System

Hair, Skin, Nails

3 layers of skin

Epidermis


Dermis


Hypodermis

Dermis is also known as/for

Corium, middle layer, has blood vessels (Vascular), forms flexible glue that gives connective tissue strength


Epidermis is?

Thin, outer layer, composed of stratified squamous epithelium, No blood supply (avascular) , calls die and become keratinized

Hypodermis is...

A.k.a Subcutaneous Layer, composed of lipocytes. Acts as an insulation for heat and cold

What are the 4 main purposes of skin?

Protection


Houses nerve receptors


Secretes Fluids


Temperature Regulation

Sweat Gland

Cools internal body region as sweat evaporates to maintain internal temperature.

Sebaceous Gland

Produces an oil to lubricate the skins surface

Hypoxia

Decrease in oxygen

Hypoxemia

Decrease in oxygen if the blood

Cyan/o CYANOSIS

Physically Blue, Abnormal Condition of blue, lose of oxygen

Pil/o & Trich/o

Hair

Viscous

Thick

Lesion

Abnormally/ Trauma

Melan/o

Black

Melanocytes

Black cells

Diaphor/o

Profuse Sweating

Hidr/o

Sweat

Ichthy

Dry, Scaly

Kerat/o

Hard,Horny

Myc/o

Fungus

Necr/o

Death

Onych/o & Ungu/o

Nail

Py/o

Pus

Rhytid/O

Wrinkle

Scler/o

Hard

Seb/o

Oil

Vesic/o

Bladder

Xer/o

Dry

-derma

Skin

-opsy

View of

-tome

Instrument used to cut

Allo

Other, different from usual

Xeno

Strange , foreign

Pathy

Disease

Melanoma

Black tumor

rrhea

Abnormal discharge

Onychophagia

Nail eating/ biting

Rhytidectomy

Removal of wrinkles

Abrasion

Scraping away skin surface

Cicatrix

A scar

Erythema

Redness of skin

Hyperemia

Redness of skin due to increased blood flow

Lesion

Wound, injury or abnormality

Nevus

Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark or mole. May become cancerous

Pallor

Abnormal paleness

Pruritis

Severe itching

Verruca

Warts, growth caused by a virus

Macule

Freckle.. Flat, discolored area

Vesicle

Blister

BCC

Basal Cell Carcinoma


Cancerous tumor on epidermis

Decubitous Ulcer

Open sore caused by pressure on bony body parts cutting off circulation to overlying skin ... AKA bedsore

Psoriasis

Chronic inflammatory condition

Tinea

Fungal skin disease resulting in itching, scaling lesions

Bx

Biopsy.. Piece of tissue removed by syringe, needle, knife, punch or brush to examine under microscope

BCC

Basal cell carcinoma

C&S

Culture and sensitivity

Decub

Decubitus Ulcer

Derm

Dermatology

FS

Frozen Section


HSV

Herpes Simplex Virus

I&D

Incision and drainage

ID

Intradermal

MM

Malignant Melanoma

SCC

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

SG

Skin graft

SLE

Systemis Lupus Erythematosus