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Define Abrasion |
A scraping or rubbing away of skin or mucous membrane as a result of friction to the area. |
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Define Abscess |
A localized collection of pus in any part of the body. |
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Define Albino |
A marked deficiency of pigment in the eyes, hair, and skin. |
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Define Alopecia |
Partial or complete loss of hair. |
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Define Amputation |
The surgical removal of a part of the body or a limb; performed to treat recurrent infections or gangrene of a limb. |
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Define Basal Layer |
The deepest of the five layers of he epidermis. |
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Define Blackhead |
An open comedo, caused by accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of a hair follicle. |
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Define Blister |
A small thin-walled skin lesion containing clear fluid; a vesicle. |
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Define Boil |
A localized-pus-producing infection originating deep in a hair follicle; a furuncle. |
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Define Bruise |
A bluish-black discoloration of an area of the skin or mucous membrane caused by an escape of blood into the tissues as a result of an injury to the area; see ecchymosis. |
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Define Bulla |
A large blister. |
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Define Carbuncle |
A circumscribed inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues that contain pus, wich eventually discharges to the skin surface. |
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Define Cellulitis |
A diffuse acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue, characterized by by localized heat, deep redness, pain, and swelling. |
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Define Cerumen |
Ear Wax |
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Define Ceruminous Gland |
A modified sweat gland that lubricates the skin of the ear canal with yellowish-brown waxy substance called cerumen (or ear wax). |
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Define Cicatrix |
A scar, the pale, firm tissue that forms in the healing of a wound. |
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Define Circumscribed |
Confined to a limited space or well-defined area (as if a circle were drawn around it). |
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Define Collagen |
The protein substance that forms the glistening inelastic fibers of connective tissue such as tendons, ligaments, and fascia. |
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Define Comedo |
The typical lesion of acne vulgaris, caused by accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of a hair follicle. |
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Define Contusion |
An injury to a part of the body without a break in the skin. |
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Define Corium |
The dermis; the layer of skin just under the epidermis. |
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Define Cyosurgery |
A noninvasive treatment that uses subfreezing temperature to freeze and destroy the tissue. Coolants such as liquid nitrogen are used in the metal probe. |
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Define Curettage |
The process of scraping material from the wall of a cavity or other surface for the purpose of removing abnormal tissue or unwanted material. |
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Define Cutaneous Membrane |
The skin |
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Define Cuticle |
A fold of skin that covers the root of the fingernail or toenail. |
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Define Cyanosis |
A condition of a bluish discoloration of the skin.De |
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Define Cyst |
A closed sac or pouch in or within the skin that contains fluid, semifluid or solid material. |
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Define Debridement |
Removal of debris, foreign objects, and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and to promote healing. |
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Define Dermatitis |
Inflammation of the skin |
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Define Dermatologist |
A physician who specializes in the treatment of diseases and disorders of the skin. |
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Define Dermatology |
The study of the skin. |
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Define Dermis |
The layer of skin immediately beneath the epidermis, the corium. |
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Define Diaphoresis |
The secretion of sweat. |
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Define Ecchymosis |
A blueish-black discoloration of an area of the skin or mucous membrane caused by an escape of blood into the tissues as a result of injury to the area; also known as a bruise or a black and blue mark. |
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Define Electrodesiccation |
A technique that uses an electrical spark to burn and destroy tissue; used primarily for the removal of surface lesions. |
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Define Epidermis |
The outermost layer of the skin. |
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Define Epidermoid Cyst |
A cyst filled with a cheesy material composed of sebrum and epithelial debris that has formed in the duct of a sebaceous gland; also known as a sebaceous cyst. |
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Define Epithelium |
The tissue that covers the internal and external surfaces of the body. |
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Define Erythema |
Redness of the skin due to capillary dilation. |
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Define Erythremia |
An abnormal increase in the number of red blood cells; polycythemia vera. |
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Define Erythroderma |
Redness of the skin due to capillary dilatation. |
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Define Excoriation |
An injury to the surface of the skin caused by trauma, such as scratching or abrasions. |
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Define Exfoliation |
Peeling or sloughing off of tissue cells, as in peeling of the skin after a severe sunburn. |
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Define Fissure |
A cracklike sore or groove in the skin or mucous membrane. |
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Define Fistula |
An abnormal passageway between two tubular organs or from an organ to the body surface. |
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Define Furuncle |
A localized pus producing infection originating deep in a hair follicle; a boil. |
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Define Gangrene |
Death of tissue, most often involving the extremities. Is usually the result of ischemia, bacterial invasion. and subsequent putrefaction of the tissue. |
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Define Hair Follicle |
The tiny tube within the dermis that contains the root of a hair shaft. |
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Define Hair Root |
The portion of a strand of hair that is embedded in the hair follicle. |
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Define Hair Shaft |
The visible part of the hair. |
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Define Hemagioma |
A benign tumor that consists of a mass of blood vessels and has a reddish - purple color. |
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Define Heparin |
A natural anticoagulant substance produced by the body tissues; is also produced in laboratories for therapeutic use as heparin sodium. |
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Define Hirsutism |
Excessive body hair in an adult male distribution pattern, occurring in women. |
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Define Histamine |
A substance that is released in allergic inflammatory reactions. |
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Define Histiocyte |
Macrophage; a large phagocytic cell occurring in the walls of blood vessels and loose connective tissue. |
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Define Hives |
Circumscribed; slightly elevated lesions of the skin that are paler in the center than its surrounding edges |
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Define Hydrocele |
A collection of fluid located in the area of the scrotal sac in the male. |
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Define Ichthyosis |
An inherited dermatological condition in which the skin is dry, hyperkeratotic (hardened), and fissured - resembling fish scales. |
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Define Integument |
The skin |
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Define Integumentary system |
The body system consisting of the skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, and sebaceous glands. |
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Define Keratin |
A hard fibrous protein found in the epidermis, hair, nails, enamel of the teeth, and horns of animals. |
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Define Keratolytic |
An agent used to break down or loosen the horny (hardened) layer of the skin. |
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Define Laceration |
A tear in the skin. |
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Define Lanugo |
Soft, very fine hair that covers the body of the developing fetus; this hairy coating is almost completely gone by birth. |
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Define Lesion |
Any visible damage to the tissues of the skin, such as a wound, sore, rash, or boil. |
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Define Lipocyte |
A fat cell. |
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Define Lunula |
The crescent- shaped pale area at the base of the fingernail or toenail. |
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Define Macrophage |
A large phagocytic cell occurring in the walls of blood vessels and loose connective tissue. |
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Define Macule |
A small, flat discoloration of the skin that is neither raised nor depressed. |
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Define Mast Cell |
A cell (found within the connective tissue) that contains heparin and histamine; these substances are released from the mast cell in response to injury and infection. |
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Define Melanin |
A black or dark pigment (produced by melanocytes within the epidermis) tat contributes color to the skin and helps to filter ultraviolet light. |
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Define Melanocytes |
Cells responsible for producing melanin. |
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Define Nail Body |
The visible part of the nail. |
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Define Nodule |
A small, circumscribed swelling protruding above the skin. |
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Define Oil Gland |
One of the many small glands located in the dermis, its secretions provide oil to the hair and surrounding skin. |
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Define Onycholysis |
Separation of a fingernail from its bed, beginning at the free margin. This condition is associated with dermatitis of the hand, psoriasis, and fungal infections. |
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Define Onychomycosis |
Any fungal infection of the nails. |
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Define Onychophagia |
The habit of biting the nails. |
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Define Pachyderma |
Abnormal thickening of the skin. |
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Define Papule |
A small, solid, circumscribed elevation on the skin. |
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Define Paronychia |
Inflammation of the fold of skin surrounding the fingernail; also called runaround. |
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Define Pediculosis |
Infestation with lice. A highly contagious parasitic infestation caused by blood-sucking lice. |
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Define Perspiration |
The clear, watery fluid produced by the sweat glands. |
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Define Petechia |
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin. |
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Define Pimple |
A papule or pustule of the skin. |
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Define Polyp |
A small, stalklike growth that protrudes upward or outward from a mucous membrane surface, resembling a mushroom stalk. |
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Define Pores |
Opening of the skin through which substances such as water, salts, and some fatty substances are excreted. |
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Define Pressure Ulcer |
An inflammation, sore, or ulcer in the skin over a bony prominence of the body, resulting from loss of blood supply and oxygen to the area due to prolonged pressure on the body part; also known as a decubitis ulcer or pressure sore. |
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Define Pruritus |
Itching |
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Define Purpura |
A group of bleeding disorders characterized by bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes; small, pinpoint hemorrhages are known as petechia and larger hemorrhagic areas are known as ecchymoses or bruises. |
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Define Pustule |
A small elevation of the skin filled with pus; a small abscess. |
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Define Scales
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Thin flakes of hardened Epithelium shed from the epidermis.
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Define Sebaceous Cyst
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A cyst filled with a cheesy material consisting of sebum and epithelial debris that has form in the duct of a sebaceous gland; also know as an epidermoid cyst.
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Define Sebaceous Gland
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An oil gland located in the dermis; its secretions provide oil to the hair and surrounding skin.
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Define Seborrhea
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Excessive secretion of sebum, resulting in excessive oiliness or dry scales.
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Define Sebum
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The oil secretions of the sebaceous glands.
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Define Skin Tags
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A small brownish or flesh-colored outgrowth of skin occurring frequently on the neck; also known as a cutaneous papilloma.
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Define Squamous epithelial cells
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Flat scale like cells arranged in layers (strata).
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Define Squamous Epithelium
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The single layer of flattened plate like cells that cover internal and external body surfaces.
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Define Stratified
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Layered arranged in layers
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Define Stratum
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A uniformly thick sheet or layer of cells.
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Define Stratum Basale
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The layer of skin where new cells are continually being reproduced, pushing older cells toward the outermost surface of the skin.
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Define Stratum Corneum
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The outermost layer of the epidermis(consisting of dead cells that have converted to keratin), which continually sloughs off of flakes away; known as the keratinized cell layer.
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Define Stretch Marks
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Linear tears in the dermis that result from overstretching from rapid growth. They begin as pinkish blue streaks with jagged edges and may be accompanied by itching. As many heal and lose their color, they remain as silvery white scar lines, also known as stria.
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Define Subcutaneous Tissue
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The fatty layer of tissue located beneath the dermis.
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Define Subungual Hematoma
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A collection of blood beneath a nail bed, usually the result of trauma (injury).
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Define Sudoriferous Gland
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A sweat gland.
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Define Sweat
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The clear watery fluid produced by the sweat glands; also known as perspiration.
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Define Sweat Glands
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One of the tiny structures within the dermis that produces sweat, which carries waste products to the surface of the skin for excretion; also known as a sudoriferous gland.
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Define Telangiectasia
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The permanent dilation of groups of superficial capillaries and venules. The dilated vessels may be visible through the skin as tiny red lines. Common causes include but are not limited to rosacea, elevated estrogen levels, and actinic damage.
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Define Ulcer
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A circumscribed, open sore or lesion of skin that is accompanied by inflammation.
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Define Urticaria
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A reaction of the skin in which there is an appearance of smooth, slightly elevated patches (wheals) that are redder or pales that the surrounding skin and often accompanied by severe itching (pruritus).
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Define Vesicle
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A small thin walled skin lesion containing clear fluid; a blister.
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Define Vitiligo
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A skin disorder characterized by non pigmented white patches of skin of carrying sizes that are surrounded by skin with normal pigmentation.
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Define Wheal
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A circumscribed, slightly elevated lesion of the skin that is paler in the center than its surrounding edges; hives.
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Define Whitehead
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A closed comedo caused by accumulation of keratin and sebum within the opening of a hair follicle; the content within is not easily expressed.
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Define Xanthoderma
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Any yellow coloration of the skin.
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Define Xeroderma
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A chronic skin condition characterized by roughness and dryness.
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Adip/o
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Fat
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Albin/o
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White
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Caut/o
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Burn
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Cutane/o
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Skin
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Derm/o
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Skin
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Dermat/o
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Skin
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Erythr/o
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Red
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Hidr/o
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Sweat
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Hist/o
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Tissue
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Ichthy/o
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Fish
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Kerat/o
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Hard, horny; also refers to cornea of the eye
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Leuk/o
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White
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Lip/o
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Fat
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Melan/o
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Black
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Myc/o
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Fungus
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Onych/o
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Nails
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Pil/o
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Hair
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Scler/o
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hard; also refers to sclera of the eye
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Squam/o
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Scales
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Trich/o
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Hair
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Xanth/o
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Yellow
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Xer/o
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Dryness
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Define Abcess
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A localized collection of pus in any body part that results from invasion of pus forming bacteria.
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Define Acne Vulgaris
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A common inflammatory disorder seen on the face, chest, back, and neck; appears as papules, pustules, and comedos; commonly known as acne.
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Define Albinism
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A condition characterized by absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
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Define Burns
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Tissue injury produced by flame, heat, chemicals, radiation, electricity, or gases. The extent of the damage to the underlying tissue is determined by the mode and duration of exposure, the thermal intensity or temperature, and the anatomic site of the burn. Burn degree is classified according to the depth of injury.
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Define Callus
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A common (usually painless) thickening of the epidermis at sites of external pressure or friction, such as the weight bearing areas of the feet and on the palmar surface of the hands. This localized hyperplastic area of up to 1 inch in size is also known as a callosity.
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Define Basal Cell Carcinoma
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A malignant epithelial cell tumor that begins as a slightly elevated nodule with a depression or ulceration in the center that becomes more obvious as the tumor grows. As the depression enlarges, the tissue breaks down, crusts, and bleeds.
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Define Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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A malignancy of the squamous (or scalelike) cells of the epithelial tissue, which is a much faster growing cancer than basal cell carcinoma and which has a greater potential for metastasis if not treated.
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Define Eczema
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An acute or chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by erythema, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, or scabs and accompanied by intense itching.
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Define Exanthematous Viral Diseases
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A skin eruption or rash accompanied by inflammation, having specific diagnostic features of an infectious viral disease.
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Define Herpes Zoster (shingles)
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An acute viral infection characterized by painful vesicular eruptions on the skin following along the nerve pathways of underlying spinal or cranial nerves.
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Define Hyperkeratosis
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An overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis.
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Define Impetigo
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Contagious superficial skin infection characterized by serous vesicles and pustules filled with millions of staphylococcus or streptococcus bacteria, usually forming on the face.
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Define Kaposi's Sarcoma
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Vascular malignant lesions that begin as soft purple-brown nodules or plaques on the face and oral cavity but can occur anywhere on the body and gradually spread throughout the skin.
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Define Keloid
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An enlarged, irregularly shaped, and elevated scar that forms due to the presence of large amounts of collagen during the formation of the scar.
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Define Keratosis
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Skin condition in which there is a thickening and overgrowth of the cornified epithelium.
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Define Seborrheic Keratosis
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Appears as brown or waxy yellow wart like lesion, 5 to 20 mm in diameter , loosely attached to the skin surface.
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Define Actinic Keratosis
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A premalignant, gray or red-to-brown, hardened lesion caused by excessive exposure to sunlight. Also called solar keratosis.
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Define Leukoplakia
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White, hard, thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane in areas such as the mouth, vulva, or penis.
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Define Malignant Melanoma
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Malignant skin tumor originating from melanocytes in preexisting nevi, freckles, or skin with pigment; darkly pigmented cancerous tumor.
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Define Nerves
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A visual accumulation of melanocytes, creating a flat of raised rounded macule or papule with definite borders.
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Define Onychocryptosis
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Ingrown nail. The nail pierces the lateral fold of skin and grows into the dermis, causing swelling and pain.
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Define Pemphigus |
A rare incurable disorder manifested by blisters in the mouth and on the skin which spread to involve large areas of the body, including the chest, face, umbilicus, back, and groin.
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Define Pilonidal Cyst
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A closed sac located in the sacrococcygeal area of the back, sometimes noted at birth as a dimple.
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Define Psoriasis
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A common, noninfectious chronic disorder of the skin manifested by silvery-white scales covering round, raised, reddened plaques producing itching (pruritus).
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Define Rosacea |
Is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that mainly affects the skin of the middle third of the face. The individual has persistent redness over the areas of the face, nose, and cheeks. |
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Define Scabies |
A highly contagious parasitic infestation caused by the "human itch mite," resulting in a rash, Pruritus, and slightly raised thread-like skin lines. |
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Define Scleroderma |
A gradual thickening of the dermis and swelling of the hands and feet to a state in which the skin is anchored to the underlying tissue. |
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Define Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
A chronic, multisystem, inflammatory disease characterized by lesions of the nervous system and skin, renal problems, and vasculitis. A red rash known as the "butterfly rash" is often seen on the nose and face. |
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Define Tinea |
More commonly known as ringworm, a chronic fungal infection of the skin that is characterized by scaling, itching, and sometimes painful lesions. |
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Define Tinea Capitis |
Ringworm of the scalp |
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Define Tinea Corporis |
Ringworm of the body is characterized by round patches with elevated red borders of pustules, papules, or vesicles that affect the nonhairy skin of the body. The lesion actually looks like a circle and is raised. |
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Define Tinea Cruris |
Ringworm of the groin; also known as jock itch. |
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Define Tinea Pedis |
Ringworm of the foot; also known as athlete's foot. |
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Define Wart (Verruca) |
A benign, circumscribed, elevated skin lesion that results from hypertrophy of the epidermis; caused by the human papilloma virus. |
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Define Allergy Testing |
Various procedures used to identify specific allergens in an individual by exposing the person to a very small quantity of the allergen. |
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Define Cautery |
Heat or caustic substances that burn and scar the skin (coagulation of the tissue). |
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Define Cryosurgery |
A noninvasive treatment that uses subfreezing temperature to freeze and destroy the tissue. |
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Define Curettage and Electrodesiccation |
A combination procedure of curettage that involves scraping away abnormal tissue and electrodesiccation |
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Define Debridement |
Removal of debris, foreign objects, and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound to prevent infection and to promote healing. |
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Define Dermabrasion |
Removal of the epidermis and a portion of the dermis with sandpaper or brushes to eliminate superficial scars or unwanted tattoos. |
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Define Dermatoplasty |
Skin transplantation to a body surface damaged by injury or disease. |
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Define Electrodesiccation |
A technique using an electrical spark to burn and destroy tissue, used primarily for the removal of surface lesions. |
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Define Electrosurgery |
The removal or destruction of tissue with an electrical current. |
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Define Escharotomy |
An incision made into the necrotic tissue resulting from a severe burn. |
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Define Fulguration |
See electrodesiccation |
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Define Liposuction |
Aspiration of fat through a suction cannula or curette to alter the body contours. |
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Define Skin Biopsy |
The removal of a small piece of tissue from a skin lesion for the purpose of examining it under a microscope to confirm or establish a diagnosis. |
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Define Skin Graft |
A process of placing tissue on a recipient site, taken from a donor site, to provide the protective mechanisms of skin to an area unable to regenerate skin (as in third-degree burns). |
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Define Wood's Lamp |
An ultraviolet light used to examine the scalp and skin for the purpose of observing fungal spores. |
