Medical Term

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Biopsy

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view of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)

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Dermatoautoplasty

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surgical repair of using ones own skin

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Dermatoheteroplasty

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surgical repair using skin from another

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Dermatome

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instrument used to cut skin (in thin slices)

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Dermatoplasty

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surgical repair of the skin

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Onychectomy

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exicision of a nail

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Rhytidectomy

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excision of wrinkles aka face lift

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Rhytidoplasty

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surgical repair of wrinkes

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Cauterization

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destruction of tissue with hot or cold instrument, electric current, or caustic substance. Cautery

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Cryosurgery

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Destruction of tissue using extreme cold, often with liquid nitrogen

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Debridement

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removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound

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Dermabrasion

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procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper

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excision

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removal by cutting

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incision

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surgical cut or wound produced by a sharp instrument

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incision and drainage (I&D)

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surgical cut made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a lesson, wound or cavity

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Mohs Surgery

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technique of microscopically controlled serial excision of a skin cancer

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Suturing

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to stitch edges of a wound surgically

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epidermal

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pertaining to upon the skin

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erythroderma

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red skin

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hypodermic

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pertaining to under the skin

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intradermal

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pertaining to within the skin

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keratogenic

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originating in the horny tissue

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necrosis

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abnormal condition of death (cells and tissue die because of disease)

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percutaneous

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pertaining to through the skin

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staphylococcus

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berry-shaped (bacteria) in grapelike clusters

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Streptococcus

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Berry-shaped (bacterium) in twisted chains

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Subcutaneous

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pertaining to under the skin

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transdermal

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pertaining to through the skin

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ungual

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pertaining to the nail

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Xanthoderma

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yellow skin or jaundice

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Alopecia

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loss of hair

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bacteria

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single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division and may cause infection by invading body tissue

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Cyst

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Closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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Cytomegalovirus

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herpes-type virus that usually causes disease when immune system is compromised

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Diaphoresis

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Sweating

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Ecchymosis

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Escape of blood into the skin, causing a small, flat, purple or blue discoloration, as may occur when blood is withdrawn by a needle and syringe from an arm vein

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Edema

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Puffy swelling of tissue from accumulation of fluid

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Erythema

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Redness

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Fungus

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organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings and may cause infection by invading the body tissue. yeast budding. mold spore formation.

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Induration

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abnormal hard spot

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Keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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leukoplakia

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condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane, which may be precancerous

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Macule

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flat, colored spot on skin. freckle

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Nevus

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circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black or flesh colored. birthmark, mole

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Nodule

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small knot like mass that can be felt by touch

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Pallor

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Paleness

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Papule

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small, solid skin evelation

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Petechia

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Pinpoint skin hemorrhage

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Pressure Ulcer

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Erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occurring in bedridden patients. bed sore

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Pruritus

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Itching

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Purpura

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small hemorrhage in the skin giving purple-red discoloration; associated with blood disorders or vascular abnormalities

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Pustule

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elevation of skin containing puss

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Ulcer

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erosion of the skin or mucous membrane

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Verruca

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Wart

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Vesicle

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Small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid. blister

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Virus

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minute microorganism much smaller than bacterium, characterized by the lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within living host cells; may cause infections by invading body tissue

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Wheal

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Transitory, itchy elevation of the skin with a white center and a red surrounding area; a wheal is an individual urticaria (hive) lession