Medical Termonology: Skin

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apocrine sweat gland

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One of the large dermal exocrine glands located in the axilla and genital areas. It secretes sweat that, in action with bacteria, is responsible for human body odor

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collagen

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Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate.

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eccrine sweat gland

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Most numerous sweat producing exocrine gland in the skin.

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keratin

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Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Keratin means horn and commonly is found in the horns of animals.

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melanin

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Major skin pigment. It is formed by melanocytes in the epidermis.

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paronychium

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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border.

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sebaceous gland

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Oil secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles.

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sebum

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Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands.

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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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caus/o

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burn, burning

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cauter/o

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heat, burn

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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erythem/o, erythemat/o

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redness

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny tissue

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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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myco/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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phyt/o

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plant

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pil/o

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hair, hair follicle

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum

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squam/o

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scale like

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steat/o

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fat

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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crust

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Collection of dried serum and cellular debris

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cyst

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

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erosion

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Wearing away or loss of epidermis.

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fissure

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Groove of crack like sore

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macule

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Discolored often reddened flat lesion

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nodule

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

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papule

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Small, solid elevation of the skin.

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polyp

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Benign growth extending from the surface of the mucous membrane.

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pustule

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Small elevation of the skin containing pus

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ulcer

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Open sore on the skin or mucous membrane within the body

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vesicle

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Small collection of clear fluid; blister

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wheal

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Smooth, slightly elevated, edematous area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin.

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alopecia

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Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

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ecchymosis

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bluish black mark on the skin

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petechia

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Small, pinpoint hemorrhagge

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pruritus

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itching

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urticaria

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Acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin

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acne

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Chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum

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burns

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injury to tissues caused by heat contact

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cellulitis

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deffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling

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eczema

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Inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions.

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exanthematous viral diseases

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Rash of the skin due to a viral infection.

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gangrene

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Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

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impetigo

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

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psoriasis

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Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silverly gray scales.

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scabies

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A contagious , parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus.

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sleroderma

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

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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Chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, of joints, and of internal organs.

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tinea

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Infection of the skin caused by a fungus.

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vitiligo

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Loss of pigment in areas of the skin.

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callus

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Increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction.

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keloid

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Hypertropied, thickended scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incision.

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keratosis

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Thickened and reddened area of the epidermis, usually associated with aging or skin damage

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leukoplakia

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White, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek.

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nevus

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pigmented lesion of the skin.

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verruca

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epidermal growth caused by a virus *wart.

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basal cell carcinoma

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Malignant tumor of the basal call layer of the epidermis.

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squamous cell carcinoma

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Malgnant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis.

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malignant melanoma

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Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes.

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kaposi sarcoma

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Malignant vascular neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules.

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bacterial analyses

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Samples of skin are sent to a lab to detect presence of microorganisms

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fungal tests

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Scrapings from skin lesions, hair specimens or nail clippings are sent to a lab fro culture and microscopic examination.

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cryosurgery

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Use of subfreezing temperature via liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue.

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curettage

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Use of a sharp dermal curette to scrape away a skin lesion

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electrodesiccation

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Tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark

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Mohs surgery

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Thin layers of a malignant growth are removed, and each is examined under a microscope.

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skin biopsy

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Suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and sent to the pathology lab for microscopic examination.

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skin test

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Reaction of the body to a substance by observing the results of injecting the substance intradermally or applying it topically to the skin.