The Skin

Front 1

Derm/o, dermat/o

Back 1

Skin

Front 2

Kerat/o

Back 2

Keratin

Front 3

Melan/o

Back 3

Dark, black, melanin

Front 4

Hide/o

Back 4

Sweat or perspiration

Front 5

Seb/o

Back 5

Sebum or sebaceous gland

Front 6

Trich/o

Back 6

Hair

Front 7

Onych/o

Back 7

Nail

Front 8

Bulla

Back 8

A raised fluid-filled lesion larger than a vessel

Front 9

Fissure

Back 9

A break or crack in the skin

Front 10

Macule

Back 10

Flat colored spot

Front 11

Nodule

Back 11

A solid raised lesion larger than the papule

Front 12

Papule

Back 12

A small circular raised lesion on the surface of the skin

Front 13

Plaque

Back 13

A patch

Front 14

Pustule

Back 14

A raised lesion containing pus

Front 15

Ulcer

Back 15

Lesion resulting from destruction of the skin and perhaps subcutaneous tissue

Front 16

Vesicle

Back 16

Small fluid-filled raised lesion a blister or a bleb

Front 17

Wheal

Back 17

A smooth round slightly raised area often associated with itching

Front 18

Alopecia

Back 18

Absence or loss of hair

Front 19

Cicatrization

Back 19

Process of scar formation

Front 20

Debridement

Back 20

Removal of dead or damaged tissue from a wound

Front 21

Dehiscence

Back 21

Splitting or bursting as when the layers of the wound separate

Front 22

Epidermis

Back 22

The outermost layer of the skin

Front 23

Dermis

Back 23

The layer of skin between the epidermis in the subcutaneous tissue

Front 24

Subcutaneous tissue

Back 24

The layer of tissue beneath the skin

Front 25

Diaphoresis

Back 25

Profuse sweating

Front 26

Evisceration

Back 26

Protrusion of internal organs through an opening as through a wound

Front 27

Paronychia

Back 27

Infection around the nail

Front 28

Pediculosis

Back 28

Infestation with lice

Front 29

Pressure ulcer

Back 29

An ulcer caused by pressure to the area of the body from a bed or chair

Front 30

Pruritus

Back 30

Severe itching

Front 31

Verruca

Back 31

An epidermal tumor or wart

Front 32

BSA

Back 32

Body surface area

Front 33

FTSG

Back 33

Full-thickness skin graft

Front 34

PSS

Back 34

Progressive systemic sclerosis

Front 35

SLE

Back 35

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Front 36

SPF

Back 36

Sun protection factor

Front 37

STSG

Back 37

Split thickness skin graft

Front 38

UV

Back 38

Ultraviolet