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Details Title: LOM Ch 16 Description: Signs and symptoms Total Flash Cards: 6 Created: 02/25/2005 07:16:22	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term alopecia Definition absence of hair from areas wher it normally grows. Baldness Term ecchymosis plural ecchymoses Definition bluish-blac mark on the skin; black-and-blue mark. Term pruritus Definition itching Term petechia plural petechiae Definition a small, pinpoint hemorrhage Term purpura Definition merging ecchymoses and petechiae over any part of the body. Term urticaria (hives) Definition acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin