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| Person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin) |
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| secretes sweat that in action with bacteria is responsible for body odor |
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| Deepest region of the epidermis |
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| Structural protein found in the skin & connective tissue |
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| Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
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| Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin |
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| Outermost layer of the skin |
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| Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body |
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| Sac within which each hair grows |
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| The skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails |
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| Hard protein material found in the epidermis,hair, & nails |
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| The half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail |
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| Major skin pigment. It is formed by malanocytes in the epidermis |
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| Soft tissue surrounding the nail border |
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| Tiny opening on the surface of the skin |
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| Oil-secreting gland in the dermis associated with hair follicles |
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| Oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands |
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| Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis |
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| outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells |
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| Innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue |
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| Collection of dried serum & cellular debris |
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| Thick-walled, closed sac or puch containing fluid or semisolid material |
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| Wearing away or loss of epidermis |
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| Groove or crack-like sore |
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| Freckles, tattoos or oval elevated lesion 1cm or more in diameter |
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| Small, less than 1cm in diameter, solid elevation of the skin(pimples) |
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| Growth extending from the surface of muscous membrane |
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| Open sore on the skin or muscous membrane(deeper than an erosion) |
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| Small collection (papule)of clear fluid(serum); blister |
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| Smooth, edematous(swollen) papule or plaque that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin |
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| Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows |
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| Bluish-purplish mark (bruise) on the skin |
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| Small, Pin point hemorrhage |
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| Acute allergic reaction in which red, round wheals develop on the skin |
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| Chronic papular and pustular eruption of the skin with increased production of sebum |
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| Injury to tissue caused by heat contact |
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| Diffuse, acute infection of the skin marked by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling |
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| Inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions |
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| Exanthematous Viral Diseases |
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| Rash (exanthem) of the skin due to a viral infection |
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| Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
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| Bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions |
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| Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy,scaly,red plaques covered by silvery gray scales |
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| Cotnagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus |
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| Chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue |
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| Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) |
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| Chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs |
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| Infection of the skin caused by a fungus |
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| Loss of pigment in areas of the skin (milk white patches) |
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| Increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction |
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| Hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision |
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| Thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage |
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| White, thickened patches on muscous membrane tissue of the tongue or check |
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| Pigmented lesion of the skin |
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| Epidermal growth (wart) caused by a virus |
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| Malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis |
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| Malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis |
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| Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes |
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| Malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth characterized by cutaneous nodules |
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| Samples of skin are presence of microorganisms |
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| Scraping skin lesions, hair specimens, or nail clippings are sent to a laboratory for culture and microscopic examination |
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| Use of subfreezing temperature via liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue |
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| Use of a sharp dermal currette to scrape away a skin lesion |
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| Tissue is destroyed by burning with an electric spark |
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| Moh's micrographic surgery |
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| Thin layers of malignant tissue are removed, and each is examined under a microscope to check for adequate extent of the resection |
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| Suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and examined miscroscopically by a pathologist |
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| Substances are injected intradermally or applied to the skin, and results are observed |
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| Asymmetry Border Color Diameter Evolution |
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| Purified Protein Derivative |
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| Systematic Lupus Erythematous |
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