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| cavity containing pus and surrounded by inflamed tissue, formed as a result of suppuration in a localized infection (characteristically, a staphylococcal infection). Healing usually occurs when an abscess is drained or incised. |
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| 1. The absence of germs. 2. Medical asepsis: procedures used to reduce the number of microorganisms and prevent their spread. 3. Surgical asepsis: procedures used to eliminate any microorganisms-sterile technique |
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| : Drawing in or out by suction; the act of withdrawing a fluid, such as mucus or serum, from the body by a suction device. |
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| tending to restrain the development or the reproduction of bacteria |
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| 1. A large vesicle or blister. 2. A thin walled blister of the skin or mucous membranes greater than 1 cm. in diameter containing clear, serous fluid |
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| a diffuse, acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue characterized most commonly by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling , and occasionally by fever, malaise, chills, and headache. Abscess and tissue destruction usually follow if antibiotics are not taken. Infection more likely to develop in presence of damaged skin, poor circulation, or diabetes mellitus. |
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| : an injury that does not disrupt the integrity of the skin, caused by a blow to the body, characterized by swelling, discoloration, and pain. |
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| removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue, and cellular debris form a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing. First step in cleansing a wound and allows for thorough examination of the extent of injury. |
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| : a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from usually bacterial infection of a hair follicle and adjacent tissue, having a hard central core, and forming pus- also called a boil |
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| : a mass of usually clotted blood that forms in a tissue, organ, or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel, usually resulting from trauma or incomplete hemostasis after surgery |
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| Also known as jaundice- yellow discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and sclera of the eyes, caused by greater than normal amounts of bilirubin in the blood. |
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| : any of several inherited dermatologic conditions in which the skin is dry and hyperkeratotic, resembling fish scales. |
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| an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a skin injury, particularly a wound or surgical incision. The new tissue is elevated, rounded, and firm and commonly occurs following burns or radiation injury. |
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| Small, flat blemish or discoloration that is level with the skin surface. Examples are freckles and some rashes. |
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| A small node; in skin, a node up to 1.0 cm in diameter, solid, with palpable depth- deeper than a papule |
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| A small solid raised skin lesion, less than 1.0cm in diameter- most of it is elevated rather than deep |
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| infestation with blood sucking lice |
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| Tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers. Range from pinpoint to pinhead size and are flush with the surface |
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| a flat, often raised patch on the skin or any other organ of the body; area is much larger in comparison to elevation |
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| a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing fluid that is usually purulent |
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| the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands of the skin, composed of keratin, fat, and cellular debris. Combined with sweat, sebum forms a moist oily acidic film that is mildly antibacterial and antifungal and protects the skin against drying. |
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| a circumscribed, craterlike lesion of the skin or mucous membrane resulting from necrosis that accompanies some inflammatory, infectious or malignant processes. An ulcer may be shallow involving only the epidermis or deeper involving the dermis. |
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| a pruritic skin eruption characterized by transient wheals of varying shapes and sizes with well defined erythematous margins and pale centers. It is caused by capillary dilation in the dermis and may be caused by drugs, food, insect bites, inhalants, emotional stress, exposure to heat or cold, and exercise- also called hives. |
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| a small, thin walled raised skin lesion containing clear fluid- small blister or bulla |
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| : abnormal dryness of a body part or tissue; epidermis lacks moisture or sebum often characterized by a pattern of fine lines, scaling, and itching. |
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