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| The outer covering of the body |
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The outermost, nonvascular layer of the skin.
Deep to Superficial, contains 5 basic layers = basal, prickle-cell, granular, clear, and horny layer. |
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Layer of the skin deep in the epidermis, consisting of:
-dense bed of vascular connective tissue
-nerves of terminal organs or sensation.
-the hair roots
-the sebaceous and sweat glands. |
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Beneath the skin.
Contains adipose tissue, connective tissue, vessels, and nerves. |
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| Mammary glands. The front of the chest. |
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| A layer of flattened platelike cells that cover internal and external body surfaces. |
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| In this layer of skin, new cells are formed and push older cells to the outermost surface of the skin. |
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| Outermost layer of skin where dead cells are converted to keratin, which flakes away. |
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| A process which protects skin from microorganisms, injuries, and excessive exposure to the ultraviolet rays of the sun. |
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| Part needed for the body to feel pain, cold, heat, touch, and pressure. |
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A process which insulates against heat and cold.
Example = perspiration for cooling |
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| Process where, in the prsence of sunlight, synthesizes vitamin D from a precursor molecule found in the skin. |
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| Process of eliminating body wastes in the form of perspiration. |
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| Refers to old eye and is a vision conditio involving the loss of the eye's ability to focus on close objects. |
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| Refers to the loss of vision in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes. |
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| Removal of tissue from body for examination |
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| Tissue destruction by electricity |
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| Removal of contaminated or devitalized tissue from a traumatic or infected lesion. |
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| Planing of the skin done by mechanical means (i.e. sandpaper or wire brushes). |
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| Dermatome (surgical process) |
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| An instrument for cutting thin skin slices for grafting. |
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| Destruction of tissue by dehydration with high-frequency electric current. |
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| Removal of burn scar tissue. |
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| Destruction of living tissue by electric sparks. |
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A tissue or organ for implantation or transplantation.
A piece of skin transplanted to replace a lost portio of the skin. |
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| A type of machine for destroying tissue (high-frequency eradicator). |
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| A malignant new growth made up of epithelial cells tending to infiltrate surrounding tissues and give rise to metastases. |
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| Any honry growth, such as a wart or callosity. |
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| Nevus (definition and plural form) |
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Plural = nevi
A mole or growth (i.e. birthmark). |
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Lipoma.
A fatty mass retained within a sebaceous gland. |
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| Verruca (definition and plural form) |
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Plural form: verrucae
A wart, caused by viruses. |
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| A condition of the skin resulting from oil-filled ducts. |
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| A condition of the skin resulting from sweat-filled ducts. |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin with the formation of an eruption of papules or pustules.
i.e. Chronic Acne |
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| Boils, abscesses, and pustular lesions. |
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| Inflammation of the sin and subcutaneous tissue. May lead to ulceration and abscess. |
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| A streptococcal or staphylococcal skin infection marked by vesicles or bullae that become pustular, rupture, and form yellow crusts, especially around the mouth and nose. |
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Blister-type inflammatory high contagious skin disease fo the genitals.
A STD.
Can cause harm to infant if mother is infected at the tie of delivery, causing damage to the child's nervous system. |
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| Sever herpes zoster involving the opthalmic nerve (eye). |
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| An acute viral disease, often ont e borders of the lips or nares (cold sores) or on the genitals. |
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Shingles.
An acute, unilateral, self-limited inflammatory disease of a nerve |
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| Infection of the bearded parts of the face by ringworm. |
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| Infection of the scalp by ringworm |
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| Infection fo the body by ringworm |
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| Infection of the groin by ringworm. (Jock itch) |
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| A chronic superficial infection of the skin of the foot by ringworm (athlete's foot) |
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| Infection of the fingernails by ringworm. |
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| A mite, a small parasite, that can burrow under the skin. |
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| Redness in skin, cauased by some substance. |
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| A dermatosis presumed to be caused by itching related to emotional causes or psychological factors. |
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| A chronic, hereditary, recurrent dermatosis marked by discrete vivid red macules, papuls, or playes covered with silvery laminated scales. |
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| A disorder that can cause various skin lesions. |
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| A contagious disease of the skin and subcutaneous tissues caused by infection with streptococcii organisms. |
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| A systemic fungal disease caused byinhalation of dust contaminated by fungus. |
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A chronic superficial inflammation of the skin.
Lesions typically form a butterful pattern over the bridge of the nose and cheeks |
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| German measles. A mild viral infection marked by a pink macular rash. |
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| A synonym for measles in English and of German measles in French and Spanish. |
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| A veneral disease. Cutaneous lesions, caused by infection from direct sexual contact. |
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Checkenpox.
Residues itch and later become scabs. |
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| An area of skin that is supplied with the nerve fibers of a single, posterior, spinal root. |
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| An instrument that cuts thin slices of skin for grafting. |
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| A mesodermal layer in early development, which becomes the dermal layers of the skin. |
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| A sterile preparation injected IM as a test for valley fever (respiratory fungus disease). |
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| A test for tuberculosis (tb), a bacterial disease |
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| A intracutaneous test for susceptibility to scarlet fever. |
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| An inatrcutaneous test for diptheria |
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| A test for presence of cystic fibrosis |
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| Referring to ulatraviolent rays of the sun |
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| No body pigment, white skin and hair |
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| Bulla (meaning and plural form) |
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Plural = Bullae
Large blisters as in burns |
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| Burn (include meaning of different degrees) |
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Thermal injury to tissues.
1st degree = show redness
2nd degree = produce blisters and are partial-thickness burns
3rd degree = full-thickness burns and invovle subcutaneous tissue and muscle. |
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| Localized hyperplasia of the horny layer of the epidermis (skin) caused by pressure or friction. |
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| A closed epithelium-lined cavity or sac, normal or abnormal, usually containing liquid or semisolid material. |
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| The medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases. |
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| Bruise, cause by bleeding. |
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| Eating or gnawing away (i.e. early ulcer). |
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| A slough (hard crust) produced by a thermal burn |
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| An eruptive (rose-colored) disease or fever. |
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| A superficial loss of skin (i.e. scratching) |
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| A falling off in scales or layers |
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| A narrow slit on the skin surface (anal fissure) |
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| Abnormal hairiness, especially in women |
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| A sharply elevated, progressively enlarging scar that does not fade with time |
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| Cut, tearing, a torn wound |
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| Any pathologic or traumatic discontinuity of tissue (a sore) |
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A spot, or thickening (freckle, flat mole).
Area is not raised above the surface. |
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| A small node that is solid and can be detected by touch. |
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| Coin-sized and coin-shaped |
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| A small, circumscribed, solid elevated lesion of the skin (wart) |
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| Inflammation of the folds of tissue around the fingernail. |
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| Small pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin |
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Any patch or flat area.
Used to describe the silvery scales of psoriasis. |
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| A small, elevated, pus-containing lesion of the skin. |
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| An outer layer formed by drying of a bodily secretion (fungus) |
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| A mark remaining after the healing of a wound or other morbid process. |
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| Excessive hair on the face of women |
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| Swelling, may be bening or malignant |
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| A local destructionof tissue from sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue |
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| A small blister containing liquid |
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Loss of pigment
White patchy areas. |
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| A localized area of swellingo n the body surface (i.e. produced by a skin test reaction such as PPD) |
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| Yellow coloration of the skin |
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| Rough and dry skin, a clinical chronic condition. |
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| Opposes the action of histamine, which is released in allergic reactions. |
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| A chemical responsible for allergic reactions in humans. |
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| Counteracts inflammation in the body |
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| Pertaining to inflammation |
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| Partially or completely numbs or eliminates sensitivity with or without loss of consciousness. |
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