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avascular |
Pertaining to a type of tissue that does not have blood vessels |
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Cutaneous |
pertaining to the skin |
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Dermis |
Deeper layer of skin composed of nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and sebaceous and sudeoriferous glands. |
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Sebaceous Gland |
Oil gland |
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Sudoriferous Gland |
Sweat Gland |
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Epidermis |
Outer protective layer of skin that covers the body and does not have a blood or nerve supply |
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Lesion |
Wound, injury, or pathological change in the body tissue |
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Subcutaneous |
Pertaining to under the skin |
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systemic |
pertaining to a system or the whole body rather than a localized area. |
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Therapeutic |
Pertaining to treating, re mediating, or curing a disorder or disease. |
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What is the Epidermis made of |
Stratum Corneum, Basal layer
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What is the dermis |
made of Subcutaneous tissue binds the dermis to the underlying structures. |
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What is the function of the skin? |
1. Covers and protects body from pathogens 2. Sweat and oil glands produce secretions 3. Contains sensory receptors 4. Reuglates body temp, pain and pressure 5. Vitamin D 6. Melanocytes produced in basal layer give color to skin. |
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What are the assessory organs |
Sebaceous glands Sudoriferous Glands Hair Nails |
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What does the term integument mean? |
Skin |
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What are the functions of the subcutaneous layer of tissue |
Bind the dermis to underlying structures, stotes fats, insulates and cushions the body, and reuglates tempurture. |
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In the basal layer, what specialized cells protect the skin from damaging effects of the sun? |
Melanocytes, which produce melanin |
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Which accessory organs produce oil? |
Sebaceous glands |
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List the sensations provided by the skin? |
The skin provides nerve endings that sense heat, cold, pressure and touch. |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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dermat/o |
skin |
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derm |
skin |
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adip/o |
fat |
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lip/o |
fat |
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streat/o |
fat |
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hidr/=o |
sweat |
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sudor/o |
sweat |
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ichthy/o |
dry, scaly |
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cyan/o |
blue |
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melan/o |
black |
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kerat/o |
horny tissue; hard; cornea |
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myc/o |
fungus (plural, fungi) |
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onych/o |
nail |
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pil/o |
hair |
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trich/o |
hair |
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scler/o |
hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
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seb/o |
sebum; sebaceous |
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squam/o |
scale |
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leuk/o |
white |
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erythr/o |
red |
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derma |
skin |
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oid |
resembling |
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phoresis |
carrying; transmission |
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plasty |
surgical repair |
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softening of the nail |
onych/o/malacia |
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treatment with cold |
cry/o/therapy |
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discharge or flow of sebum |
seb/o/rrhea |
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pertaining to under the skin |
sub/cutane/ous |
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abnormal condition of blue |
cyan/osis |
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tumor of the nail or nail bed |
onych/oma |
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white cell |
leuk/o/cyte |
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black cell |
melan/o/cyte |
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skin that is dry |
xer/o/derma |
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transplantation of same (species) |
homo/graft or allo/graft |
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tumor (composed of) cancer |
carin/oma |
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skin(condition associated) with pus |
py/o/derma |
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discharge of flow sebum |
seb/o/rrhea |
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treatment with cold |
cry/o/therapy |
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Basal cell carcinoma |
Magilgancy of basal layer caused by sun exposure. Predominat in fair skinned men older than years |
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Treatment for Basal Cell carcinoma |
Curettage and electrodessication Cryotherapy and laser therapy Chemotheapuetic drugs Surgical excision Irradiation or chemosurgery |
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The speard of cancer from one part of the body to another is called
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metastasis |
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Where is the most common site for skin cancer |
The face |
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Abscess |
localized collection of pus at infections site |
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What is a furuncle |
aka boil, is an abscess in a hair follicle and adjacent subcutaneous tissue |
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A carbuncle is... |
a cluster of furuncle in the subcutaneous tissue |
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Reddening of the skin |
erythema or erythermatous |
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Psoriasis |
Inflammatory chronic skin condition marked by thick, flaky, red patches of various sizes, covered with silvery scales. |
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Most common sites for Psoriasis |
Scalp, knees, elbows, umbillicus, and genitalia |
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Overgrowth of the horny layer of the epidermis is called |
Hyperkeratosis |
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Acne Vulgaris |
Inflammatory disease of the sebacrous glands and hair follices |
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Medical term for black heads and white heads is.. |
comedones |
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Small, raised lesions containg pus |
pustules |
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Scabies |
Contagious paraitic skin infection that is the resulf of infestation by the itch mite. Rash is common symptom. |
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Scabies appear where? |
Between the fingers, on wrist on eblows, waist, nipples, buttocks and genitalia. Anipruitics and antihismaines to reduce itching |
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The medical term that means itching is... |
pruitus |
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Impetigo |
Common contagious superficial skin infection. Manifests with early vesicular or pustular lesions that rupture and form thick yellow crusts. |
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Signs and Symptoms of Impetigo |
Lesions develop on legs. |
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Alopecia |
absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; aka baldness |
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debridement |
removal of necrotized tissue from a tramatic or infrected area by surgical excision, exzymes, or chemcial agents; used to promote healing and prevent infection |
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ecchymosis |
skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors ranging from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; aka as a brusie |
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hematoma |
elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma |
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urticaria |
allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale, red elevated patches that are itchy; also called wheals or hives. |
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vitiligo |
localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized my milk white patches also called leukoderma. |
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inflammation of the skim |
dermatitis |
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instrument to cut skin |
dermatome or dermatotome |
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tumor (consisting) of fat |
adipoma, lipoma, steatoma |
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excision or removal of a nail |
onychectomy |
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skin that is blue |
cyanoderma |
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surgical repair fo the skin |
dermatoplasty |
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I&D |
Incision of a lesion followed by drainage of its content, such as an abscess |
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Mohs surgery |
Layers of cancer-containing skin are pregressivley excised and examined Repetition of the procdure until only cancer free tissue remains |
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Allograft |
transplantation of healty tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft |
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Autograft |
transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same indivdual |
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Synthetic |
transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers. Healing skin grows into synthetic skin as the graft gradually distengrates |
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Xenograft |
Transplantation from a foreign donor(usually a pig) to a human; also called heterograft. skin only |
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Antibotics |
Destroy bacteria that cause skin enfections |
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Antifungals |
Destroy fungi that infect skin
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Antipruritcs |
Reduce severe itching |
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Corticosteroids |
Anti-Inflammatories that treat skin inflammation. |
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Hidr/o |
Sweat |
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Squam |
Scale |
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Xer |
Dry |
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Phoresis |
Carrying, transmission |
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abrasion |
scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction. |
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abscess |
localized collection of pus at the site of an infections. |
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acne |
inflammatory disease of sebaccous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos, papules, and pustules. |
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Burn |
Tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agent. |
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First- degree burn |
Mild burn affecting the epidermis and characterized by redness and pain with no blistering or scar formation. |
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Second-degree burn |
Burn affecting the epidermis and part of the dermis and characterized by redness, blistering or larger bullae, and pain with little or no scarring. |
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Third- degree burn |
Severe burn characterized by destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, leaving the skin charred black or dry white in appearance with insensitivity to touch. |
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Carcinoma |
Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body, aka malignant cells |
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Melanoma |
Malignant tumor that originates in the melanocytes and is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer, which, if not treated early, become difficult to cure and can be fatal. |
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Comedo |
Discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; also called black heads |
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cyst |
closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semi-fluid, or solid material. |
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pilonidal cyst |
Growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin. |
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sebaceous cyst |
cyst filled with sebum from a sebaceous gland |
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eczema |
Redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
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gangrene |
death of tissue, usually resulting from loss of blood supply |
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hemorrhage |
External or internal of a large amount of blood in a short period |
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Contusion |
Hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin in not broken; also know as a bruise. |
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ecchymosis |
skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue- black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise. |
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petechia |
Minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a smaller version of an ecchymosis |
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hematoma |
Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma |
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hirsutism |
excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially in women; may be due to hyper secretion of testosterone. |
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ichthyosis |
Genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly, resembling fish skin due to a defect in keratinization |
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impetigo |
Bacterial infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture. |
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keloid |
overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a skin injury due to excessive collagen formation during the healing process. |
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psoriasis |
chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales. |
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scabies |
contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite. |
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skin lesions |
areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury or a wound due to external factors or internal disease. |
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tinea |
fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, such as tinea pedis (athlete's foot) also called ringworm |
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ulcer |
lesion of the skinor mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues. |
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pressure ulcer |
skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; also known as decubitus ulcer or bedsore. |
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urticaria |
allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itch |
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verruca |
rounded epidermal growth caused by virus, also called wart |
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vesicle |
small blister-like elevation on the skin containing a clear fluid; large vesicles are called bullae |
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vitiligo |
localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches. aso called leukoderma |
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wheal |
smooth, slightly elevated skin that is white in the center with a pale red periphery; also called hives if itchy |
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fulguration |
tissue destruction by means of high frequency electric current; also called electrodesiccation |
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mohs surgery |
surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer from microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed. |
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dermabrasion |
removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer |
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FH |
Family History |
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IM |
intramuscular |
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SCC |
Squamous cell carcinoma |
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CA |
Cancer |