Integumentary System Terms
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- Abscess
- A localized collection of puss
- Alopecia
- Loss of hair
- Carcinoma
- a malignant tumor occurring in epithelial tissue
- Adipose
- fatty, pertaining to fat
- Benign
- not recurrent or progressive, opposite of malignant
- Biopsy
- excision of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination
- Cancer
- a malignant tumor which tends to spread
- Dermatitis
- inflamation of the skin
- Contusion
- Bruise; skin is not broken
- Systemic
- pertaining to the whole body rather than a localized area
- Distichiasis
- condition in which lashes grow toward the eye
- Mycosis
- any disease caused by fungus
- Perianal
- around or close to the anus
- Hematoma
- a mass of blood, usually clotted, which is confined to an organ, tissue, or space, and is caused by a break in a blood vessel
- Excision
- surgically cutting away or taking out tissue
- Histology
- study of the microscopic anatomy of tissue
- Infection
- condition in which body is invaded by pathogenic organisms; symptoms include heat, redness, swelling, pain, and puss formation
- Malignant
- growing worse; tending or threatening to cause death
- Metastasis
- movement of cancer cells from one part of the body to another
- Laceration
- a wound or irregular tear of the flesh
- Localized
- restricted to a limited part of the body
- Purulent
- forming or containing pus
- Lipoma
- a fatty tumor
- Pruritus
- severe itching
- Obesity
- abnormal amount of fat on body
- Necrosis
- death of areas of tissue surrounded by healthy tissue
- Inflammation
- tissue reaction to injury which includes pain, redness, and swelling
- Ulcer
- an open sore accompanied by sloughing of necrotic tissue
- Pyoderma
- an acute, purulent dermatitis
- Trauma
- physical injury or wond
- Subcutaneous
- beneath the skin
- Sloughing
- natural separation of necrotic tissue from living tissue
- Cyanosis
- Bluish discoloration of skin
- Decubitus
- Bed sore