Integumentary System
Terms
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- abscess
- localized collection of pus
- alopecia
- hair loss resulting in hairless patches or complete lack of hair
- papule
- small, raised skin lesion less than 0.5 cm in diameter. (puppy pyoderma)
- hyperthermia
- high body temperature
- granuloma
- small area of healing tissue
- contusion
- injury that does not break the skin; characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration (bruise)
- exfoliative cytology
- scraping of cells from tissue and examination under a microscope
- petechiae
- small, pinpoint hemarrhages
- pil/i, pil/o, and trich/o
- hair
- debridement
- removal of tissue and foreign material to aid healing
- biopsy
- removal of living tissue for examination of life
- abrasion
- injury in which superficial layers of skin are scraped
- subcutaneous layer
- located deep to or under the dermis and is composed of connective tissue. also called the hypodermis
- melanoma
- tumor or growth of pigmented skin cells
- sarcoma
- malignant neoplasm of soft tissue arising from connective tissue
- atopy
- hypersensitivity reaction in animals involving pruritus with secondary dermatitis (inhalent allergy). commonly called allergies or allergic dermatitis
- skin tag
- small growths that hang from the body by stalks
- purulent
- containing or producing pus
- cryosurgery
- destruction of tissue using extreme cold
- pus
- an inflammatory product made up of leukocytes, cell debris, and fluid
- melanin
- black pigment produced by melanocytes
- lesion
- pathologic change of tissue; sore; used to describe abnormalities in many locations
- pyoderma
- skin disease containing pus
- ecchymosis
- purplish nonelevated patch of bleeding into the skin also called a bruise
- onychomycosis
- superficial fungal infection of the claw
- integumentary system
- consists of skin and its appendages (glands, hair, fur, wool, feathers, scales, claws, beaks, horns, hooves, and nails) not antlers
- hyperkeratosis
- increased growth of the horny layer of the skin (skin on nose, paw pads). also called acanthokeratodermia
- hypothermia
- low body temperature
- papilloma
- benign epithelial growth that is lobed (wart)
- melan/o
- black or dark
- quicking
- trimming the nail or claw to the level of the dermis, results in bleeding and pain
- acne
- skin inflammation caused by plugged sebaceous glands and comedone development from papules and pustules
- laceration
- accidental cut into the skin
- adipocytes
- fat cells that produce lipd
- melanocytes
- in the basal layer, produces and contains a black pigment- melanin
- pruritus
- itching
- ceruminous
- modified sweat glands that are located in the ear canal. secretes cerumen
- cauterization
- destruction of tissue using electric current, heat, or chemicals
- fissure
- crack-like sore
- quick
- connective tissue dermis which contains numerous blood vessels and nerve endings
- cerumen
- waxy substance of varying colors depending on the species. commonly called ear wax
- pallor
- skin paleness
- adip/o
- fat
- lipoma
- benign growth of fat cells, commonly seen in older dogs, also called fatty tumors
- onych/o
- claw
- pustule
- small, circumscribed, pus-filled skin elevation
- malignant melanoma
- the term used to describe cancer of the pigmented skin cells