The Integumentary System Ch.3
Terms
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- Acne
- Inflammation of the sebaceous glands
- acrochordon
- small outgrowth of epidermal and dermal tissue
- actinic dermatitis
- inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to radiant energy, such as x-rays
- albinism
- loss of pigment
- alopecia
- baldness
- anhidrosis
- absence of sweating
- avulsion
- process of forcibly tearing off a part or structure of the body, such as a finger or toe
- basal cell carcinoma
- epithelial malignant tumor of the skin that rarely metastasized
- bite
- surface is torn by an insect
- boil
- an acute painful nodule
- bulla
- larger blister; a bleb
- burn
- injury due to heat
- callus
- hardened skin
- candidiasis
- infection of skin or mucous glands by any species of Candida
- carbuncle
- Cluster of boils
- causalgia
- Intense burning pain associated with trophic skin changes in the hand or foot after trauma to it
- cellulitis
- inflammation of cellular or connective tissue
- cicatrix
- scar
- comedo
- blackhead
- corn
- horny induration and thickening of skin on toes caused by ill-fitted shoes
- cyst
- bladder or sac; closed sac that contains fluid
- decubitus
- lying down; bedsore
- dehiscence
- bursting open of a surgical wound
- dermatitis
- inflammation of skin
- dermomycosis
- skin condition caused by fungus
- ecchymosis
- blood seeps into the skin causing discolorations ranging from blue-black to greenish-yellow
- eczema
- disease of the epidermis
- erythema
- redness of skin
- erythroderma
- abnormal redness of skin
- eschar
- scab
- excoriation
- Abrasion of epidermis by scratching, trauma, chemicals, burns,etc.
- exudate
- production of pus and serum
- folliculitis
- inflammation of a follicle or follicles
- herpes simplex
- inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpes virus
- hidradenitis
- inflammation of sweat glands
- hives
- eruption of itching and burning swellings on skin
- hyperhidrosis
- condition of excessive sweating
- hypodermic
- pertaining to under the skin or inserted under the skin, as a hypodermic injection
- icteric
- pertaining to jaundice
- impetigo
- skin infection marked by vesicles or bullae; usually caused by streptococci or staphylococci
- integumentary
- a covering; the skin, consisting of dermis and epidermis
- intradermal
- pertaining to within the skin, as an intradermal injection
- jaundice
- yellow
- keloid
- overgrowth of scar tissue caused by excessive collagen formation
- lentigo
- flat, brownish spot on the skin sometimes caused by exposure to the sun and weather(freckle)
- leukoderma
- localized loss of pigmentation of the skin
- leukoplakia
- white spots or patches formed on mucus membrane of tongue and cheeks; spots are smooth, hard, and irregular
- lupus
- destructive type of skin lesion
- melanocarcinoma
- cancerous tumor that has black pigmentation
- melanoma
- malignant black mole or tumor
- miliaria
- (prickly heat; commonly seen in infants.) caused by excessive body warmth. Retention of sweat glands, which have become blocked or inflamed, and then rupture in the skin or leak
- mole
- pigmented, elevated spot above the surface of skin
- onychitis
- inflammation of nail
- onychomycosis
- condition of the nail caused by a fungus
- pachyderma
- thick skin
- paronychia
- infectious condition of the marginal structures around the nail
- pediculosis
- infestation of lice
- petechiae
- small, pinpoint,purplish hemorrhagic spots on the skin
- pruritus
- severe itching
- psoriasis
- chronic skin disease characterized by pink or dull red lesions surmounted by silvery scaling
- purpura
- purplish discoloration of the skin caused by extravasation of blood into tissues
- rhytidoplasty
- plastic surgery for the removal of wrinkles
- roseola
- rose-colored rash marked by red spots on skin
- rubella
- systemic disease caused by a virus and characterized by a rash and fever
- rubeola
- contagious disease characterized by fever, inflammation of mucous membranes, and rose-colored spots on the skin
- scabies
- contagious disease characterized by papules, vesicles, pustules, burrows, and intense itching(itchmite)