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Integumentary Sytem
SKIN: BENIGN MALFORMATIONS AND OTHER DISORDERS
Term | Definition |
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angioma | a vascular tumor; a benign skin tumor consisting mostly of vesseks (blood or lymph) |
hemangioma | an angioma consisting of blood vessels |
nevus | a birthmark or mole; a circumscribed area of pigmentation or vascularization on the skin that is present at or shortly after birth |
nevi | pl. for nevus |
strawberry angioma | a strawberry colored birthmark; slightly raised that consists of tiny blood vessels. occurs often of the upper body, (e.g. face or neck) |
nevus flammeus | a flat lesion of the skin present at birth. the color is often purple. the lesion can be small or may cover a large part of the face, trunk, or extremity |
melanoma | a dark pigmented tumor of the skin; can also be a darkly pigmented malignant tumor or mole but should then be referred to as a malignant melanoma |
ance | a general term to indicate ance vulgaris. a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin including the sebaceous glands and hair follicles. characterized vy blackheads, papules, and pustules. |
psoriasis | a chronic recurrent dermatosis characterized by silvery gray scales covering red patches on the skin. usullay on the skin of the elbows, knees, and shins. not contagious, cause unknown |
psoriatic | pertaining to or affected by psoriasis |
gangrene | death or necrosis of tissue caused by obstruction or loss of blood supply. may occur in assocation with infection (wet) or the absence of infection (dry) |
gangrenous | pertaining to or affected by gangrene |
lupus erythematosus systemic | a slowly progressive systemic disease of unknown causes, characterized by degenerative changes of collagenous tissue and the developmemt of inflammtion, dermatitis, arthritis, fever, and lesions of internal organs |