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Test 2 medical
Terminology practice
Question | Answer |
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Cytomegalovirus | Herpes-type virus |
Leukoplakia | Condition of white spots or patches on mucous membrane |
Macule | Flat, colored spot on the skin |
Nevus | Mole |
Pallor | Paleness |
Papule | Small solid skin elevation |
Petechiae | Pinpoint skin hemorrhages |
Pruitus | Severe itching |
Purpura | Hemorrhages in tissue giving skin a red-purple color |
Pustule | Skin elevation containing pus |
Ulcer | Eroded sore on the skin or mucus membrane |
Verruca | Wart |
Vesicle | Small elevation of epidermis containing liquid |
Virus | Minute microorganism characterized by a lack of independent metabolism and the ability to replicate only within cells that may cause infection by invading body tissue |
Wheal | Individual urticaria lesion |
Keloid | Overgrowth of scar tissue |