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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3 secondary lesions
primary lesion | description of condition |
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macule, macula (freckle) | small flat discolored area |
patch (vitiligo) | larger flat discolored area |
papule (pimple) | small solid mass |
plaque | solid mass on the surface of the skin |
nodule | solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
tumor | larger solid mass |
vesicle (elevated fluid filled) | smaller blister |
bulla (elevated fluid filled) ballon like dilated structure | larger blister |
pustule | a pus filled blister |
abscess | localized collection of pus in the body |