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MED104 Ch3.3
Vocabulary (Integumentary)
Term | Definition |
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Alopecia | baldness |
Comedo | black/white head |
Macerate | to soften the skin |
Pruritus | an itch |
Uticaria | a swollen itch |
Macule, Macula | small, flat discolored area (freckle) |
Patch | large, flat discolored area (vitilego) |
Papule | small solid mass (pimple) |
Plaque | solid mass |
Nodule | solid mass that extends deeper into skin |
Tumor | large solid mass |
Vesicle | small blister (fluid-filled) |
Bulla | bubble (fluid-filled) |
Pustule | pus-filled blister |
Abscess | localized collection of pus in the body |
Ulcer | sore |
Scale | skin flaking off |
Fissure | crack in the skin |
Crust | dried substance on the skin |
Petechia | small bruise |
Ecchymosis | large bruise |
Cicatrix | scar |
Keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
Nevus | mole |
Dysplastic Nevus | mole with bad formation |
Verruca | wart |