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adip/o
lip/o
steat/o
Fat
derm/o
dermat/o
cutane/o
skin
erythr/o
red
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
ichthy/o
fish like
kerat/o
scler/o
hard
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
plas/o
formation
purpur/o
purple
seb/o
sebum oil
squam/o
scale
trich/o
hair
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry
epithelium
cells covering external and internal surfaces
epidermis
thin cellular outer layer of the skin
basal layer
depeest region of the epidermis
squamous cell layer
flat scale like epithelial cells -outermost layer
melanin
dark brown to black pigment in skin
dermis
dense fiberous connective tissue layer of the skin
subcutaneous tissue
connective and adipose tissue layer just under the dermis
keratin
hard protein material found inthe epidermis, hair and nails
Lesion
an area of pathologically altered tissue
macule
a flat discolored spot
papule
a solid miss on the skin
vesicle
little blatter or elevated fluid filled sac
bulla
a blister larger .5 cm
pustule
a pus filled sac (pimple)
ecchymosis
bruise
comedo
a plug of sebum wihtin the opening of a hair follicle
erythema
redness of skin
pruitus
severe itching
Cellulitis
an acute inflammation of subcutaneous tissue resulting from a bacterial invasion
exanthematous viral disease
eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease
furuncle
a boil
herpes zoster
a viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves
Mohs Surgery
a technique used to excise tumors of the skin by removing fresh tissue layer by layer until a tumor free plane is reached
keratoses
thickened areas of epidermis
lupus
a chronic autoimmune diesase characteristics
onychia
inflammation of the fingernails or toenails
seborrhea
a skin condition marked by the hypersecretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands
tinea
a group of fungal skin diseases identified by the body part that is affected
clerotherapy
use of sclerosing agents in treating disease
Author
Curlierachie
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164423
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integumentary system
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Chapter 5 integumentary system
Updated
2012-07-30T14:34:04Z
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