Med Terms week #6

  1. skin eruption of wheals; hives
    urticaria
  2. skin infection caused by infestation of the itch mite
    scabies
  3. through the skin
    percutaneous
  4. fever blister; cold sore
    herpes simplex
  5. any damage to tissue caused by trauma or disease
    lesion
  6. highly contagious superficial skin infection charaterized by pustules
    impetigo
  7. chronic skin condition characterized by dry,silvery scaled covering red lesions
    psoriasis
  8. softening of the nails
    onychomalacia
  9. excessice discharge of sebum
    seborrhea
  10. small, elevated lumo in the skin; pimple
    papule
  11. yellow discoloration of the skin
    jaundice
  12. fungal infection of the nails
    onychomycosis
  13. severe itching
    pruritus
  14. transient, round, itchy elevation of the skin; one hive
    wheal
  15. paleness
    pallor
  16. pus - filled elevation of the skin
    pustule
  17. fungal infection of the skin; ringworn
    tinea
  18. small, flat discoloration of the skin
    macule
  19. a cut
    laceration
  20. cancer of the squamous or scale - like cells of the skin
    squamous cell carcinoma
  21. surgical repair of wrinkles
    rhytidoplasty
  22. study of the skin
    dermatology
  23. condition characterized by a lack of skin oigmentation; white
    albino
  24. cancerous tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis
    Basal cell carcinoma
  25. skin infection characterized by a cluster of boils
    carbuncle
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gailhart
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Med Terms week #6
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medical terminology
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