Abbreviations
BID
What is two times per day?
Pruritis (proo-RIGH-tus)
What is severe itching?
Thick layer of dead tissue that develops over a burn area
What is eschar?
Skin graft from person's own body
What is autograft?
Congenital collection of dilated blood vessels causing a red birthmark
What is strawberry hemangioma?
BCC
Basal Cell Carcinoma
Vesicle
What is blister?
Softening of the nails
What is onychomalacia?
Can be called a homograft
What is a allograft?
German measles
What is rubella?
C & S
What is Culture and sensitivity?
Seborrhea (seb-or-EE-ah)
What is oily discharge?
Profuse sweating
Transplantation of skin
What is dermaplasty?
Infestation with lice
What is pediculosis?
I & D
What is incision and drainage (or debridement)?
Abscess (AB-sess)
What is pus in skin?
Contagious skin disease caused by egg-laying mites
What is scabies?
Removal of skin lesions with a scraper?
Tissue necrosis
What is gangrene?
HSV
What is Herpes Simplex Virus?
Cicatrix (SIK-ah-triks)
What is a scar?
Athlete's foot
What is tinea pedis?
Surgical removal of wrinkles
What is rhytidectomy?
The body is unable to make melanin
What is albinism?