Terms
Anatomy
Burns
Disease
Treatment
100
the word for profuse sweating
what is diaphoresis
100
what is derma
skin
100
describe first degree or superficial burns
redness and dryness of skin minimal pain
100
condition resulting in inflammation of skin
dermatitis
100
a gel that is used in treatment of burns and minor skin irritations
aloe or aloe vera
200
What is dermatitis
inflammation of the skin.
200
outermost layer of skin
epidermis
200
What is the most common cause or form of first degree burns
sunburn
200
acute eruption of vesicles along the path of a nerve. caused by same virus that causes chicken pox
shingles
200
transplantation of the human skin
What is dermatoplasty
300
what is pruritus
severe itching
300
each hair develops within a sheath or ____?
hair follicle
300
classify a burn with charred skin and nerves
3rd degree
300
What is a highly contagious skin disease caused by a mite
scabies
300
What is diascopy
examination of skin lesions by pressing a glass plate against the skin
400
what is the word for absence or loss of hair; baldness
alopecia
400
about how many square feet does your skin cover
20
400
like 1st but with addition of blisters
describe second degree or deep-partial thickness burns
400
What is a condition of unknown cause involving redness of skin, pustules, and over activity of sebaceous glands, mainly on face.
rosacea
400
ice
What is something you do not want to put on burns
500
the term for sweat that has a foul odor because of bacterial decompostition;
What is bromhidrosis
500
What is name of the cell that provides our pigment
melanocyte
500
What is commonly found around 3rd degree burns
1st & 2nd degree burns
500
What is verruca
an epidermal tumor; a wart
500
antpruritic
What is an agent that prevents or relieves itching
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