Key Term
What is to widen?
Dilate
What is a flat area on the skin that is different in color from the rest of the skin?
Macule
What is a raised area on the skin smaller than 1 centimeter and filled with clear fluid?
Vesicle
What is an abnormal growth that forms over scar tissue after an injury?
Keloid
What is a reddish-purple lesion on the skin. a reddish-purple lesion on the skin?
Purpura
What is to narrow?
Constrict
What is a small, solid raised area on the skin with a diameter smaller than 0.5 centimeters?
Papule
What is a raised area on the skin larger than 1 centimeter that is filled with clear fluid?
Bulla
What is in health care, an open area in the skin where the top layer of the epidermis has been removed due to friction or pressure?
Erosion
What is a large, flat, purple to bluish bruise on the skin; caused by trauma or a bleeding disorder?
Ecchymosis
What is as related to illness, short-term and requiring immediate care?
Acute
What is a large, solid raised area on the skin larger than 1 centimeter?
Nodule
What is a raised area on the skin filled with a yellowish-white fluid called pus?
Pustule
What is in health care, a scratch on the skin?
Excoriation
What is a general term that refers to an inflammation, or redness/discoloration and swelling, of the skin?
Dermatitis
What is the origin, or cause, of a disease or condition?
Etiology
What is a skin lesion caused by the accumulation of extra epithelial (skin) cells on the epidermis; silver to white in color?
Scale
What is a reddened area on the skin that may or may not be raised; indication of an allergic reaction; also called a hive?
Wheal
What is as relates to the integumentary system, a wound in the skin that extends into the dermis?
Ulcer
What is redness/discoloration and swelling?
Inflammation
What is a physician who diagnoses and treats conditions of the integumentary system?
Dermatologist
What is a flat skin lesion with a scaly appearance?
Plaque
What is an accumulation of dried blood and fluid that forms over an injury to the skin; commonly called a scab?
Crust
What is pin-sized red spots on the skin?
Petechiae
What is enlarged veins that cause blood to pool in the legs?
Varicose veins