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What does Bulla mean? ( bull-a) plural form of bullae
vesicles or blisters but larger in size.
100
What does Vitiligo mean?
Smooth irreguarly shaped white patches caused by loss of melanin.
100
Define/ a skin leison
Structural changes of the skin
100
Impetigo means...? hint: a disease
A disease caused by both types of streptococcus and staphylococcus bacteria.
100
Define, what is a papule? ( pap-ule) tip: A papule is a primary leison
a small elavated pimple that usually contains no pus
200
Define, what is a pustule? (pus-tule)
an inflamed elavated pimple that contains pus.
200
What is an Ulcer? (Ul - cer)
a skin opening with depth due to loss of epideris and partial dermis.
200
What does Leukoderma mean?
patches of skin that are devoid of melanin.
200
define a scar. this is a secondary leison.
a flat raised or discolored mark on the skin appears when the skins healing.
200
what does Excoriation mean? pronunciation. ( ex-cor-ri-a-tion)
The scraping or scratching of the epidermal layer or skins surface.
300
What is the muscle located at the nape of the neck and draws the scalp back?
Occipitalis pronounciation: (Ox-sip-it-tal-is)
300
Define couperose skin Cou-per-ose
the dilation of small blood vessels or telangiectasia (tel-an-gi-ec-ta-sia) appearing at the surface of the skin.
300
define/ scale hint: it looks like fish scales.
the accumulation of hardend dead skin cells. that shed from the epidermal layer.
300
define/steatoma hint: sebaceous cyst
a sebum filled sac or fatty tumer within the skin. helpful fact. sebum is an oil thats produced within the body or on the hair.
300
what is a keloid? (ke-loid)
a thick slightly raised scar
400
a secondary leison: what is a fissure?
an opening or crack in the skin that may go down to the dermal layer. helpful hint* dermis: second layer of the skin
400
hint* its a skin disorder Define Hyper hidrosis
An unusual increase in sweating!
400
what does secretion mean?
When sebum, " an oily substance" is delivered from the sebaceous glands to provide moisture.
400
What are the qualitys of healthy skin?
a smooth fine texture, free of blemishes, disease and disorders.
400
how many functions does the skin have?
6
500
name the 3 layers of the skin in order.
1) Epidermis 2) dermis 3)subcutaneous
500
what is cystic acne?
enlarged solid or semi-solid lumps.
500
Disorders of the skin what is rosacea? (ro-za-she-a)
inflamed areas of the face appearing mostly on nose and cheeks.
500
what does Asteatosis mean? (a-ste-a-to-sis)
dry,scaly patches on skin from under-active sevaceous glands or long-term exposure to extreme cold temperatures.
500
Rhinophyma (' rhy-no-fee-ma") Rosacea.
the advanced stages of acne rosacea producing a large nose and puffy upper cheeks.