chapter three nurs (integumentary)

Alopecia

Baldness

Comedo

A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (white/black head)

Cyanhidrosis

Blue sweat

Abrasion

Scraping away of skin

albanism

lack of pigment in the skin, causing patient to look white

anhidrosis

lack of sweating

depigmentation

loss of pigmentation

Dermatalgia

Skin pain

dermatodynia

Skin pain

dermatolysis

Loose skin

erythrema

redness

hemathldrosis

sweating blood (proper spelling)

hematidrosis

sweating blood (common spelling)

hidropolesis

sweat formation

hyperhidreosis

excessive sweating

hyperkeratosis

excessive growth of horny skin

hermelanosis

excessive melanin in skin

hyperpigmentation

excessive pigment in the skin

hypohldrosis

diminished sweating

hypolemanosis

diminished melanin in the skin

hypopigmentation

diminished pigmentation in the skin

leukoderma

white skin

macerate

to soften the skin

onychophagia

eating or biting nails

pruritus

an itch

rhytiderma

wrinkled skin

sebopolesis

formation of oil (sebum)

seborrhea

discharge of oil (sebum)

trichomegaly

abnormally thick hair

urticaria

swollen raised itchy areas of skin

xanthoderma

yellow skin

xeroderma

dry skin

xerosis

condition of dryness

macule

small, flat, discolored area (freckle)

patch (vitiligo)

larger, flat discolored area

papule

small discolored mass

plaque

solid mass on surface of skin

nodule

solid mass that extends deeper into skin

tumor

larger solid mass

vesicle

small blister

bulla

bubble

pustle

pus filled blister

abscess

localized collection of pus on body

erosion

loss of skin

ulcer

a sore

excoriation

a scratch

fissure

crack in the skin

scale

skin flaking off

crust

dried substance on skin

vascular lesion

wounds related to blood vessels

cherry angioma

small blood vessel tumor

telanglectasia

overexpansion of end of a blood vessel (proper term)

spider anginoma

overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel (common term)

petechia

small bruise

ecchymosis

a larger brusie

cicatrix

scar

keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

epidermal tumors

tumors on the skin

nevus

mole

dysplastic nevus

a mole with bad changes/formations (precancerous)

verruca

wart

culture and sensitivity (C&S)

growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they may respond to

biopsy (Bx)

removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your eyes)

excisional biopsy

removal of an entire lesion for examination (cut it off)

incisional biopsy

removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (cut into it)

dermatoscope

instrument to look at the skin

dermatoscopy

procedure for looking at the skin

adipocele

hernia filled with fatty tissue

dermatofibroma

fibrous skin tumor

erythrocyanosis

red and/or blue discoloration of the skin

keratogenic

causing horny tissue development

keratosis

horny tissue condition

necrosis

tissue death

onychia

nail condition

onychocryptosis

ingrown nail

onycholysis

loss of a nail

onychomalacia

abnormal softening of a nail

onychopathy

nail disease

pachyderma

tough skin

paronychia

condition of the tissue around a nail

steatoma

fatty tumor

xanthoma

yellow tumor

decubitus ulcer

bed sore

dermatosis

skin condition

dermopathy

skin disease

atopic dermatitis

chronic dry inflammation disease characterized by itching (proper term)

eczema

chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching (common term)

hypertrichosis

excessive hair growth

ichthyosis

condition in the skin that is dry and scaly, resembling fish scales

postpartum alopecia

baldness experienced by women after pregnancy

psoriasis

skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin

sclerodermatitis

inflammation of skin accompanied by thickening and hardening

scleronychia

thickening and hardening of nails

xanthosis

yellowing of skin

actinic keratosis

horny skin condition caused by sun exposure (precancerous)

basal cell carcinoma

cancerous tumor of basal skin cells

hidradenoma

tumor of sweat gland

malignant cutaneous neoplasm

harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer)

malignant melanoma

harmful tumor of melanin cells

squamous cell carcinoma

cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells