Dermatology (Med Term)

abdominoplasty

a cosmetic surgery to remove excess ABD tissue. Tummy tuck.

Abscess

a closed pocket containing pus that is caused by a bacterial infection.

acne

inflammatory disease of sebaceous glands an hair follicles.

biopsy

removing tissue from a living person for laboratory examination

autoimmune

diseases in which the body makes antibodies against its own tissues

candida

a yeast like function

carbuncle

infection of many hair follicles in a small area, often on the back of neck

carcinoma

a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor

cellulitis

inflammation of tissue

congenital

present at birth

cryosurgery

use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze and kill abnormal tissue

dermatitis

inflammation of the dermis

dermatologist

medical specialist in the disease of the skinde

dermatology

medical specialty concerned with disorders of the skin

eschar

burnt or dead tissue

etiology

the study of the cause of a disease

erythematous

superficial reddening of the skin

excoriate

to scratch

excrete

to pass waste products of metabolism out of the body

hematoma

swelling of clotted blood trapped within the tissues

hyperhidrosis

a medical diagnosis due to excessive sweating

impetigo

infection of the skin producing thick, yellow crusts

infection

invasion of the body by disease producing microorganisms

keloid

abnormally raised or thickened scar that expands beyond the boundaries of the original injury

laceration

a tear or jagged wound of the skin caused by blunt trauma not a cut

liposuction

a surgical removal of fatty tissue using a suction technique

macule

small flat spot or patch on the skin

mammoplasty

the surgical procedure to alter the size/shape of breast tissue

matastasis

spread of a disease from one part of the body to another

nevus

congenital lesion of the skin

necrotizing fasciitis

inflammation of fascia producing death of tissue

onychomycosis

condition of a fungal infection in the nail

papillomavirus

virus that causes warts and is associated with cancer

papule

small circumcised elevation on the skin

paronychia

infection of the skin fold around a nail

pruritus

itching

psoraiasis

rash characterized by reddish, silver-scaled patches

purulent

discharge containing pus

pustule

small proturberance on the skin containing pus

rash

skin eruption

rhinoplasty

surgical procedure to alter the size or shape of the nose

scabies

a skin disease produced by mites

seborrhea

excessive amounts of sebum (oil)

serosanguineous

fluid consisting of blood and serous fluid

secrete

to produce a chemical substance in a cell and release it from the cell

shingles

a herpes virus that attacks the nerve cells

shock

sudden physical or mental collapse or circulatory

systemic

pertaining to the body as a whole

tinea

term for a group of related skin infections caused by different species fungi

transdermal

going through or across skin

ulcer

loss of tissue of the epidermis, usually with inflammationvas

vasoconstriction

reduction in diameter of a blood vessel

vasodilation

increase in diameter of a blood vessel

verruca

wart caused by a virus

vesicle

small sac containing liquid (herpes, chicken pox, blister

vitiligo

a skin condition resulting from the destruction or absence of melanocytes

bx

biopsy

crm

cream

dx

diagnosis

IM

intramuscular

inj.

injection

lqd

liquid

oint

ointment

f/u

follow up

fx

fracture

gtts

drops

p.o

by mouth

p.r

by rectum

PHN

post-herpaptic neuralgia

px

prognosis

I.V

intravenous

UV

ultraviolet

sx

symptomstc

tx

treatment