Med term chapter 5

Biopsy saying

BYE-op-see

Biopsy abbreviation

BX, bx

Gangrene saying

GANG-green

What is Gangren?

Tissue necrosis caused by loss of blood supply

Abscess saying

AB-sess

What is Abscess?

A collection of pus in the skin

How to say Subcutaneous?

sub-kyoo-TAY-nee-us

Subcutaneous abbreviation

SubQ, subcut

how to say Adipose?

AH-dih-pohz

Adipose is the….

Fat tissue that makes up the subcutaneous layer

how to say Xanthoma?

Zan-tho-mah

what is Xanthoma?

Means yellow tumor

how to say Xerosis?

Zer-o-sis

what is Xerosis?

abnormal dry skin

How to say Mycosis?

Mi-ko-sis

Abrasion

Skin injury that scrapes away surface of the skin

Abscess

collection of pus in the skin

Acne

Chronic papular and pustular eruption of skin with increased production of sebum

Acne Vulgaris

Caused by buildup of sebum and keratin in the pores of the skin.

Balckhead

called open comedo is a partially blocked sebum plug

Whitehead

closed comedo/ forms if a pore is completely blocked

Acne Rosacea

red rash, tiny pimples, and broken blood vessels primary on cheeks and nose

Alopecia

Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

Alopecia Areata

an autoimmune disease in which hair falls out in patches without scarring or inflammation

Cancerous lesion

Basal Cell carcinoma (BCC) common cancer caused by sun exposure. tumor on the basal cell layer of the epidermis usually on the nose caused by sun expose and slow growing.

Biopsy

surgical procedure to remove a piece of tissue by needle, knife, punch or brush to examine under a microscope in order to make diagnosis

Boil

Bacterial infection of the hair follicle: also called a furuncle

First Degree burn

Superficial/ epidermis and redden

Second degree burn

Partial- thickness burn with blisters the burn goes into the dermis

Third degree burn

full-thickness burn with epidemis and dermis are burned through with the subcutaneous layer being affected with charred skin

Cauterization

Intentional destruction of the tissue.

Cellulitis

Inflammation of connective tissue cells of the skin

Chemabrasion

removal of superficial layers of the skin using chemicals: also called a chemical peel

Cicatrix

a scar

Contusion

Blunt trauma to skin that results in bruising but no breaks in the skin

Cytosurgery

use of subfreezing temperature achieved with liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue

Culture and sensitivity (C&S)

laboratory test that grows a colony of bacteria removed from an infected area in order to identify the specific type of bacteria & then determined its sensitivity to a variety of antibiotics.

Mycosis saying

Mi-ko-sis

What is Mycosis

Abnormal fungal

Fibromyalgia saying

fye-broh-my-AL-jee-ah

what is Fibromyalgia?

Chronic condition with widespread aching and pain in the muscles and fibrous soft tissue

Femoral saying

FEM-or-al

what is Femoral?

pertaining to the thigh bone

Cyst

fluid-filled sac under skin

Debridement

Removal or foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound

Pressure Ulcers stage one

redden skin; does not go away; skin intact; maybe painful to touch

Pressure Ulcers stage two

Blister; open area/ broken skin; first layer of skin

Decubitus Ulcer/ pressure sores stage three

open area of skin goes through the first and second layer of skin: may have some drainage

Decubitus Ulcer/ pressure sores stage four

open area of skin thought 1 and 2 layer of skin, adipose tissue layer which also includes the muscle layers.

Dermabrasion

Instrument that cuts out a small section of the skin or a thin slice of skin to be used to graft

Ecchymosis

bluish, purple mark bruises on the skin/caused by blood collecting under the skin

Eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Inflammation skin disease with erthematoyus populovesicular lesions

Erythema

Redness of skin

Exanthematous - viral disease

is a eruption of the skin or rash due to a viral infection

Fissure

Crack line break in the skin

Gangrene

death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply

Herpes simplex

Infection by herpes simplex (HSV) causing painful blisters around lips and nose commonly caused fever sores

Herpes Zosters

Viral infection of the nerve root that causes the appearance if a very painful blisters along the path of a nerve: commonly called shingles

impetigo

Inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules and crusted over lesions

keloid

Excessive hypertrophied thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision extent beyond the boundaries of the injury

Laceration

Jagged-edged skin wound caused by tearing of the skin: does not mean a skin cut

Laser removal

Removal of skin lesions and birthmarks using a laser beam

Lesion

General term that indicates the presence of some type of tissue abnormality, wound, or injury.

macule

flat, discolored spot on the skin surface example is a freckle or birthmark

Malignant Melanoma (MM)

Aggressive form of skin cancer that ordinates in a melanocyte: tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis

Necrosis

Area of tissue death

Nevus

Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark or mole

Nodule

Solid, raised clump of skin cells

Onychia

Inflammation of nail bed

Papule

Small, solid, raised lesion on surface of skin

Pediculosis

Lice infection: eggs laid by lice are called nits and cling tightly to hair

Petechiae

Flat, pinpoint spots from bleeding under the skin

Psoriasis

chronic inflammation condition with crusty papules forming patches with circular borders

Purpura

Purplish, red bruises usually occurring in people with thin, easily, damaged skin

pustule

raised spot on the skin containing pus

Scabies

Infestation by a microscope mite that burrows into the dermis layer, causes inflammation, vesicles and “intense” itching long the mites path

skin graft

transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site, used to treat burn victims and surgical procuders

pruritus

itchy

squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

skin cancer that begins in the epidermis but may grow into deeper tissue: does not generally metastasis to other areas of body

Tinea

Infection of the skin caused by fungal infection, resulting in itching, scaling lesions

Tinea Corporis

ringworm fungal infection which presents itself as a ring like pattern

ulcer

open sore or lesion in the skin or on the mucous membrane

Scter/o/derma

hardening of the skin

Urticaria

Hivers or better word urticaria, red round whelps develop

Scleroderma

Chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective issue

Systemic Lupus erthematose (SLE)

Chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in the skin, joints and internal organs

varicella

Highly contagious viral infection with skin rash: commonly called chickenpox

Vesicle

Small fluid filled raised spot on the skin

Wheal

Small, round, raised and on the skin that may be accompanied by itching: usually seen in allergic reaction

Keratosis

Thickened rough lesion of the epidermis associated with aging of skin damage

Actinic Keratosis

Precancerous

Seborrheic Keratosis

Benign lesion

nerves or plural nevi

pigmented lesion of the skin and also known as moles

FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN

protection, maintain, sensation, waste disposal

protection of the skin does

Over the entire skin to guard against excessive loss of water leaking out of the body, salt form the body, heat and against pathogens that may try to invade the body

Maintain does

skin helps maintain the body temp the skin fibers caused blood vessels to construct or dilate in order to help regulate the bodys temperature either to help cool or help warm

Sensation does

under the skin that nerve fibers are the receptors to sense things such as pain, temp, pressure and touch info sent to brain

waste disposal does

waste produces such as salt, excreted through the body in from of sweat

dermatology

medical concerns and diagnosis of treatment involving the skin, hair, and nails

dermatologist

specializes in the treatment of “damaged” skin, such as tumors, tramas, burns