HA terms quiz 4

Bulla

elevated cavity containing free fluid larger than 1 cm in diameter

Cyanosis

dusky blue color to skin or mucous membranes as a result of increased amount of nonoxygenated hemoglobin

Erythema

intense redness of the skin due to excess blood in dilated superficial capillaries, as in fever or inflammation

Fissure

linear crack in skin extending into dermis

Jaundice

yellow color to skin, palate, and sclera due to excess bilirubin in the blood

Keloid

hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of original injury

Macule

flat skin lesion with only a color change

Nevus

mole; circumscribed skin lesion due to excess melanocytes

Nodule

elevated skin lesion larger than 1 cm in diameter

Pallor

excessively pale, whitish-pink color to lightly pigmented skin

Papule

palpable skin lesion smaller than 1 cm in diameter

Plaque

skin lesion in which papules coalesce or come together

Pruritus

itching

Purpura

red-purple skin lesion due to blood in tissues from breaks in blood vessels

Pustule

elevated cavity containing thick, turbid fluid

Scale

compact desiccated flakes of skin from shedding of dead skin cells

Ulcer

sloughing of necrotic inflammatory tissue that causes a deep depression in skin, extending into dermis

Vesicle

elevated cavity containing free fluid up to 1 cm in diameter

Wheal

raised red skin lesion due to interstitial fluid

Galactorrhea

persistent white discharge of milk between nursing session or after weaning

Gynecomastia

excessive breast development in the male

Amenorrhea

absence of menstruation

Cystocele

prolapse of urinary bladder and its vaginal mucosa into the vagina with straining or standing

Dysmenorrhea

abdominal cramping and pain associated with menstruation

Dysuria

painful urination

Epispadias

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the dorsal side of penis instead of at the tip

Hematuria

bloody urine

Hypospadias

congenital defect in which the urethra opens on the ventral side of penis rather than at the tip

Hemorrhoid

flabby papules of skin or mucous membrane in the anal region caused by a varicose vein of the hemorrhoidal plexus

Rectocele

prolapse of rectum and its vaginal mucosa into vagina with straining or standing

Mastalgia

pain in the breast