Medical Terminology 2 Flashcards

A cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue.

Chronic non-infectious inflammatory skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales.

<p>Removal of necrotizing tissue from a traumatic or infected area by surgical excision, enzymes or chemical agents.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; baldness.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Common contagious superficial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that rupture and form a yellow crust.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Medical term for blackheads/whiteheads.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by erythema, papules, pustules, scales, crusts, and scabs, accompanied by intense itching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infection of the skin caused by fungi; common type: ringworm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dead matter that is sloughed off from the surface of the skin, especially after a burn.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite; transmitted by direct skin-to-skin contact.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intense itching.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fungal skin infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected; also called ringworm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the eruption of pale red, elevated patches called wheals or hives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infestation with lice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transplantation of healthy tissue to an injured site.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transplantation from a foreign donor (usually pig) to a human.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Laboratory test that grows a colony of bacteria removed from an infected area.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skin test that identifies suspected allergens on a lightly scratched area of the skin.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Use of subfreezing temperature to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Skin test that identifies suspected allergens by subcutaneously injecting extracts.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper to mechanically scrape away the epidermis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Agent that alters the cell wall of fungi or disrupts enzyme activity.</p> Signup and view all the answers