Skeleton

• Psoriasis (łuszczyca) is a chronic skin disease that causes an overproduction of epithelial cells
• Erythema (rumień) is a superficial reddening of the skin
• Carbuncle/Furuncle is an inflamed pus-filled swelling on the skin
• Ulcer (wrzód) is an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body
• Epidermis is the most superficial layer of the skin
• Melanin is a pigment that gives the skin color
• Subcutaneous is the layer below the dermis, composed mainly of fat
• Keratinization is the process of replacing old cells with new ones
• Keratin is a protective protein that thickens and toughens the skin, and makes up hair and nails
• Nail is a platelike keratinized outgrowth of the skin that covers the dorsal surface of the terminal phalanges
• Sebum lubricates the hair and the skin
• Anidrosis is the absence or deficiency of sweat production
• Hyponychium is the nail bed
• Onychomalacia is the softening of the nail
• Pleura is a double serous membrane that lines each lung
• Interpleural space is the space between the visceral and parietal pleura
• Visceral pleura covers the surface of the lungs
• Parietal pleura lines the chest wall