Medterm integumentary

• Dermatologist

  • • specializes in diagnosis and treating disorders of the skin

  Cosmetic Surgeon

  • • also known as plastic surgeon, specializes in the surgical restoration and reconstruction of body structure.
  • • Acne Vulgaris

  a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by pustular eruption of the skin in or near the sebaceous gland.

  • • Comedo

  a lesion formed by buildup of sebum and keratin in a hair follicle. Often associated with acne vulgaris

      

             

    
• Sebaceous Cyst


  A cyst containing yellow, fatty material (a cyst is a closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material)
• Seborrheic dermatitis


  Inflammation of the upper layers of the skin, caused by seborrhea
• Seborrheic keratosis


  A benign flesh colored, brown or black skin tumor
• Seborrheic keratosis


  • These growths tend to occur most often in the elderly
• Anhidrosis


  The condition of lacking or being without sweat
• Anhidrosis


  an means without, hidr means sweat, and osis means abnormal condition
• Hyperhidrosis


  A condition of excessive sweating
• Miliaria


  Also known as heat rash, is an inflammation caused by trapped sweat. This produces skin rash and itching
• Hirsutism


  Means abnormal hairiness. This term refers to the appearance of male body or facial patterns in females
• Alopecia


  Partial or complete loss of hair
• Female/male pattern baldness


  • Hair thins in the front and on the sides, sometimes known as crown
  • Common hair loss in men, with hairline receding from the front to the back until horseshoe shaped areas of hair remains in the back
• Clubbing


  Abnormal curving and shine on the nails that is often accompanied by enlargement of the fingertips
• Koilonychia


  Malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out
• Onychia


  Inflammation of the matrix of the nail
• Onychocryptosis

  Ingrown toenail
• Onychomycosis


  Any fungal infection of the nail, may cause the nail to turn yellow, brown or black and become thick and brittle, depending on the type of fungus involved
• Onychophagia


  Nail eating or biting
• Albinism


  Inherited deficiency or absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes due to an abnormality in the production of melanin
• Chloasma


  Pigmentation disorder characterized by brownish colored spots on the face, also known as melisma or the mask of pregnancy
• Melanosis


  Any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in different parts of the body
• Vitiligo


  Condition in which a loss of melanocytes results in whitish areas of the skin bordered by normally pigmented areas
• Contusion


  An injury not brake the skin and is swelling is characterized by swelling discoloration and pain
• Crust


  Collection of dried serum and cellular debris
• Ecchymosis


  Purplish area caused by hemorrhaging (bleeding) within the skin
• Macule


  Discolored, flat spot that is less than 1 cm in diameter. Freckles or flat moles are macules
• Nevi


  Also known as moles, are small dark skin growths that develop from melanocyte in the skin
• Plaque


  Solid raised area of the skin that is different from the area around it and greater than 0.5cm in diameter
• Scale


  Flacking or dry patch made up of excess dead epidermal cells
• Abscess


  Localized collection of pus within a circumscribed area that is associated with tissue destruction
• Bulla


  Large circumscribed elevation of skin containing fluid that is more than 0.5 cm in diameter. A large blister is a bulla
• Abrasion


  An injury to in which superficial layers of the skin are scraped or rubbed away
• Fissure


  A groove or crack like sores. The term fissures also describes normal folds in the contours of the brain
• Laceration


  Torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
• Puncture wound


  Deep hole made by a sharp object such as nail
• Ulcer


  Open sore or erosion of the skin or mucous membrane resulting in tissue loss and unusual inflammation
• Decubitus Ulcer


  • Also known as pressure ulcer
  • Ulcerated area caused by prolonged pressure that cut offs circulation to a body part
• Port-wine stain


  Is a large reddish purple discoloration of face or neck
• Strawberry hemangioma


  A soft raised birthmark. This dark reddish purple growth is a benign tumor made up of newly formed blood vessels
• Dermatitis


  Inflammation of the upper layers of the skin