6.6 Healing of Wounds

2. Liquid-filled sac or capsule.
5. Bacterial infection, similar to a boil, that spreads into the subcutaneous tissues.
6. Fleshy skin tumor that is usually pigmented; colors range from brown to black.
7. Congenital blemish or spot on the skin, visible at birth or soon after.
11. Fungus infection usually in the skin of the toes and soles.
13. Hair loss, usually sudden.
15. Bacterial infection of the skin, produced when bacteria enter a hair follicle.
16. Elevated, enlarging fibrous scar usually initiated by an injury.

1. Noncontagious skin rash that produces itching, blistering, and scaling.
3. Disease of the sebaceous glands that produces black heads and pimples.
4. Redness, swelling, pain, tenderness, heat, and disturbed function of an area of the body, especially as a reaction of tissues to injurious agents.
8. Contagious disease of bacterial origin, characterized by pustules that rupture and become covered with loosely held crusts.
9. Disease produced by an infestation of lice.
10. Inflammation of the skin.
12. Infectious disease of the skin, usually caused by the herpes simplex virus and characterized by recurring formations of small clusters of vesicles.
14. Reddening of the skin due to dilation of dermal blood vessels in response to injury or inflammation.