Dermatology System

4. progressively enlarging scar
5. large vesicle or blister greater than 1 cm
8. dried serum, blood, or purulent exudates
11. loss of part of the epidermis; follows rupture of vesicle or bulla
13. loss of hair
16. skin eruption
17. small solid, usually conical ELEVATION of skin
20. urticaria
21. inflammation of skin glands marked by papules
22. make a hole with a small pointed object
23. patch of skin altered in color but NOT ELEVATED
24. inflammation of subcutaneous loose connective tissue
26. linear crack or break from epidermis to dermis (example: athlete's foot)
28. small mass such as a small knobby body protuberance
29. escape of blood into tissues from ruptured blood vessels (what fills contusions)
30. malignant neoplasm
31. ELEVATED, firm, rough lesion greater than 1 cm in diameter
32. hemorrhage beneath unbroken skin usually caused by a blow
34. to swell

1. redness or inflammation of skin or mucus membrane
2. any of several skin diseases with eruption of flat papules
3. mass produced by uncontrolled growth of epithelial skin cells
6. tearing away or forcible separation
7. itching
8. deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin
9. the study of the skin and skin diseases
10. cuts, open wounds
12. removal of superficial skin layers
14. ELEVATED area of cutaneous edema
15. skin becomes hardened and leathery
18. minute reddish or purplish mass containing blood
19. a blister (smaller than 1 cm)
22. ELEVATED, superficial lesion; similar to vesicle but filled with purulent fluid
25. protein that is the main component of skin, hair, and nails
27. break in skin or mucus membrane with loss of surface tissue
33. clear, watery fluid