Across
- 2. depressed lesion of the epidermis and dermis
- 3. elevated,solid area that forms on the skin
- 6. nail bed
- 7. scraping away the top layer of skin
- 10. viral infection that affects the skin and nails;warts
- 13. noncontagious inflammation of the skin
- 16. a vesicle that becomes filled with pus
- 17. deficiency in pigment
- 18. protein that helps form a waterproof barrier on skin and nails
- 22. skin-color cells
- 23. temporarily elevated area that is itchy & may be red in color; hives
- 24. pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color
- 25. tiny organ that secretes chemical substances
Down
- 1. flat,discolored area of the skin, usually less than 1 cm in diameter
- 4. fatty tissue
- 5. baldness to all or small portions of the head
- 8. small blister
- 9. algorithm used to calculate % of body surface burned
- 11. painful bacterial infection of the hair follicle; larger and deeper than a boil
- 12. chronic,non-contagious inflammatory autoimmune skin disease characterized by silvery-white patches on the skin
- 14. itching
- 15. oil
- 19. contagious skin disorder characterized by vesicles that rupture and develop yellow crust
- 20. solid,abnormal mass of cells that may extend into cutaneous tissue
- 21. membrane supporting the muscles
- 24. bacteria that causes infection to different parts of the body & has become resistant to standard antibiotic treatments