FlashcardsSkin Conditions and Disorders Flashcards
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This 25-card flashcard set covers skin conditions, disorders, and pathology for healthcare or medical professionals in training. Topics include acne, psoriasis, melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, cold sores, warts, and the role of UV rays and sebum in skin health. Use it for medical terminology review, exam preparation, or self-study in dermatology fundamentals.
Terms in This Set
- A hair follicle filled with keratin and sebum forms a
- A whitehead is also called a
- Benign, keratin-filled cysts that appear just under the epidermis and have no visible openings are
- Skin disorder characterized by chronic inflammation of the sebaceous glands caused by retained secretions
- A large protruding pocket-like lesion filled with sebum
- Inflammation of the sebaceous glands characterized by redness, dry or oily scaling, crusting, and/or itchiness
- Distended or dilated surface blood vessels
- Ingestion of spicy foods can aggravate
- Excessive sweating, caused by heat or general body weakness
- A contagious recurring viral infection characterized by fever blisters or cold sores
- A noncontagious skin disease characterized by red patches covered with silver-white scales
- Congenital hypopigmentation or absence of melanin pigment in the body
- Skin disorder characterized by abnormal light patches
- abnormal brown or wine-colored skin discoloration with a circular or irregular shape
- A small brown or flesh-colored outgrowth of the skin
- Hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis
- The most common and least severe type of skin cancer
- Type of skin cancer is characterized by scaly red papules or nodules
- Dark, brown patches on the skin may appear uneven in texture, jagged, or raised
- The main food source for acne bacteria
- Extrinsic skin- aging factor or 80 to 85% of aging is caused
- The two UV rays of the sun that reach to the skin
- Rays that cause sunburn and tanning
- Two types of dermatitis
- Allergic reaction created by repeat exposure to the chemical or a substance
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