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PCL 3
SKIN, VOCABULARY
15
Other
Professional
10/01/2009

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Macule

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A flat colored lesion <2 cm in diameter, not raised above the surface of the surrounding skin 

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Papule

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A small, solid lesion <1 cm in diameter, raised above the surface of the surrounding skin

 

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Patch 

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A large (>2cm) flat lesion with a color different from the surrounding skin 

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Nodule

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A larger (1-5 cm) firm lesion raised above the surface of the surrounding skin.  Differs from a papule only in size

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Plaque

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A large (>1 cm) flat-topped, raised lesion.  Edges may be either distinct or gradually blend with surrounding skin.

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Vesicle

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A small, fluid filled lesion (eg. Poison Ivy blister)

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Pustule

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A vesicle filled with leukocytes (the presence of pustules does not necessarily signify the existence of an infection)

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Bulla

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A fluid-filled , raised, often translucent lesion >1 cm in diameter

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Cyst

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 A soft, raised, encapsulated lesion filled with semisolid or liquid contents

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Wheal

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A raised, erythematous papule or plaque, usually representing short-lived dermal edema

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Telangiectasia

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Dilated, superficial blood vessels

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Lichenification

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A distinctive thickening of the skin.

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Excoriations

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Linear, angular erosions that may be covered by crust and are caused by scratching 

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Crust

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Dried exudate of body fluids that may be either yellow or red 

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Petechiae

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A small red or purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage.

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