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Skin Definitions
Health Assessment
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Nursing
Graduate
06/12/2011

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Term
Macules
Definition
-freckles
-flat non palpable circumscribed less than 1cm in diameter
Term
Port Wine Stain
Definition
-patch
-flat, non palpable ,irregular in shape, greater than 1cm diameter
Term
wart
Definition
-elevated
-firm circumscribed
-less than 1 cm in diameter
Term
papule
Definition
circumscribed, solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid,
Term
macule
Definition
-freckle
Term
circumscribed
Definition
even edges
Term
psoriasis
Definition
- plaque
-elevated
-scale
-keratinized cells
-flakey
-irregular
-varies in size
-firm and rough lesion
-flat top
-great than 1cm in diameter
Term
wheal
Definition
bubble
raised
Term
insect bites
Definition
-swelling
-irregular
Term
lipoma
Definition
-elevated
-firm
-circumscribed
-palpable
deeper in dermis than papule
-1-2 cm in diameter
-nodule
Term
neoplasm
Definition
-tumor
-elevated
-solid
-greater than 2cm
Term
varicella
Definition
-vesicle
-elevated
-circumscribed
-superficial
-filled with serous fluid
-less than 1 cm diameter
-erosion
-loss of all or part of epidermis
-depression
-moist glistening
-follows rupture of vesicle or bulla
Term
bulla
Definition
-fluid filled blister
-greater than 5mm
Term
blister
Definition
-bulla
-vesicle greater than 1 cm in diameter
Term
impetigo
Definition
-pustule
-elevated
-superficial
-filled with purulent fluid
Term
sebaceous cyst
Definition
-elevated
-circumscribed
-encapsulated
-filled with liquid/semisolid material
Term
scab
Definition
-crust
-dried serum blood
-purulent exudate
-slightly elevated
Term
chronic dermatitis
Definition
-lichenification
-rough thickened epidermis
-accentuated skin markings caused by rubbing
Term
healed wound
Definition
-scar
-thin to thick fibrous tissue
-replacing injured dermis
-irregular
Term
keloid
Definition
-raised scar
-irregularly shaped
-progressively enlarging scar
-grows beyond the boundaries of a wound
Term
abrasion
Definition
-excoriation
-loss of epidermis
-linear
-hollowed out ;crusted area
Term
excoriation
Definition
-to wear off skin
Term
athletes foot
Definition
-fissure
-linear crack
-break from epidermis to dermis
-small
-deep red
Term
decubitus
Definition
-ulcer
-loss of epidermis and dermis
-concave
-varies in size
Term
striae
Definition
-atrophy
-stretch marks
-thinning of skin surface
-loss of skin markings
-translucent skin
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