Med terms 2 by Chloe Williams

1. albino

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person with an absence of color pigments

2. alopecia

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permanent loss of hair on the scalp

3. constrict

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get smaller

4. crusts

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areas of dried pus and blood usually called scabs

5. cyanosis

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blueish discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen

6. cyst

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closed sac with distinct membrane that develops abnormally in a body structure

7. dermis

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this layer of skin has a framework of elastic connective tissue and contains blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves, involuntary muscle, sweat and oil glands, and hair follicles

8. dilate

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get larger

9. epidermis

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the outermost layer of skin

10. erythema

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reddish color of the skin that can be caused by either burns or a congestion of blood in the vessels

11. integumentary system

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the skin

12. jaundice

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yellow discoloration of the skin usually indicates bile in the blood as a result of liver or gallbladder disease

13. macules

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flat spots on the skin such as freckles

14. melanin

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brownish black pigment produced in the epidermis by specialized cells called melanocytes

15. papules

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firm raised areas such as pimples and the eruptions seen in some stages of chicken pox or syphilis

16. pustules

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pus filled sacs such as those seen in acne or pimples

17. sebaceous glands

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oil glands that usually open onto hair follicles

18. subcutaneous fascia (hypodermis)

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the innermost layer it is made of elastic and fibrous connective tissue and adipose (fatty) tissue and connects the skin to the underlying muscles

19. sudoriferous glands

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sweat glands- coiled tubes that extend through the dermis and open on the surface of the skin at pores.

20. ulcer

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deep loss of skin surface that may extend into the dermis

21. vesicles

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blisters or fluid filled sacs such as ones seen in chickenpox

22. wheals

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itchy elevated areas with an irregular shape, hives and insect bites are an example