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define BLACKHEAD
oxidized sebum plug open to air
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Definition
define BLACKHEAD
oxidized sebum plug open to air
define EPIDERMOID CYST
closed sac found under skin w/yellow & fatty material in cyst gen on face/neck/trunk
aka: epidermoid cyst
sebaceous cyst
define SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS
overactivity of sebaceous gland leading to inflammation, scaling, & itching of skin
describe SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS
benign skin growth w/waxy or pasted on look varying in color; gen ppl +50 yrs
describe ANHIDROSIS
abnormal lack of sweat, @ risk for heat stroke
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
define BLACKHEAD | oxidized sebum plug open to air |
define EPIDERMOID CYST | closed sac found under skin w/yellow & fatty material in cyst gen on face/neck/trunk |
aka: epidermoid cyst | sebaceous cyst |
define SEBORRHEIC DERMATITIS | overactivity of sebaceous gland leading to inflammation, scaling, & itching of skin |
describe SEBORRHEIC KERATOSIS | benign skin growth w/waxy or pasted on look varying in color; gen ppl +50 yrs |
describe ANHIDROSIS | abnormal lack of sweat, @ risk for heat stroke |
aka: anhidrosis | hypohidrosis |
describe DIAPHORESIS | profuse sweating; normal w/heat, exertion, or distress |
describe HEAT RASH | intense & itchy rash from sweat glands being blocked by bacteria & dead cells |
aka: heat rash | prickly heat |
describe HEAT STROKE | core temp at least 104F causing altered mental state, racing bpm, organ swelling, & death |
aka: heat stroke | sunstroke |
define HYPERHIDROSIS | excessive sweating |
describe SLEEP HYPERHIDROSIS | hyperhidrosis during sleep from menopause, meds, or infectious disease |
aka: sleep hyperhidrosis | night sweats |
define FOLLICULITIS | inflammation of hair follicles common in arms, legs, or beard area |
define TRICHOMYCOSIS AXILLARIS | superficial bacterial infection of hair shafts in areas w/extensive sweat glands |
define HIRSUTISM | excessive body & facial hair in women |
describe ALOPECIA | partial/complete loss of hair generally on scalp from genetics, age, illness, or drugs |
aka: alopecia | baldness |
define ALOPECIA AREATA | autoimmune gen w/kids where hair follicles attacked |
define ALOPECIA TOTALIS | uncommon; total loss of all hair on scalp |
define ALOPECIA UNIVERSALIS | total loss of hair on all parts of body |
define ANDROGENIC ALOPECIA | most common; related to hormones associated w/male characteristics |
describe the pattern: male & female pattern baldness | male: recede front to back in horseshoe shape
female: thinning |
describe CLUBBING | abnormal curving of nails w/enlargement of finger bc hereditary or O2 deficiency from coronary/pulmonary disease |
describe KOILONYCHIA | malformation of nails, outer surface concave/scooped out & gen indicate iron deficiency anemia |
aka: koilonychia | spoon nail |
describe ONYCHIA | inflammation of nail bed leading to loss of nail |
aka: onychia | onychitis |