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| alopecia | a partial or complete lack of hair resulting from normal aging, an endocrine disorder, a drug reaction, an anticancer medication, or a skin disease. |
| autograft | surgical transplantation of any tissue from one part of the body to another location in the same individual |
| contracture | an abnormal, usually permanent condition of a joint, characterized by flexion and fixation. |
| Curling's ulcer | a duodenal ulcer that develops in people who have suffered severe stress, such as superficial burns, intracranial lesions, or severe bodily injury. |
| debridement | the removal of dirt, foreign objects, damaged tissue, and cellular debris from a wound or a burn to prevent infection and to promote healing. |
| eschar | a scab or dry crust that results from trauma, such as a thermal or chemical burn, infection,or excoriating skin disease |
| excoriation | an injury to a surface of the body caused by trauma, such as scratching, abrasion, or a chemical or thermal burn. |
| exudate | fluid, cells, or other substances that have been slowly exuded, or discharged, from cells or blood vessels through small pores or breaks in cell membranes. Perspiration, pus, and serum are sometimes identified as exudates |
| heterograft (xenograft) | tissue from another species used as a temporary graft in certain cases, as in treating a severely burned patient when sufficient tissue from the patient or from a tissue bank is not available. |
| homograft (allograft) | surgical transplantation of tissue between two genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species, such as between two humans who are not monozygotic twins. |
| keloids | an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a skin injury, particularly a wound or a surgical incision. The new tissue is elevated, rounded and firm. |
| macules | a small flat blemish or discoloration that is level with the skin surface. ex: a freckle |
| nevus | a pigmented skin blemish that is usually benign but may become cancerous |
| papules | a small solid raised skin lesion less than 1 cm in diameter, such as that found in lichen planus and nonpustular acne. |
| pediculosis | an infestation with blood-sucking lice. |
| pruritis | the symptom of itching, an uncomfortable sensation leading to the urge to scratch. Scratching may result in secondary infection. |
| pustulant vesicles | a small bladder or blister containing a creamy viscous fluid exudate that is the result of fluid remains of necrosis of tissues. |
| rule of nines | a formula for estimating the percentage of adult body surface covered by burns by assigning 9% to the head and each arm, twice 9% (18%) to each leg and the anterior and posterior trunk, and 1% to the perineum. This is modified in infants and children because of the proportionately larger head size. |
| suppuration | the production and exudation of pus. |
| urticarial | a pruitic skin eruption characterized by transient wheals of varying shapes and sizes with well defined erythemetous margins and pale centers such as pertaining to hives. |
| verruca | a benign, viral, warty skin lesion with a rough, papillomatous surface. It is caused by a common contagious papovavirus. |
| vesicle | a small bladder or blister, containing clear fluid. |
| wheals | smooth, slightly elevated area on the skin that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin. A wheal usually itches and can change size or shape or disappear within hours. It is the typical lesion for hives. |
