A | B |
melanin | pigment which gives color to skin, hair and eyes |
carbuncle | staphylococcus infection that ususally follows a furuncle. |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
dermis | second layer of skin considered the "true skin" |
epidermis | outer layer of skin |
follicle | a small excretory duct found at the base of the hair shaft |
keloid | overgrowth of new skin over a scar. |
macule | flat round discolored area |
pustule | small elevation of skin filled with pus |
papule | red elevated round of skin |
vesicle | small lesion containing serous fluid |
pediculosis | lice |
wheal | round elevations of the skin that appear aFTER A tb SKIN TEST IS GIVEN. |
furuncle | boil |