ScribeAmerica – dermatology vocabulary, abbreviations, medication, and exam findings – Flashcards
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Actinic keratosis (AK)
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Scaly precancerous growths caused by sun damage
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Seborrheic keratosis (SK)
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Benign growths, often with a brown, warty waxy "stuck-on" appearance
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Melanoma
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Most dangerous form of skin cancer, arises from melanocytes
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Nevus/nevi
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Mole
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Actinic
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Of the sun (actinic changes, actinic keratoses)
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Alopecia
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Hair loss
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Neoplasm
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New or abnormal growth of tissue (could be cancer or a benign growth)
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Cutaneous atrophy
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Degeneration of the skin
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Acrochordon
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Skin tag, benign fleshy growth in which a short narrow stalk sticks out
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Ephelides
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Freckles
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Keloid
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Overgrowth of scar tissue
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Tinea pedis
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Fungal infection on the feet
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Xerosis
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Dry skin
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Onychomycosis
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Fungal infection of toenails and fingernails, possibly due to dermatophytes (dermatophytosis)
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Eczema
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Inflammatory process causing localized or diffuse areas of dry, sensitive, pruritic skin
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Psoriasis
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Chronic skin disease with rapid growth of new cells that can cause itching, dryness, redness, and thickening
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Lentigines/lentiginous
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Small brown benign spots on skin associated with age and sun exposure
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Rosacea
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Chronic skin condition causing facial redness due to dilated superficial blood vessels
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Urticaria
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Hives, rash caused by an allergic reaction
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Petechiae
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Small red or purple pinpoint hemorrhages
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Purpura
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Large purple colored spots caused by bleeding
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Dermatitis
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General term for inflammation of the skin
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Malaise
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General feeling of discomfort
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Cherry angioma
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Small red-to-purple, dome-shaped papule usually located on the trunk
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Topical
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Applied directly to a part of the body (cream, ointment, paste, lotion, gel, etc.)
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Kenalog
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Corticosteroid often injected intralesionally
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Triamcinolone
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Steroid #1
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Clobetasol
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Steroid #2
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Ketoconazole
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Anti-fungal
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Efudex (5-FU)
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Topical chemotherapy
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Isotretinoin (Accutane)
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Strong acne treatment
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Retin-A (tretinoin)
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Topical used for treatment of acne, has a regenerating effect on skin
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Terbinafine (Lamisil)
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Anti-fungal often used onychomycosis
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Cetaphil
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Moisturizer #1
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Aquaphor
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Moisturizer #2
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Neutrogena
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Moisturizer #3
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Papule
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<1 cm and raised
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Plaque
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>1 cm and raised
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Macule
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<1 cm and flat
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Patch
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>1 cm and flat
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Lesion
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Useful general term to describe some abnormal area
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Pustule
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Small bumped filled with pus
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Excoriations
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Scratches
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Circumscribed
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Encircled (nevi)
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Waxy
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Wax-like
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Stuck-on
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Applied
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Pedunculated
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Having an elongated stalk of tissue (skin tags)
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Delled
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Small depression
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Variegated
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Exhibiting different colors
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Verrucous/verrucal
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Warty
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Photoaged
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Characteristic changes to skin induced by chronic UVA and UVB exposure
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Irregular
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Not even or balanced
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Pigmented
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Colored
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Confluent
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Flowing together, as in several patches which connect
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Scaly
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Scale-like
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Erythema/erythematous
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Redness/red
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Telangiectasias/telangiectatic
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Threadlike red lines or patterns on the skin
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Comedones
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Blackheads or whiteheads
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Annular/annulated
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Ring-shaped
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Guttate
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Drop-shaped (idiopathic guttate hypopigmentation, guttate psoriasis)
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Umbilicated
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Navel-shaped
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Crust
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Dried pus
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Ulceration
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Blisters or open sores
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Discrete
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Distinct
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Serpiginous
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Having a wavy border
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Follicular
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Relating to a follicle or follicles
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Induration
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Hardening
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Fluctuance
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Being fluctuant, unstable
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Purulent drainage
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Drainage of pus
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Dermatofibroma
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Benign dermal nodules
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Adherent
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Sticking fast to something
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Lobulated
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Made of lobules
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Helix
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Prominent rim of the auricle (ear)
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Pre-auricular area
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Area in front of the ear
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Canthus
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Outer corner of the eye
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Vertex
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Middle of parietal bones, top of head
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Pannus
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Abnormal layer of fibrovascular or granulation tissue
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Medial
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Closer to middle of body
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Lateral
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Farther from middle of body
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Distal
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Farther to trunk of body
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Proximal
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Closer to trunk of body
