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Phys. Dx. I Test II
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02/28/2009

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Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Greater than 1cm:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Greater than 1cm:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Freckles, moles:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Freckles, moles:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Smaller than 1cm:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Smaller than 1cm:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Vitiligo, café au lait spots:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Nonpalpable, flat:

Vitiligo, café au lait spots:

 

A) Patch

B) Macule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Hives, insect bites:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

 

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Hives, insect bites:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Greater than 2cm:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Greater than 2cm:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Nevus, wart:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Nevus, wart:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

1-2cm:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

1-2cm:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Superficial area of cutaneus edema:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Superficial area of cutaneus edema:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Neoplasms:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Neoplasms:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Smaller than 1cm:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Smaller than 1cm:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Psoriasis, seborrheic:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Psoriasis, seborrheic:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Flat, elevated, superficial papule with surface area greater than height:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Flat, elevated, superficial papule with surface area greater than height:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Erythema nodosum:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, solid mass:

Erythema nodosum:

 

A) Tumor

B) Papule

C) Plaque

D) Wheal

E) Nodule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Blister, Herpes simplex:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Blister, Herpes simplex:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Greater than 1cm; filled with serous fluid:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Greater than 1cm; filled with serous fluid:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Acne; impetigo:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Acne; impetigo:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Similar to vesicle; filled with pus:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Similar to vesicle; filled with pus:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Blister, pemphigus vulgaris:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Blister, pemphigus vulgaris:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Term

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Smaller than 1cm; filled with serous fluid:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Definition

Primary Skin Lesions - Palpable, Fluid filled:

Smaller than 1cm; filled with serous fluid:

 

A) Bulla

B) Vesicle

C) Pustule

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Blackhead:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Blackhead:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

A tiny coalescence of several furuncles:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

A tiny coalescence of several furuncles:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

A special type of primary lesion with localized accumulation of purulent material in the dermis or subcutis. Generally, the accumulation is so deep that the pus is not visible from the skin surface:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

A special type of primary lesion with localized accumulation of purulent material in the dermis or subcutis. Generally, the accumulation is so deep that the pus is not visible from the skin surface:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Smaller than 10mm, raised tunnel:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Smaller than 10mm, raised tunnel:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Scabies:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Scabies:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Palpable lesion filled with semiliquid material or fluid:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Palpable lesion filled with semiliquid material or fluid:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

A specific type of primary lesion that is a necrotizing form of inflammation of a hair follicle:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

A specific type of primary lesion that is a necrotizing form of inflammation of a hair follicle:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Tiny, Karatin-filled cysts representing an accumulation of keratin in the distal portion of the sweat gland:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Tiny, Karatin-filled cysts representing an accumulation of keratin in the distal portion of the sweat gland:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Sebaceous cyst:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Sebaceous cyst:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Plugged opening of sebaceous gland:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Definition

Special Primary Skin Lesions:

Plugged opening of sebaceous gland:

 

A) Milia

B) Cyst

C) Abscess

D) Carbuncle

E) Burrow

F) Furuncle

G) Comedo

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Striae:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Striae:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Loss of epidermis and dermis; may bleed:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Loss of epidermis and dermis; may bleed:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Cheilitis, athlete's foot:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Cheilitis, athlete's foot:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Thinning of skin with loss of skin markings:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Thinning of skin with loss of skin markings:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Stasis ulcer, chancre:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Stasis ulcer, chancre:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Loss of part or all of the epidermis; surface is moist:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Loss of part or all of the epidermis; surface is moist:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Rupture of a vesicle:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Rupture of a vesicle:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Linear crack from epidermis into dermis:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Linear crack from epidermis into dermis:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

A superficial linear, or "dug out," traumatized area, usually self-induced:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

A superficial linear, or "dug out," traumatized area, usually self-induced:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Diffuse or circumscribed hardening of skin:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Diffuse or circumscribed hardening of skin:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Abrasion, scratch mark:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Below the skin plane:

Abrasion, scratch mark:

 

A) Ulcer

B) Atrophy

C) Erosion

D) Fissure

E) Sclerosis

F) Excoriation

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Dandruff, psoriasis:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Dandruff, psoriasis:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Dried residue of pus, serum, or blood:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Dried residue of pus, serum, or blood:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Scabs, impetigo:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Scabs, impetigo:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Term

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Heaped-up keratinized cells; exfoliated epidermis:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Definition

Secondary Skin Lesions - Above the skin plane:

Heaped-up keratinized cells; exfoliated epidermis:

 

A) Crusting

B) Scaling

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Liver disease, estrogens:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Liver disease, estrogens:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Fine, irregular dilated blood vessels:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Fine, irregular dilated blood vessels:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Redish-purple; nonblanching; smaller than 0.5cm:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Redish-purple; nonblanching; smaller than 0.5cm:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Trauma, vasculitis:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Trauma, vasculitis:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Reddish-purple; nonblanching; greater than 0.5cm:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Reddish-purple; nonblanching; greater than 0.5cm:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Intravascular defects (two answers):

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Intravascular defects (two answers):

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Dilation of capillaries:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Dilation of capillaries:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Pink or red blanchable discoloration of the skin secondary to dilation of blood vessels:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Pink or red blanchable discoloration of the skin secondary to dilation of blood vessels:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Reddish-purple; nonblanching; variable size:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Reddish-purple; nonblanching; variable size:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Central red body with radiating spider-like arms that blanch with pressure to the central area:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Definition

Vascular Skin Lesions:

Central red body with radiating spider-like arms that blanch with pressure to the central area:

 

A) Purpura

B) Ecchymosis

C) Spider angioma

D) Telangiectasia

E) Erythema

F) Petechia

Term

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Heal wound:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Definition

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Heal wound:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Term

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Roughening and thickening of epidermis; accentuated skin marking:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Definition

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Roughening and thickening of epidermis; accentuated skin marking:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Term

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Atopic dermatitis:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Definition

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Atopic dermis:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Term

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Replacement of destroyed dermis by fibrous tissue; may be atrophic or hyperplastic:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Definition

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Replacement of destroyed dermis by fibrous tissue; may be atrophic or hyperplastic:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Term

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Burn scars:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Definition

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Burn scars:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Term

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Elevated, enlarging scar growing beyond boundaries of wound:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Definition

Miscellaneous Skin Lesions:

Elevated, enlarging scar growing beyond boundaries of wound:

 

A) Keloid

B) Scar

C) Lichenification

Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Annular

Definition
Ring-shaped, i.e. ringworm
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Arcuate

Definition
Partial rings, i.e. Syphilis
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Bizarre

Definition

Irregular or geographic pattern NOT related to and underlying anatomic structure.

I.e. Factitial dermatitis

Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

 Circinate

Definition
Circular
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Confluent

Definition
Lesions that run together, i.e. childhood exanthems
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Discoid

Definition
Disc-shaped without central clearing, i.e. SLE
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Discrete

Definition
Lesions remain separate
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Eczematoid

Definition
An inflammation with a tendency to vesiculate and crust.
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Generalized 

Definition
Widespread
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Grouped

Definition
Lesions clustered together, i.e. Herpes simplex
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Iris

Definition
Circle within a circle; a bull's eye lesion.  I.e. Erythema mulitiforme
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Keratotic

Definition
Horny thickening, i.e. psoriasis
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Linear

Definition
In lines, i.e. poison ivy dermatitis
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Multiform

Definition
More than one type of shape of lesion, i.e. Erythema multiforme
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Papulosquamous

Definition
Papules or plaques associated with scaling, i.e. psoriasis
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Reticulated

Definition
Lacelike network, i.e. oral lichen planus
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Serpiginous

Definition
Snakelike, creeping.  I.e. cutaneous larva migrans.
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Telangiectatic

Definition
Relatively permanent dilation of the superficial blood vessels, i.e. Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Universal

Definition
Entire body involved, i.e. alopecia universalis
Term

Descriptive Dermatologic Terms:

Zosteriform (AKA Dermatomal)

Definition
Linear arrangement along a nerve distribution, i.e. herpes zoster
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