Medical Terminology, Chapter 12, The Integumentary System
Created by Lefty66   170 terms   an injury in which superficial
layers of skin are scraped or rubbed away   a closed pocket
containing pus that is caused by a bacterial infection  acne
vulgaris  a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by
pustular eruptions of the skin caused by an overproduction of
sebum  actinis keratosis  a precancerous skin growth that occurs
on sun-damaged skin  adipose tissue       alopecia areata  an
autoimmune disorder that attacks the hair follicles, causing
well-defined bald areas on the scalp or elsewhere on the body
alopecia capitis totalis  an uncommon condition characterized by
the loss of all the hair on the scalp  alopecia universalis  the
total loss of hair on all parts of the body   the abnormal
condition of lacking sweat in response to heat  arrector pili
tiny muscle fibers attached to the hair follicles that cause the
hair to stand erect  basal cell carcinoma  a malignant tumor of
the basal cell layer of the