MILADY STANDARD BARBERING CHAPTER 9 KEY TERMS

MILADY STANDARD BARBERING CHAPTER 9 KEY TERMS

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stratum granulosum - ---Answers----granular layer of the epidermis beneath the stratum lucidum ; the grainy layer

stratum lucidum - ---Answers----clear layer of the epidermis, directly beneath the stratum corneum

stratum spinosum - ---Answers----The spiny layer of the epidermis, often considered part of the stratum germinativum

subcutaneous tissue - ---Answers----Fatty tissue found beneath the dermis also called adipose tissue

sudoriferous glands - ---Answers----sweat glands of the skin

tan - ---Answers----darkening of the skin due to exposure to ultraviolet rays

telangiectasis - ---Answers----distended of dilate surface blood vessels

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Tubercle - ---Answers----abnormal solid lump above, within , or below the skin

tumor - ---Answers----abnormal cell mass resulting from excessive multiplication of cells

ulcer - ---Answers----open skin lesion accompanied by pus and loss of skin depth ;a deep erosion; a depression in the skin , normally due to infection or cancer

verruca - ---Answers----The technical term for wart

Vesicle - ---Answers----Small blister or sac containing clear fluid

vitiligo - ---Answers----an acquired leukoderma characterized by milky-white spots

wart - ---Answers----an infectious hypertrophy of the papillae and epidermis caused by a virus

wheal - ---Answers----itchy , swollen lesion caused by insect bites or plant irritations , such as nettle

whitehead - ---Answers----a closed comedo ; consists of accumulated sebum that remains a whitish color because it does not have a follicular opening for exposure to oxygen

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