Assessment #1 - MD

Skin Progress Note Template Mariana Ducharme – November 2023 Numbe r Medical Term Common Term 1. Biopsy Sample of tissue taken from the body in order to examine it more closely. (Chabner, 2017, p. 676) 2. Eczema A chronic or acute atopic dermatitis. Inflammation of the skin. (Chabner, 2017, p. 672) 3. Macules Flat, pigmented lesions measuring less than 1 cm in diameter. (Chabner, 2017, p. 664) 4. Erythematous Flushing; widespread redness of the skin. Pertaining to erythema, (Chabner, 2017, p. 664) 5. Fissuring (fissure) Groove or crack-like sore. Break in the skin lining. (Chabner, 2017, p. 664) 6. Subcutaneous Sub = under; thick, fat-containing tissue. Under the skin, (Chabner, 2017, p. 120) 7. Linear Straight; relating to or resembling a line, (Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, 2023). 8. Keratosis Kera = hard; Osis = abnormal condition. Skin marked by overgrowth or horny tissue, (Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary, n.d.). 9. Sebaceous Relating to oil or fatty material. Glands that produce an oily secretion (sebum), (Chabner, 2017, p. 658). 10. Lipomas Lip = fat; Oma = tumor/mass/swelling. A tumor or fatty tissue, (Chabner, 2017, p. 664). 11. Pathology Path = disease / Ology = process of study. Study or examination of a disease, (Chabner, 2017, p. 15). 12. Superficial On the surface, (Chabner, 2017, p. 52) 13. Radial Pertaining to the radius; forearm bone- thumb side, (Chabner, 2017, p. 600). 14. Integumentary Pertaining to the integumentary system; the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails (Chabner, 2017, 1