Med Term : Integumentary System

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Agouti

Patter of pigmentation in which several bands of light and dark pigment and black tips appear on individual hairs.

Apocrine Glands

Sweat glands, larger than eccrines, with a strong-smelling secretion, located throughout animal body.

Arrector Pili

Small muscle of skin that raises the hair

Cilia

Plural form of Cilium

Cilium

Eyelash

Corium

Another term for dermis

Cornification

Conversion into keratin or horn

Derma

Skin

Dermis

Inner, thicker layer of skin

Digitigrade

Form of locomotion in which animal walks on its digits

Duct

Tubelike passage, especially for excretions or secretions

Ductule

Tiny duct

Eccrine Glands

Ordinary sweat glands

Epidermis

Outer layer of skin

Exocrine Glands

Duct glands that empty secretions on skin surface

Hair bulb

Expansion at proximal end of hair

Hair Follicle

Tube in which hair grows

Hair Shaft

Portion of hair extending beyond the surface of skin

Holocrine

Wholly secretory. Sebaceous glands are holocrine glands in which the entire disintegrating cell is shed as a secretion.

Hypodermis

Subcutis

Keratin

Hard, protein constituent of hair, nails, epidermis, and horny tissue

Keratinization

Development of keratin

Melanin

Dark pigment of skin, hair, and other areas of body

Plantigrade

Method of locomotion in which animal walks on phalanges, metacarpals (metatarsals), and carpal (tarsal) bones

Polled

Individual animal of normally horned breed or breed of normally horned species that does not grow horns

Sebaceous Gland

Secretes sebum that lubricates skin and hair

Sebum

Oily secretion of sebaceous glands

Stratum Corneum

Outer (horny) layer of epidermis

Stratum Germinativum

Innermost layer of epidermis aka basal layer

Stratum Granulosum

Grainy layer of epidermis above basal layer; may not be present in thin skin aka granular layer

Stratum Lucidum

Translucent layer of epidermis above the granular layer aka clear layer.

Stratum Spinosum

Layer of epidermis between stratum granulosum and stratum germinativum marked by presence of prickle cells

Subcutaneous

Located under skin

Subcutis

Subcutaneous tissue

Sudoriferous Glands

Sweat glands

Supernumerary

Occurring in more than usual number

Topcoat

Outer coat of hair

Undercoat

Hair growth below and partly concealed by main hair growth

Ungulate

Hoofed animal

Vibrissae

Long, coarse, tactile hairs that grow from the muzzle and brow of most mammals, such as the whiskers of a cat

Abcess

Localized accumulation of pus

Albinism

Congenital defect in melanin development, causing lack of pigment in skin, hair, and eyes

Alopecia

Definciency of hair or wool coat

Anhidrosis

Abnormal reduction of sweating; common in horses in tropical climates, where affected animals show respiratory distress even at rest

Bleb

Small blister

Bulla

Large lesion filled with fluid

Cicatrix

scar

Cicatrices

Plural form of ciatrix

Cyanosis

blueish skin color cause by oxygen-starved hemoglobin in the blood

Dyskeratosis

Abnormal alteration in keratinizaion

Ecchymosis

Flat, circumscribed, reddish-purple spot caused by intradermal or submucous hemorrhages

Erythema

Redness of skin caused by capillary congestion

Exanthema

Any rash caused by fever or disease

Exfoliation

Shedding or desquamation of horny layer epidermis

Fissure

Crack or groove

Hyperhidrosis

Excessive sweating

Hyperkeratosis

Overgrowth of horny layer of epidermis

Intradermal

Within the tissues of the skin. An intradermal injection splits the layers of the skin, creating a bleb

Macula

Small, discolored spot on skin that can be seen but not felt

Nodule

Small, visable knot protruding above the skin

Pallor

Paleness of skin

Papule

Small, rounded, solid elevation of skin

Pruritus

Itching

Purpura

Group of conditions with purple-red or brown-red discolorations on epidermis, caused by hemorrhage into tissues

Pustule

Pus collected in hair follicle or pore

Scale

Horny epithelial cells on epidermis or shed from it

Subcutaneous

Beneath the skin. A subcutaneous injection is deposited into the areolar tissue below the dermis

Acne

Inflammation of skin, caused by plugging of sebaceous glands, with development of papules and pustules.

Allergic Dermatitis

Skin inflammation caused by allergy

Aphthous Stomatitis

Inflammation of mucous membranes of the mouth, characterized by small, white, ulcerlike lesions

Contact Dermatitis

Caused by contact with various allergy producing substances

Decubitus Ulcer

Skin surface lesion resulting from pressure on affected areas that results in defective circulation

Dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin

Dermatocellulitis

Inflammation of skin and underlying connective tissue

Dermatosis

Any skin disease, especially those not usually associated with inflammation

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Autoimmune skin disease of dogs, characterized by depigmentation, erythema, scaling, erosions, ulcerations and crusting, particularly on bridge of nose, face, and lips.

Eczema

General term for acute or chronic dermatitis

Exfoliative Dermatitis

Dermatitis with scaling, itching, loss of hair, and redness of skin, resulting from any of several abnormal skin conditions

Frostbite

Tissue damage caused by exposure to extreme cold or by contact with chemicals that have a rapid freezing action

Herpes Virus

Affects primates, existing subclinically in one host, but can be deadly when transmitted to other hosts.

Parakeratosis

Scaly dermatosis caused by overabundance of keratinocyte nuclei in horny layer of epidermis

Pemphigus Vulgaris

autoimmune disease of dogs, characterized by shallow ulcerations of mucocutaneous junctions and oral mucosa

Petechia

Point hemorrhage beneath skin, mucous membrane or organ capsule

Pox

Group of diseases caused by pox viruses. Lesions affect skin and range from erythema to papules or pustules

Seborrheic Dermititis

Chronic, inflammatory dermatitis with yellowish, greasy scaling of skin, with or without pruritus

Soremouth

Virally caused dermatitis in which scabs form around lips and faces of sheep and goats; transmissible to humans

Urticaria

Skin reaction, usually allergic, with wheals appearing on the skin, accompanied by pruritus

Wart

Virus-caused, benign, small, tumorlike epidermal growth

Wheal

round, smooth, slightly elevated lesion on skin, whiter or redder than surrounding area, which itches severely and usually is evidence of allergy

Acute Moist Dermatitis

Superficial bacterial infection of skin caused by self-trauma, usually scratching, chewing, and licking

Cellulitis

Inflammation, usually bacterial, possibly purulent, especially involving loose subcutaneous tissue

Chiggers

Infestation by mite larvae, causing severe itching and dermatitis

Cutaneous Acariasis

Infestation by mites aka Mange
red mange = demodicosis
sarcoptic mange = scabies

Cutaneous Blowfly Myiasis

Infestation by maggots; devitalized skin, skin covered by hair or wool, or skin wounds soiled by feces or urine are affected

Dermatomycosis

Fungal infection of the skin

Ecthyma

Form of skin infection with shallow lesions and crusting caused by infectious agents

Flea Bite Dermatitis

Inflammatory lesions caused by hypersensitivity to flea bites

Footrot

Hoof disease commonly caused by Fusobacterium sp. in which sever dermatitis is spread from interdigital skin to deeper structures of the foot

Furunculosis

Persistent, consecutive occurrence of boils over period of time

Orf

Viral dermatitis is which scabs form around lips and faces of sheep and goats

Paronychia

Bacterial or viral inflammation of skin around nails or claws

Pediculosis

Infestation by lice

Pyoderma

Any purulent skin disease

Scabies

contagious skin disease caused by invasive mites usually producing intense itching

Toxic Epidermal Nerolysis

Acute exfoliative skin disease affecting dogs, cats, and monkeys; characterized by thick, epidermal necrosis and accompanied by erythema, vesicles, bullae, ulcers, fever, anorexia, and lethargy

Dermatofibroma

Fibrous tumor of skin

Lipoma

Benign tumor composed of mature fat cells

Malignant melanoma

rapidly growing, often ulcerated mass with tendency to metastasize

Mast cell tumor

benign local aggregatuion of mast cells that forms nodular tumor in skin

Sebaceous cyst

cyst of sebaceous gland plugged with sebum

Seborrheic keratosis

benign tumor of epidermis with many yellow or brown raised lesions on skin

Squamous cell carcinoma

type of carcinoma from squamous epithelium

Allograft

skin graft between genetically different indivduals of same species

Autograft

skin graft that comes from patients own body

Excisional biopsy

surgical incision to remove tissue of all or part of lesion and surrounding normal-apperaing tissue

Heterograft

Skin graft tissue transplanted between individuals of different species

Isograft

skin graft between individuals who are genetically identical, such as identical twins or animals from the same inbred strain

Punch biopsy

sample of tissue obtained by use of punch

Skin graft

surgical procedure to transplant skin from one location to another

Biopsy

removal of tissue for microscopic examination

Fungal culture

crusts of lesion and plucked hair are dropped into container of dermatophyte test medium or sabouraud dextrose agar;

Intradermal tests

several tests using injection of substances intradermally to observe reaction

Skin scrape

scalpel blade is used to scrape skin deeply while squeezing affected lesion contents of scrape are examined microscopically for presence of mange mites

Tissue culture

epithelial cells taken from body, grown in a medium for diagnostic or research purposes

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