INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

MACULE

• A circumscribed change in the color of skin that is neither raised or depressed

PAPULE

• A solid rounded growth that is elevated from skin

NODULE

• A small collection of tissue that is palpable at any level of skin

TUMOR

• Swelling one of the cardinal signs of inflammation morbid enlargement

WHEAL

• A small swelling on the skin as from insect bite

VESCILE

• Small bladder or sac containing liquid

POSTULE

• A small inflamed skin swelling filled with pus

BULLA

• A bubblelike structure

EXCORIATIONS

• To scratch or otherwise strip off the skin

FISSURE

• A fault in the enamel surface of a tooth

ULCER

• An open sore on an external or internal surface of the body