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MILADY ESTHETICS CHA PTER 4-
DISORDERS AND DISEAS ES OF
THE SKIN (QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS )
Question :What term is used to describe any mark,
wound, or abnormality?
Correct answer:lesion
Question :What is leukoderma?
Correct answer:light, abnormal patches of depigmented
skin
Question :What is the term for a flat spot or discoloration
of the skin, such as a freckle?
Correct answer:macule
Question :What is true of malignant melanoma?
Correct answer:it is the most serious form of skin cancer
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Question :What condition is also known as melasma?
Correct answer:hyperpigmentation
Question :What is an example of epidermal cysts?
Correct answer:milia
Question :What is another name for the acute
inflammatory disorder miliaria rubra?
Correct answer:prickly heat
Question :What term refers to a pigmented nevus?
Correct answer:mole
Question :What is another name for a nevus?
Correct answer:birthmark
Question :What is tinea versicolor?
Correct answer:yeast infection of the skin that inhibits
melanin production
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Question :What is the common name of the contagious
infection tinea corporis?
Correct answer:ringworm
Question :What is the generic term for a fungal infection?
Correct answer:tinea
Question :What is the scientific term for couperose skin?
Correct answer:Telangiectasia
Question :What is a steatoma?
Correct answer:Sebaceous cyst of subcutaneous tumor
filled with sebum
Question :What is the term for a brown or wine-colored
discoloration?
Correct answer:stain
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Question :What are skin tags?
Correct answer:Small, benign outgrowths of the skin that
look like flaps
Question :What is rosacea?
Correct answer:Condition characterized by redness and
dilation of blood vessels
Question :What are sebaceous filaments?
Correct answer:Mainly solidified impactions of oil
without the cell matter
Question :What is an example of sebaceous hyperplasia?
Correct answer:Benign lesions frequently seen in oilier
areas of the face
Question :What is acne?
Correct answer:Chronic inflammatory skin disorder of the
sebaceous glands