The registered nurse is teaching a group of student nurses about terminologies used to describe skin lesions. Which statement made by the student nurse indicates a need for further teaching?

1. "A papule filled with pus is called a pustule."
2. "A purpura is a purplish lesion caused by free red blood cells in the skin."
3. "A scar is the permanent replacement of normal skin with connective tissue."
4. "The loss of epidermal and dermal tissue is called telangiectasia."


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