3 - integumentary words

Question 1

abrasion

Answer 1

skin injury that scrapes away the surface of the skin

Question 2

abscess

Answer 2

a collection of pus in the skin

Question 3

albinism

albin = white + -ism = condition

Answer 3

genetic condition where there is partial or complete absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes

Question 4

anhidrosis

an-= without + hidr = sweat + -osis = condition

Answer 4

a condition where the patient is not able to sweat

Question 5

autograft

Answer 5

graft taken from a part of the patient’s body and transferred to another part of the same patient

Question 6

avulsion

a- = away from + vuls = to pull + -ion = process

Answer 6

when a part or structure of the body, such as a finger or toe, has been forcibly tonr off of the body

Question 7

biopsy

bi/o = life + -opsy = view of

Answer 7

surgical procedure to remove a piece of tissue for further evaluation under a microscope

Question 8

bulla

Answer 8

a large blister

Question 9

cauterization

Answer 9

intentional destruction of tissue by a caustic chemical, electric current, laser, or freezing

Question 10

cyst

Answer 10

fluid-filled sac in the skin

Question 11

chemabrasion

chem/o = chemical

Answer 11

removal of superficial layers of skin using chemicals

Question 12

comedo

Answer 12

blackhead

Question 13

contusion

Answer 13

blunt trauma to the skin that results in bruising without a break in the skin

Question 14

cryosurgery

cry/o = cold

Answer 14

using extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue

Question 15

culture and sensitivity

Answer 15

laboratory test used to determine the specific bacteria causing an infection, as well as the bacteria’s sensitivty to different antibiotics

Question 16

debridement

Answer 16

removal of a foreign material, dead, and/or damaged tissue from a wound

Question 17

dehiscence

Answer 17

a complication of wound healing where the edges of the wound reopen and separate

Question 18

dermabrasion

derm/o = skin

Answer 18

scraping the skin with sandpaper or rotating wire brushes

Question 19

dermatologist

dermat/o = skin + log = study of + -ist = one who specializes

Answer 19

a physician who specializes in the study of the skin

Question 20

erythema

erythr/o = redness

Answer 20

redness of the skin

Question 21

eschar

Answer 21

scab, slough

Question 22

exudate

Answer 22

oozing of pus or serum

Question 23

keloid

Answer 23

a thick and raised scar caused by excessive collagen formation

Question 24

laceration

Answer 24

a wound in the skin with a jagged edge, typically caused by a trauma

Question 25

lesion

Answer 25

general term that indicates any type of abnormality in the skin

Question 26

necrosis

necr/o = death + -osis = abnormal condition

Answer 26

area of tissue death

Question 27

nevus

Answer 27

pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole

Question 28

nodule

Answer 28

solid, raised area of skin cells

Question 29

onychia

onch/o = nail + -ia = condition

Answer 29

inflamed nail bed

Question 30

petechiae

Answer 30

flat, pinpoint, purplish spots from bleeding that is underneath the skin

Question 31

pruritus

Answer 31

severe itching

Question 32

purpura

Answer 32

bruises that occur in older adults with thin, easily damaged skin

Question 33

pyogenic

Answer 33

producing pus

Question 34

seborrhea

Answer 34

oil discharge from the sebaceous glands

Question 35

skin graft

Answer 35

transfer of healthy skin to cover another damaged area

Question 36

trichophagia

Answer 36

hair eating

Question 37

urticaria

Answer 37

skin eruption of pale reddish wheals with severe itching; aka hives

Question 38

ungal

Answer 38

pertaining to the nail