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Ch. 16 Skin Terminology Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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caus/o

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burn

burning

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cauter/o

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heat

burn

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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erythema/o

erythemat/o

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redness

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry
scaly
(fish-like)

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kerat/o

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hard

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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phyt/o

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plant

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pil/o

A

hair

hair follicle

19
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py/o

A

pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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seb/o

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sebum

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squam/o

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scale-like

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steat/o

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fat

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

A

dry

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ABCDE

A 
asymmetry
border
color
diameter
evolution
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Bx

A

biopsy

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DLE

A

discoid lupus erythematosus

31
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PPD

A

purified protein derivative

used in TB skin test

32
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PUVA

A

psoralen

ultraviolet A light therapy for psoriasis

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

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SC

A

subcutaneous

35
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anthrac/o

A

black

as coal

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chlor/o

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green

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cirrh/o

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tawny yellow

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cyan/o

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blue

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eosin/o

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rosy

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erythr/o

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red

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jaund/o

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yellow

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leuk/o

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white

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lute/o

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yellow

44
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poli/o

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gray

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