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Ch 3 - Integumentary System Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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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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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum; sebaceous

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squam/o

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scale

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xer/o

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dry

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-derma

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skin

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-oid

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resembling

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-phoresis

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carrying; transmission

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-therapy

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treatment

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epidermis

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outer skin layer

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dermis

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deeper skin layer, consisting of nerve and blood vessels

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epi-

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above or upon

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-pathy

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disease

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stratum corneum

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top layer of epidermis; dead, flat cells which convert to keratin and flake away

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basal layer

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second layer of the epidermis; consists of living cells; where new cells are continuously reproduced

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-itis

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inflammation

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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sub-

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under or below

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sebaceous glands

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oil-secreting glands of the skin

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sudoriferous glands

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sweat gland

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comedos

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discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; blackheads

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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aden/o

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gland

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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hydr/o

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water

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-cele

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hernia or swelling

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albin/o

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white

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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xanth/o

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yellow

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cyt/o

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cell

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-cyte

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cell

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-penia

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decrease or deficiency

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-emia

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blood condition

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sarc/o

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flesh (connective tissue)

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Kaposi sarc/oma

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malignant skin tumor commonly associated with patients who are diagnosed with AIDS

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necr/o

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death

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gangrene

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a form of necrosis associated with loss of blood supply

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auto-

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self, own

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graft

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tissue transplanted or implanted in a part of the body to repair a defect

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derm/a/tome

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instrument used to incise or cut skin

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abrasion

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scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction

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abscess

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localized collection of pus at the site of an infection

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furuncle

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abscess that originates in a hair follicle; also called a boil

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carbuncle

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cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

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acne

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inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules

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alopecia

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absence or loss of hair, especially of the head

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cyst

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closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

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eczema

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redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

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hemorrhage

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loss of a large amount of blood in a short period, externally or internally

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contusion

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hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken; bruise

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; bruise

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petechia

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minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin

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hematoma

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elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma

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hirsutism

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condition characterized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women

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impetigo

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bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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psoriasis

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chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

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scabies

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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skin lesions

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areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal disease

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primary lesions

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initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue that may be flat or elevated

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secondary lesions

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result from the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of a disease

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tinea

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fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected; ringworm

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ulcer

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lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues

an open sore or lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring

examples: pressure sore, basal cell carcinoma

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pressure ulcer

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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; decubitus ulcer; bedsore

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urticaria

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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale-red elevated patches that are intensely itchy; wheals; hives

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macule

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primary lesion: flat, pigmented, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter

examples: freckle, flat mole, or rash that occurs in rubella

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papule

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primary lesion: solid, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter that may be the same color as the skin or pigmented

examples: nevus, wart, pimple, ringworm, psoriasis, eczema

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nodule

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primary lesion: palpable, circumscribed lesion; larger and deeper than a papule (0.6 to 2 cm in diameter); extends into the dermal area

examples: intradermal nevus, benign or malignant tumor

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tumor

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primary lesion: solid, elevated lesion larger than 2 cm in diameter that extends into the dermal and subcutaneous layers

examples: lipoma, steatoma, dermatofibroma, hemangioma

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wheal

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primary lesion: elevated, firm, rounded lesion with localized skin edema(swelling) that varies in size, shape, and color; paler in the center than its surrounding edges; accompanied by itching

examples: hives, insect bites, urticaria

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pustule

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primary lesion: small, raised, circumscribed lesion that contains pus; usually less than 1 cm in diameter

examples: acne, furuncle, pustular psoriasis, scabies, whiteheads

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vesicle

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primary lesion: elevated, circumscribed, fluid-filled lesion less than .5 cm in diameter

examples: poison ivy, shingles, chicken pox

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bulla

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primary lesion: a vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm in diameter

examples: second degree burns, severe poison oak, poison ivy

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excoriations

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secondary lesion: linear scratch marks or traumatized abrasions of the epidermis

examples: scratches, abrasions, chemical or thermal burns

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fissure

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secondary lesion: small slit or crack-like sore that extends into the dermal layer; could be caused by continuous inflammation and drying

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verruca

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rounded epidermal growths caused by a virus; wart

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vitiligo

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loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; leukoderma

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biopsy

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removing a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease

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skin test

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method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying or inoculating a suspected allergen or sensitizer into the skin and determining sensitivity (allergy) to the specific antigen by an inflammatory skin reaction to it

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cryosurgery

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use of subfreezing temperature, commonly with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells

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debridement

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treatment that involves removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound, and is used to promote healing and prevent infection

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electrodessication

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process in which high-frequency electrical sparks are used to dehydrate and destroy diseased tissue

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incision & drainage

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incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by drainage of its contents

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skin graft

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surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site

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allograft

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transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; homograft

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autograft

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transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

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xenograft

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transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human; heterograft

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skin resurfacing

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procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser

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chemical peel

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use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face; chemabrasion

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cutaneous laser

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any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery

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dermabrasion

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removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-oma

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tumor

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-malacia

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softening

Medical Terminology (9 decks)

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