Ch 3 Integumentary System pt 1 Flashcards

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1
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adip(o) lip(o) steat(o)

A

fat

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cutane(o) derm(o) dermat(o)

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skin

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3
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pil(o) trich(o)

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hair

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hidr(o)

A

sweat

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squam(o)

A

scale

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onych(o) ungu(o)

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nail

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seb(o) sebace(o)

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oil

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crypt(o)

A

hiddn

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kerat(o)

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hard/horny

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xer(o)

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dry

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xanth(o)

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yellow

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erythr(o)

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red

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leuko(o) alb(o)

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white

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melan(o)

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blackb

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15
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abrasion

A

scraping away of skin

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16
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albinism

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lack of pigmentation in skin causing Pt to look white

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17
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alopecia

A

baldness

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18
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anhidrosis

A

lack of sweating

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19
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comedo

A

hair follicle plugged w sebum (white head, black head)

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20
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cyanhidrosis

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blue sweat

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21
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depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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22
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dermatalgia

A

skin pain

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23
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dermatolysis

A

loose skin

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24
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erythema

A

redness

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25
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erythdroderma

A

red skin

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26
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hermathidrosis or hermatidrosis

A

sweating blood

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27
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hidropoiesis

A

formation of sweat

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28
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hyperhidrosis

A

excessive sweating

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29
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hyperkerotosis

A

excessive growth of horny skin

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30
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hypermelanosis

A

excessive melanin in skin

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31
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hyperpigmentation

A

excessive pigmentation in skin

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32
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hypohidrosis

A

diminished sweating

33
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hypomelanosis

A

diminished melanin in skin

34
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hypopigmentation

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diminished pigment in skin

35
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leukoderma

A

white skin

36
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macerate

A

to soften the skin

37
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onychophagia

A

eating or biting nails

38
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pruritus

A

an itch

39
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rhytidermia

A

wrinkled skin

40
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sebopoiesis

A

formation of oil

41
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seborrhea

A

discharge of oil

42
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trichomegaly

A

abnormally thick hair

43
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urticaria

A

swollen itchy areas of skin

44
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xeroderma

A

dry skin

45
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xanthoderma

A

yellow skin

46
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xerosis

A

condition of dryness

47
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macule/macula

A

small flat discolored area (freckle)

48
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patch

A

larger, flat discolored area (vitiligo)

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papule

A

small solid mass

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plaque

A

solid mass under the surface of the skin

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tumor

A

a larger solid mass

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nodule

A

solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

53
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vesicle

A

small blister

54
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bulla

A

latin for “bubble” large pus filled blister

55
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pustule

A

pus filled blister

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abscess

A

localized collection of pus in the body

57
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erosion

A

loss of skin

58
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ulcer

A

a sore

59
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excoriation

A

a scratch

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fissure

A

crack under the skin

61
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scale

A

skin flaking off

62
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crust

A

dried substance on the skin

63
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vascular lesion

A

wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angioma

A

small blood vessel tumor

65
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telangiectasia

A

overexpansion of a blood vessel

66
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petechia

A

small bruise

67
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ecchymosis

A

a larger bruise

68
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keloid

A

overgrowth of scar tissue

69
Q

epidermal tumor

A

tumors on the skin

70
Q

nevus

A

mole

71
Q

dysplastic nevus

A

mole w bad changes/formations (often precancerous)

72
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verruca

A

wart

73
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culture and sensitivity

A

growing microorganisms in insolation to determine which drugs they may respond to

74
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biopsy

A

removal of tissue in order to examine it

75
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excisional biopsy

A

removal of entire lesion for examination

76
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incisional biopsy

A

removal of portion of a lesion for examination

77
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dermatoscope

A

instrument used to look at skin

78
Q

dermatoscopy

A

procedure for looking at skin