Ch 4 - diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

Question 1

actinic

Answer 1

pertaining to the sun

Question 2

biopsy

Answer 2

removing tissue from a living person for laboratory examination

Question 3

biopsy removal

Answer 3

used for small tumors when complete removal provides tissue for a biopsy and cures the lesion

Question 4

cosmetic

Answer 4

a concern for appearance

Question 5

cyosurgery

Answer 5

use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze

Question 6

cyotherapy

Answer 6

the use of cold in the treatment of disease

Question 7

culture

Answer 7

the growth of microorganisms in or on media

Question 8

diascopy

Answer 8

examination of superficial skin lesion with pressure

Question 9

fluoresce
flor-ESS

Answer 9

emit a bright-coloured light when irradiated with UV or violet-blue rays

Question 10

keratosis

Answer 10

epidermal lesion of circumscribed overgrowth of the horny layer

Question 11

keratoses (pl)

Answer 11

epidermal lesion of circumscribed overgrowth of the horny layer

Question 12

melasma

Answer 12

patchy pigmentation of the skin

Question 13

microscope

Answer 13

instrument for viewing something small that cannot be seen in detail by the naked eye

Question 14

microscopic

Answer 14

visible only with the aid of a microscope

Question 15

pigment

Answer 15

a coloring matter or stain

Question 16

hypopigmentation

Answer 16

below normal melanin relative to the surrounding skin