CH.4 - Dermatology Flashcards
1
Q
A-
A
Without
2
Q
Epi-
A
Above
3
Q
Hypo-
A
Under
4
Q
Sub-
A
Below, under
5
Q
Acr/o
A
Extremities
6
Q
Adip/o
A
Fat
7
Q
Albin/o
A
White
8
Q
Cutane/o
A
Skin
9
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
10
Q
Derm/o
A
Skin
11
Q
Diaphor/o
A
Sweat
12
Q
Dist/o
A
Far, distant
13
Q
Epitheli/o
A
Skin, epithelium
14
Q
Melan/o
A
Dark, black
15
Q
My/o
A
Muscle
16
Q
Onych/o
A
Nail
17
Q
Seb/o
A
Sebum
18
Q
Sebace/o
A
Sebum
19
Q
Squam/o
A
Scale
20
Q
Sudor/o
A
Sweat
21
Q
Trich/o
A
Hair
22
Q
al
A
Pertaining to
23
Q
-cytes
A
Cells
24
Q
-esis
A
Action, condition, state of
25
-ism
Process, condition
26
-malacia
Softening
27
-osis
Condition of, usually abnormal
28
-ous
Pertaining to
29
An-
Without
30
Mal-
Bad
31
Neo-
New
32
Angi/o
Vessel
33
Blephar/o
Eyelid
34
Contus/o
To bruise
35
Crypt/o
Hidden
36
Dermat/o
Skin
37
Erythem/o
Redness, flush
38
Exanthemat/o
Rash
39
Follicul/o
Follicle, small sac
40
Hem/o
Blood
41
Hemat/o
Blood
42
Hidr/o
Sweat
43
Hirsut/o
Hairy
44
Ichthy/o
Dry, scaly
45
Kel/o
Tumor, fibrous growth
46
Kerat/o
Hard, horny tissue
47
Leuk/o
White
48
Lip/o
Fat
49
Melan/o
Dark, black
50
Myc/o
Fungus
51
Necr/o
Death
52
Ocul/o
Eye
53
Onych/o
Nail
54
Papill/o
Nipple-like
55
Pedicul/o
Lice, louse
56
Plant/o
Sole of foot
57
Psor/o
Itching
58
Py/o
Pus
59
Sarc/o
Flesh
60
Scler/o
Hardening
61
Squam/o
Scale
62
Till/o
Pull out
63
Trich/o
Hair
64
Xer/o
Dry
65
-iasis
Abnormal condition
66
-lysis
Loosen, breakdown, destruction
67
-mania
Obsessive preoccupation
68
-oid
Resembling
69
-oma
Tumor
70
-phagia
Eat, swallow
71
-phyma
Growth
72
-plasia
Development, formation
73
-plasm
Formation, structure
74
AK
Actinic keratosis
75
BCC
Basal cell carcinoma
76
cm
Centimeter
77
HPV
Human papillomaviruses
78
KS
Kaposi sarcoma
79
SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
80
SLE
Systemic lupus erythematosus
81
UV
Ultraviolet
82
VZV
Varicella-zoster virus
83
Anti-
Against
84
Auto-
Self
85
Exo-
Out, away from
86
Trans-
Across
87
All/o
Other
88
Bi/o
Life
89
Blephar/o
Eyelid
90
Cauter/o
Heat, burn
91
Chem/o
Chemical, drug
92
Cry/o
Cold
93
Dermat/o
Skin
94
Foli/o
Leaf
95
Heter/o
Different, other
96
Lip/o
Fat
97
Myc/o
Fungus
98
Phleb/o
Vein
99
Prurit/o
Itching
100
Rhytid/o
Wrinkles
101
Tox/o
Poison
102
Xen/o
Stranger
103
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
104
-lysis
Loosen, breakdown, destruction
105
-opsy
View of
106
-plasty
Repair
107
Bx
Biopsy
108
FUE
Follicular unit extraction
109
FUSS
Follicular unit strip surgery
110
I&D
Incision and drainage