CH.4 - Dermatology Flashcards
A-
Without
Epi-
Above
Hypo-
Under
Sub-
Below, under
Acr/o
Extremities
Adip/o
Fat
Albin/o
White
Cutane/o
Skin
Cyan/o
Blue
Derm/o
Skin
Diaphor/o
Sweat
Dist/o
Far, distant
Epitheli/o
Skin, epithelium
Melan/o
Dark, black
My/o
Muscle
Onych/o
Nail
Seb/o
Sebum
Sebace/o
Sebum
Squam/o
Scale
Sudor/o
Sweat
Trich/o
Hair
al
Pertaining to
-cytes
Cells
-esis
Action, condition, state of
-ism
Process, condition
-malacia
Softening
-osis
Condition of, usually abnormal
-ous
Pertaining to
An-
Without
Mal-
Bad
Neo-
New
Angi/o
Vessel
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Contus/o
To bruise
Crypt/o
Hidden
Dermat/o
Skin
Erythem/o
Redness, flush
Exanthemat/o
Rash
Follicul/o
Follicle, small sac
Hem/o
Blood
Hemat/o
Blood
Hidr/o
Sweat
Hirsut/o
Hairy
Ichthy/o
Dry, scaly
Kel/o
Tumor, fibrous growth
Kerat/o
Hard, horny tissue
Leuk/o
White
Lip/o
Fat
Melan/o
Dark, black
Myc/o
Fungus
Necr/o
Death
Ocul/o
Eye
Onych/o
Nail
Papill/o
Nipple-like
Pedicul/o
Lice, louse
Plant/o
Sole of foot
Psor/o
Itching
Py/o
Pus
Sarc/o
Flesh
Scler/o
Hardening
Squam/o
Scale
Till/o
Pull out
Trich/o
Hair
Xer/o
Dry
-iasis
Abnormal condition
-lysis
Loosen, breakdown, destruction
-mania
Obsessive preoccupation
-oid
Resembling
-oma
Tumor
-phagia
Eat, swallow
-phyma
Growth
-plasia
Development, formation
-plasm
Formation, structure
AK
Actinic keratosis
BCC
Basal cell carcinoma
cm
Centimeter
HPV
Human papillomaviruses
KS
Kaposi sarcoma
SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
SLE
Systemic lupus erythematosus
UV
Ultraviolet
VZV
Varicella-zoster virus
Anti-
Against
Auto-
Self
Exo-
Out, away from
Trans-
Across
All/o
Other
Bi/o
Life
Blephar/o
Eyelid
Cauter/o
Heat, burn
Chem/o
Chemical, drug
Cry/o
Cold
Dermat/o
Skin
Foli/o
Leaf
Heter/o
Different, other
Lip/o
Fat
Myc/o
Fungus
Phleb/o
Vein
Prurit/o
Itching
Rhytid/o
Wrinkles
Tox/o
Poison
Xen/o
Stranger
-ectomy
Excision, removal, resection
-lysis
Loosen, breakdown, destruction
-opsy
View of
-plasty
Repair
Bx
Biopsy
FUE
Follicular unit extraction
FUSS
Follicular unit strip surgery
I&D
Incision and drainage