Chap 3 - integumentary Flashcards
define dermatology
diagnosis and treatment of skin
included in integumentary system
skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
adip/o
fat
lip/o
fat
steat/o
fat
cutane/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
hidr/o
sweat
sudor/o
sweat
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard, cornea
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
pil/o
hair
trich/o
hair
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
squam/o
scale
xer/o
dry, scaly
—derma
skin
—oid
resembling
—phoresis
carrying, transmission
—plasty
surgical repair
—therapy
treatment
epi
above, upon
define melanoma
black tumor
define ademona
tumor composed of glandular tissue
define adipectomy
excision of fat
define keratosis
horny tissue - skin condition
define sudoriferous
sweat glands
define comedos
blackheads
define pustules
whiteheads
define hidrosis
abnormal condition of sweat
define trichopathy
disease of the hair
define trichosis
abnormal condition of the hair
define trichomycosis
abnormal condition of the hair causes by fungus
define onychoma
tumor of the nail
define onychomalacia
softening of the nail
define onychomycosis
abnormal condition of the nail causes by fungus
define lipocele
hernia w/ fat or fatty tissue
albin/o
white
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
xanth/o
yellow
—penia
decrease or deficiency
define leukocytopenia
abnormal decrease in whit blood cells
abbreviation - WBC
white blood cell
—emia
blood
define xanthomas
small yellow tumor
define —osis (related to blood)
increase
leukocytosis
increase white blood cells
define necrosis
abnormal condition of death
define gangrene
form of necrosis - loss of blood supply
auto
self, own
autograft
transplant from persons own skin
define abrasion
scraping, rubbing of surface
define abscess
localized collection of pus
define furuncle
abscess from hair follicle, boil
define carbuncle
clusters of furuncles
define acne
inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles
define alopecia
loss of hair
define comedo
dried sebum (blackhead)
define cyst
closed sac or pouch in or under skin
define eczema
redness of the skin - swelling capillaries
define hemorrhage
large amount of blood loss
define contusion
hemorrhage under skin (bruise)
define ecchymosis
skin discoloration (bruise)
define petechia
minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot
define hematoma
blood trapped under skin - from trauma
define hirsutism
excessive growth of hair in unusal places
define impetigo
bacterial skin infection - isolated pustules
define psoriasis
chronic skin disease - itchy red patches - silver scales
define scabies
contagious skin disease - transmitted by itch mite
define skin lesions
pathologically altered skin - caused by disease, injury, wound
define primary lesion
flat or elevated
define secondary lesion
changes in primary
define tinea
fungal infection - ringworm
define ulcer
lesion of skin - mucous membranes
define pressure ulcer
skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure
define urticaria
allergic reaction, red-elevated patches
define verruca
rounded epidermal growth, virus (wort)
define vitiligo
loss of skin pigmentation
define cryosurgery
subfreezing temperature, distroy tissue
define debridement
removal of foreign materal from tissue
define electodessication
electrical sparks destroy diseased tissue
define incision and drainage
incision of lesion (abscess) drain
define skin graft
transplant healthy skin
define allograft
transplant tissue from one person to another
define autograft
transplant from one site to another (same person)
define synthetic graft
artifical skin
define xenograft
transplant of dermis from foreign donor (pig)
define skin resurfacing
repairs damaged skin, acne scars
define chemical peel
use of chemicals to remove outter layers of skin
define cutaneous laser
laser tx - plastic and cosmetic repair
define dermabrasion
removal of acne scars, tattoos wrinkles
