Chap 3: Integumentary system Flashcards
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Cutaneous
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Pertaining to the skin
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cutane
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skin
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ous
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pertaining to
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lesion
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wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue
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therapeutic
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pertaining to treating, re mediating, or curing a disorder or disease
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Therapeut
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treatment
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ic
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pertaining to
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adip/o
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fat (hernia containing fat or fatty tissue)
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lip/o
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fat
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steat/o
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fat
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cutane/o
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skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythem/o
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red
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erythemat/o
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red
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erythr/o
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red
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hidr/o
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sweat
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sudor/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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dry,scaly
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
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fungus
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onych/o
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nail
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pil/o
hair
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trich/o
hair
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scler/o
hardening; sclera (white of eye)
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Seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
scale
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therm/o
heat
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xer/o
dry
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-cyte
cell
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-derma
skin
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-oma
tumor
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-phoresis
carrying, trasmission
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-therapy
treatment
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an-
without, not
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epi-
above, upon
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homo-
same
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hyper-
excessive, above normal
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abrasion
scraping or rubbing away of a surface, suck as skin, by friction
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abscess
localized collection of pus at the site of an infection (characteristically a staphylococcal infection)
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furuncle
abscess that originates in a hair follicle; also called voil
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carbuncle
cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue
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acne
inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules (small skin lesions filled with purulent material)
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alopecia
Absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; also known as baldness
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Burn
tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agent
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first-degree burn (superficial)
mild burn affecting the epidermis and characterized by redness and pain with no blistering or scar formation
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second-degree burn (partial thickness)
Burn affecting the epidermis and part of the dermis and characterized by redness, blistering, or larger bullae, and pain with little or no scarring
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Third-degree burn (full thickness)
Severe burn characterized by destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, leaving the skin charred black or dry white in appearance with insensitivity to touch
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carcinoma
uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body; also called malignant cells
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carcin
cancer
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-oma
tumor
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melanoma
malignant tumor that originates in melanocytes and is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer, which, if not treated early, becomes difficult to cure and can be fatal
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melan
balck
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comedo
discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; also called blackhead
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cyst
closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material
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pilonidal
growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin
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sebaceous
cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland
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eczema
redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries
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gangrene
death of tissue, usually resulting from loss of blood supply
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hemorrhage
external or internal loss of a large amount of blood in a short period
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hem/o
blood
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-rrhage
bursting forth
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contusion
hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken; also known as a bruise
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Ecchymosis
skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise
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petechia
minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a smaller version of an ecchymosis
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hematoma
elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma
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hemat
blood
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hirsutism
excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially in women; may be due to hyper secretion of testosterone
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ichthyosis
genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly, resembling fish skin because of a defect in keratinization
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-osis
abnormal condition; increase (usually primarily with blood cells)
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impetigo
bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
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keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a skin injury (especially a wound, surgical incision, or severe burn) caused by excessive collagen formation during the healing process
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psoriasis
chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales
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scabies
contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite
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skin lesions
areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a would resulting from external factors or internal disease
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tinea
fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, such as tinea pedis (athlete's foot); also called ringworm
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ulcer
lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues
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pressure ulcer
skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a patient who is bedridden; also known as decubitus ulcer or bedsore
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urticaria
allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itchy; also called wheals
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verruca
rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus; also called wart
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vesicle
small blister-like elevation on the skin containing a clear fluid; large vesicles are called bullae (singular, bulla)
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vitiligo
localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; also called leukoderma
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wheal
smooth, slightly elevated skin that is white in the center with a pale red periphery; also called hives if itchy
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biopsy
removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examination to confirm or establish a diagnosis, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a disease
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skin test
any test in which a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied to or injected into the skin to determine the patient's sensitivity to it
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cryosurgery
use of subfreezing temperature, commonly with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue
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debridement
removal of foreign material, damaged tissue, or cellular debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing
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cry/o
cold
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fulguration
tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electrical current; also called electrodesiccation
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incision and drainage
incision of a lesion, such as an abscess, followed by the drainage of its contents
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mohs surgery
surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer for microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed
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skin graft
surgical procedure to transplant health tissue by applying it to an injured site
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allograft
transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft
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allo-
other, differing from normal
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-graft
transplantation
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autograft
transplantation of healthy tissue form one site to another site in the same individual
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auto-
self; own
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synthetic
transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern
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xenograft
transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human; also called heterograft
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xen/o
foreign, strange
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skin resurfacing
procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser
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chemical peel
use of chemicals that remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face; also chemabrasion
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cutaneous laser
any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery
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demabrasion
removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer
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antibiotics
kill bacteria that cause skin infections
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antifungals
kill fungi that infect the skin
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antipruritics
reduce sever itching
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corticosteroids
anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation
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BCC
basal cell carcinoma
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basal cell carcinoma
incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement
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Bx, bx
biopsy
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biopsy
physical examination; pulmonary embolism; pressure-equalizing (tube)
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DM
diabetes mellitus
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diabetes mellitus
squamous cell carcinoma
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FH
family history
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family history
ultraviolet
