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Chapter 11 Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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albin/o

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white

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

cancerous

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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erythem/o

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redness

flushed

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erythemat/o

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redness

flushed

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hidr/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
hard
cornea

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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onych/o

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nail

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myc/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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py/o

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pus

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seb/o

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sebum

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sebace/o

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sebum

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steat/o

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fat

sebum

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squam/o

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scale

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therm/o

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heat

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

hoof

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xer/o

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dry

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hyper-

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increased
excessive
above

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epi-

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above
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hypo-

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deficient
below
under
less than normal

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intra-

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within

into

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meta-

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change

beyond

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par-

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other than

abnormal

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per-

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through

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sub-

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under

below

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  • al

- ous

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-derma

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skin

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-ectomy

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removal
excision
resection

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-ema

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condition

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-ia

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condition

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-ism

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process

condition

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-ist

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specialist

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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destruction
breakdown
separation

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-oma

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tumor
mass
collection of fluid

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-opsy

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to view

view of

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-ose

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pertaining to
full of
sugar

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhea

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flow

discharge

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CA

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cancer

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Derm

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skin

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DLE

A

discord lupus erythematosus

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FAD

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flea allergy dermatitis

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FNA

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fine needle aspirate

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ID

A

intradermal

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LE

A

lupus erythematosus

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SC
SQ
Sub Q

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subcutaneous

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

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abrasion

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wound caused by scraping of the skin or mucous membranes

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abscess

A

localized collection of pus

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acne

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collection of comedones, or blackheads, caused by plugged sebaceous glands

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albino

albinism

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no pigmentation in skin, hair, and eyes. usually have red eyes

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alopecia

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absence of hair in areas where it normally grows

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atopy

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allergic dermatitis

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bulla

bullae (plural)

A

fluid-filled skin elevation

blister or vesicle

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burn

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injury to tissue caused by heat, electricity, chemicals, or radiation

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carcinoma

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malignant tumor arising from epithelial tissue

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cauterization

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stopping of blood using heat, chemicals, or electrical current

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comedo
comedones (plural)
A

blackheads

plug of keratin and sebum within the opening of the hair follicle

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contusion

A

a bruise

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crust

A

collection of dried exudate on the surface of the skin

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cryosurgery

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use of cold temperatures to destroy tissue

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culture

A

grow micobes in certain types of media

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cyst

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thick-walled sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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debridement

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removal of contaminated tissue or foreign material to expose healthy tissue

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decubitus ulcers

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bedsores

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degloving

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injury in which the skin is separated from its underlying structures

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ecchymosis

ecchymoses (plural)

A

bluish-black mark on the skin

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erythema

A

widespread redness on the skin

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eczema

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generalized term for any superficial inflammation characterized by redness, itching, and oozing blisters which form scabs

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epidermolysis

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loosening of the epidermis leading to the formation of large blisters

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fine needle aspirate (FNA)

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collection of fluid or cells for laboratory exam

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Fissure

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deep crack in the skin

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fistula

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abnormal tube-like passageway

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flea allergy dermatitis (FAD)

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inflammation of the skin due to hypersensitivity of flea saliva

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fly strike

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dogs: small bites on the ear tips from adult flies
ruminants: infestation of maggots on an area of skin covered in urine or feces

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frostbite

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tissue damage from exposure to extreme cold

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gangrene

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death to body tissue from loss of blood supply

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granuloma

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mass of granulation tissue due to a chronic inflammatory process

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hidrosis

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sweating

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hyperkeratosis

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excessive growth of the horny layer of the dermis

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infestation

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establishment of a parasite in or on a host

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laceration

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wound caused by tearing

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lance

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to cut or incise with a sharp instrument

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lesion

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abnormal change in tissue

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lupus erythematosus (LE)

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generalized term for disease in which the body makes antibodies against it own good cells and tissues

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macule

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flat, discolored lesion on the skin

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mange

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an infestation of mites

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