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Chapter 12: The Intergumentary system Flashcards

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leuk/o

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white

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albin/o

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white

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bi/o

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pertaining to life

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-opsy

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view of life

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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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cutane

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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kerat/o

protein

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hard
horny
cornea of the eye

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adip/o

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fat

fatty tissue

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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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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o
(unguis)

sounds like: “on-i-ko”

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nail

-either finger or toe

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pedicul/o

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lice

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pil/o

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hair

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pil/i

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hair

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rhytid/o

sounds like: ritted

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wrinkle

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blephar/o

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eye lid

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seb/o

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sebum

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xer/o

sounds like “zero”

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dry

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urtic/o

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rash

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-aria

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connected with

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-phagia

sounds like: fay-gee-ah”

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to eat or swallow

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hirsut/o

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hairy

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py/o

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pus

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-ia

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abnormal condition

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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abnormal condition

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an-

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without

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a-

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without

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subcutaneous

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below skin

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acute

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fast approching

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chrom

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color

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angi

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blood vessel

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hem/o

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blood

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scler/o

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hardening

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prognosis

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predicting the outcome of a disease

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diagnosis

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identifying nature and cause with patient

“what’s wrong”

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albin/ism

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inherited deficiency/absence of pigment in skin, hair and eyes

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alopec/ia

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partial/complete loss of hair

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alopec

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baldness

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an/hidr/osis

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lacking/being without sweat

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bi/opsy

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small piece of living tissue removed to confirm diagnosis

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blepharo/plasty

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surgical repair/reduction of eye lids

AKA: Lid lift

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cauterization

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destruction of tissue by burning

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cellulite

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non technical term for: subcutaneous deposits of fat (especially in the thighs and buttocks)

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contusion

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injury to underlying tissue; doesn’t break skin

AKA: bruise

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dermat/itis

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inflammation of the upper layers of skin

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dermat/o/myc/osis

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fungal infection of the skin

tinea versicolor

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dermat/o/plasty

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skin graft

-surgical repair of skin using tissue taken from donor site on patient’s body

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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dermatologist

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skin specialist

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dys/chrom/ia

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disorder of pigmentation of skin or hair

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ecchymosis

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bruise

-purplish area due to hemorrhaging under the skin

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ecchym

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pouring out of juice

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erythem/a

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redness of skin

due to nervous blush, inflammation, sunburn, etc

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follicul/itis

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inflammation of hair follicle

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hem/angi/oma

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benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels

AKA: birth marks

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hemat/oma

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swelling of clotted blood trapped in the tissues (caused by injury)

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hirsut/ism

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excessive abnormal pattern of hairiness in a woman

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hirsut

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hairy

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hyper/hidr/osis

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condition of excessive sweating

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kerat/osis

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wart or callus

-abnormal thickening of skin

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koil/onych/ia

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spoon nail

-outer surface is concave and could mean iron deficiency; anemia

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koil

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concave

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lipectomy

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surgical removal of fat

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lip/oma

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benign fatty deposit under skin causing a bump (tumor)

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necrotizing fasciitis

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sever infection caused by strep
flesh-eating bacteria
can be fatal

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onych/ia

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inflammation of the nail

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onych/itis

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inflammation of the nail

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onycho/myc/osis

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fungal infection of the toe or finger nail

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onycho/crypt/osis

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ingrown toenail

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crypt

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hidden

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onycho/phagia

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biting or swallowing of the nails

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-phagia

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eat or swallow

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pedicul/osis

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infestation of lice

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pyo/derma

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acute pus forming bacterial skin infection

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prurit/us

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itching due to most kinds of dermititis

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psoriasis

sounds like: so-rye-o-sis

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autoimmune disorder of skin

-red pa pules covered with silvery scales

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rhytid/ectomy

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surgical removal of wrinkles

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scler/o/derma

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autoimmune disease with abnormal tissue thickening; starts with hands, feet or face

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urtic/aria

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hives or rash due to allergic reaction

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aria

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connected with

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xero/derma

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excessively dry skin

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