Chapter 16: Combining Forms Flashcards
Adipose
Pertaining to fat
Albinism
Condition of no pigment in skin, hair, and eyes
Causalgia
Intense burning sensation in the skin (due to nerve damage)
Electrocautery
Wires used during surgery to burn through htissue
Subcutaneous
Pertaining to beneath the skin
Epidermis
Outermost layer of skin
Dermatitis
Inflammation of skin
Dermatoplasty
Surgical repair of skin
Dermatologist
Specialist in diseases of skin
Dermabrasion
A surgical procedure to remove acne scars, tattoos, and fine wrinkles. Skin is scrapped away; sandpaper or mechanical methods are used on frozen skin.
Epidermolysis
Loosening of the skin
Diaphoresis
Condition of profuse sweating
Erythema
Condition of redness of the skin (flushing)
Anhidrosis
Condition of lack of sweat
Ichythyosis
Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin (fish-like skin)
Keratosis
Abnormal condition of thickened areas of the skin (horny cells accumulate)
Leukoplakia
Condition of white plaques on the skin
Lipoma
Tumor (benign) of fat tissue
Liposuction
Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue wit blunt-tipped cannula (tube) through which suction (aspiration) is applied
Melanocyte
Cell that forms melanin and is found in the epidermis of the skin
Melanoma
Tumor (malignant) of melanocytes
Mycosis
Any disease caused by fungus
Onycholysis
Separation of nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infection or after trauma
Onychomycosis
Abnormal condition of fungal infection of nails
Paronychia
Condition of inflammation and swelling (infections) of the tissue around the nail)
Dermatophytosis
Abnormal condition of fungus (plant) infection in the skin
Pilosebaceous
Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair
Pyoderma
Condition of pus infection within the skin
Rhytidectomy
Removal of wrinkles
Seborrhea
“Flow of sebum”’ disturbance of sebaceous glands marked by increase in the flow of sebum.
Squamous epithelium
Pertaining to scale-like cells that cover the outside of the body (epidermis) and line the inner tubes of the body
Steatoma
Fatty mass arising from sebaceous glands; sebaceous cyst
Hypertrichosis
Excessive amount of hair growth
Subungual
Pertaining to under a nail
Zanthoma
Flat, slightly elevated, rounded plaque or nodule usually found on the eyelids.
Xerosis
Abnormal condition of dry rough skin.
