Chapter 16: Combining Forms Flashcards

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Adipose

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Pertaining to fat

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Albinism

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Condition of no pigment in skin, hair, and eyes

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3
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Causalgia

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Intense burning sensation in the skin (due to nerve damage)

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4
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Electrocautery

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Wires used during surgery to burn through htissue

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5
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Subcutaneous

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

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Epidermis

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Outermost layer of skin

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of skin

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8
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Dermatoplasty

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Surgical repair of skin

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9
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Dermatologist

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Specialist in diseases of skin

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10
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Dermabrasion

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A surgical procedure to remove acne scars, tattoos, and fine wrinkles. Skin is scrapped away; sandpaper or mechanical methods are used on frozen skin.

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11
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Epidermolysis

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Loosening of the skin

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12
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Diaphoresis

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Condition of profuse sweating

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13
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Erythema

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Condition of redness of the skin (flushing)

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14
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Anhidrosis

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Condition of lack of sweat

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15
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Ichythyosis

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Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin (fish-like skin)

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16
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Keratosis

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Abnormal condition of thickened areas of the skin (horny cells accumulate)

17
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Leukoplakia

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Condition of white plaques on the skin

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Lipoma

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Tumor (benign) of fat tissue

19
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Liposuction

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Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue wit blunt-tipped cannula (tube) through which suction (aspiration) is applied

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Melanocyte

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Cell that forms melanin and is found in the epidermis of the skin

21
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Melanoma

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Tumor (malignant) of melanocytes

22
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Mycosis

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Any disease caused by fungus

23
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Onycholysis

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Separation of nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infection or after trauma

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Onychomycosis

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Abnormal condition of fungal infection of nails

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Paronychia
Condition of inflammation and swelling (infections) of the tissue around the nail)
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Dermatophytosis
Abnormal condition of fungus (plant) infection in the skin
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Pilosebaceous
Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair
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Pyoderma
Condition of pus infection within the skin
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Rhytidectomy
Removal of wrinkles
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Seborrhea
"Flow of sebum"' disturbance of sebaceous glands marked by increase in the flow of sebum.
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Squamous epithelium
Pertaining to scale-like cells that cover the outside of the body (epidermis) and line the inner tubes of the body
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Steatoma
Fatty mass arising from sebaceous glands; sebaceous cyst
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Hypertrichosis
Excessive amount of hair growth
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Subungual
Pertaining to under a nail
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Zanthoma
Flat, slightly elevated, rounded plaque or nodule usually found on the eyelids.
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Xerosis
Abnormal condition of dry rough skin.