Chapter 3 Flashcards by Miss Nancy

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albin/o

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white

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cauter/o

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to burn

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cry/o

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cold

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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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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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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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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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leuk/o

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white

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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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necr/o

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death

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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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sarc/o

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flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

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oil

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system/o

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system

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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vesic/o

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sac, bladder

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xer/o

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dry

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-derma

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skin condition

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allo-

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other, different from usual

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xeno-

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foreign

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angi/o

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vessel

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bas/o

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base

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bi/o

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life

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carcin/o

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cancer

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chem/o

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chemical

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cis/o

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to cut

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cortic/o

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outer layer

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esthesi/o

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feeling

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hem/o

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blood

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septic/o

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infection

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-derma

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skin condition

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-ia

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state, condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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state of

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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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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-oma

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mass, tumor

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-phagia

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eat, swallow

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-tome

A

instrument to cut

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-ule

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small

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an-

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without

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anti-

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against

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auto-

A

self

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de-

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without

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epi-

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above

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ex-

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outward

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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below

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intra-

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within

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para-

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beside

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sub-

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under

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xeno-

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foreign

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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

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bid

A

two times a day

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bx

A

biopsy

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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

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decub

A

decubitus ulcer

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derm

A

dermatology

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FS

A

frozen section

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I&D

A

incision and drainage

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ID

A

intradermal

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MM

A

malignant melanoma

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oint

A

ointment

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qid

A

four times a day

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SCC

A

squamous cell carcinoma

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SG

A

skin graft

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SLE

A

systemic lupus erythematosus

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STSG

A

split-thickness skin graft

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subc or subq

A

subcutaneous

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tid

A

three times a day

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UV

A

ultraviolet

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x

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times

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deadens pain when applied to skin

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anesthetic

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kills bacteria

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antibiotic

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kills fungi

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antifungal

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kills mites or lice

A

antiparasitic

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reduces severe itching

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antipruritic

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anti-inflammatory

A

corticosteroid cream