Chapter 3 Flashcards
cutaneo
dermo
dermato
skin
pilo
tricho
hair
hidro
sweat
squamo
scale
onycho
unguo
nail
sebo
sebaceo
oil
crypto
hidden
kerato
hard, horny
xero
dry
xantho
yellow
erythro
red
leuko
albo
white
melano
black
abrasion
ab/ rasion
scraping away of skin
albinism
lack of pigment in skin, causing patient to look white
albino
a person affected with albinism
alopecia
baldness
anhidrosis
lack of sweating, no sweat condition
comedo
hair follicle is plugged with sebum, white or black head
cyanhidrosis
blue sweat
depigmentation
loss of pigment, away pigment condition
dermatalgia
dermatodynia
skin pain
dermatolysis
loose skin
erythema
redness
erythrosderma
red skin
hemathidrosis
sweating blood
hidropolesis
formation of sweat
hyperhidrosis
exessive sweating
hypermelanosis
excessive melanoma in skin
hyperkerotosis
excessive growth of horny skin
hyperpigmentation
excessive pigment in skin
hypohidrosis
diminished sweat
hypomelanosis
diminished melanin in the skin
hypopigmentation
diminished pigment in the skin
leukoderma
white skin
macerate
to soften the skin
onychophagia
nail biting
pruritus
itch
rhytidermia
wrinkled skin
sebopolesis
formation of oil
seborrhea
discharge of oil
trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
urticaria
swollen raised itchy areas of skin
xanthoderma
yellow skin
xeroderma
dry skin
xerosis
condition of dryness
macule
macula
small, flat, discolored area (freckle)
patch (vitiligo)
larger flat discolored area
papule
small solid mass
plaque
solid mass on surface of skin
nodule
solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
tumor
larger solid mass
pustule
pus-filled blister
abscess
localized collection of pus in the body
vesicle
bulla
smaller blister
erosion
loss of skin
ulcer
sore
excorlation
scratch
fissure
crack
scale
skin flaking off
crust
dried substance (blood, pus) on skin
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
cherry angloma
small blood vessel tumor
telanglectasia (spider angloma)
the over-expansion of the end of a blood vessel, sometimes called spider anglioma because pf how it looks on the skin
ecchymosis
large bruise
cicatrix
cicatrices
scar
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
epidermal tumors
tumors on the skin
nevus
mole
dysplastic nevus
a mole with bad changes/ formations (often precancerous)
verruca
wart
culture & sensitivity (C&S)
growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to
biopsy (Bx)
removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own 2 eyes)
excisional biopsy
removal of an entire lesion for examination
incisional biopsy
removal of portion of a lesion for examination
dermatoscope
instrument used to look at the skin
dermatoscopy
procedure for looking at skin
adipocele
a hernia filled with fatty tissue
dermatofibroma
fibrous skin tumor
erythrocyanosis
a red or blue discoloration of skin
keratogenic
causing horny tissue development
keratosis
horny tissue condition
necrosis
tissue death
onychia
nail condition
onychocryptosis
ingrown nail
onychomalacia
abnormal softening of nail
onychopathy
nail disease
pachyderma
tough skin
paronychia
condition of tissue around a nail
steatoma
fatty tumor
xanthoma
yellow tumor
ducubitus ulcer
bed sore
dermatosis
skin condition
dermopathy
skin disease
atopic dermatitis
chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching
hypertrichosis
excessive hair growth
ichthyosis
condition of the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales
postpartum alopecia
baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy
psoriasis
skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
sclerodermatitis
inflammations of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening
scleronychia
thickening and hardening of nails
xanthosis
yellowing of skin
actin keratosis
horny skin condition caused by sun exposure
basal cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of basal skin cells
hidradenoma
tumor of the sweat gland
malignant cutaneous neoplasm
harmful new formation of skin tissue
malignant melanoma
harmful tumor of melanin cells
squamous cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells
acne vulgaris
inflammtion of skin fillicles
dermatomycosis
fungal skin condition
hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat glands
impetigo
highly cnotagious bacterial infection of the skin
mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
mycosis
fungal condition
onchyodystrophy
poor nourishment and develpment of the nail
onchyomycosis
fungal condition of the nail
tinea
fungal condition often called “ringworm” due to circular appearance
trichomycosis
fungal condition of the hair
seborrheic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)
actinic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
steatitis
inflammation of fat tissue
anesthetic
drug that temporarily blocks sensation
antipruritic
drug that prevents or relieves itching
hypodermic
subcutaneous
pertaining to beneath the skin
percutaneous
transdermal
pertaining to through the skin
chemosurgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed by chemicals
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
cryosurgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
dermabrasion
rubbing or scraping the outer surface of skin
electrocauterization
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
electrodesiccation
using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it up
lipectomy
removal of fatty tissue
liposuction
removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
onychectomy
removal of nail
onychotomy
incision into nail
hytidoplasty
reconstruction of wrinkled skin
autograft
skin transplant from one’s own body
homograft
skin transplant from another member of species
heterograft
xenograft
skin transplant from species other than the patient’s
