Chapter 3 Flashcards
(140 cards)
1
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cutaneo
dermo
dermato
A
skin
2
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pilo
tricho
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hair
3
Q
hidro
A
sweat
4
Q
squamo
A
scale
5
Q
onycho
unguo
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nail
6
Q
sebo
sebaceo
A
oil
7
Q
crypto
A
hidden
8
Q
kerato
A
hard, horny
9
Q
xero
A
dry
10
Q
xantho
A
yellow
11
Q
erythro
A
red
12
Q
leuko
albo
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white
13
Q
melano
A
black
14
Q
abrasion
ab/ rasion
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scraping away of skin
15
Q
albinism
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lack of pigment in skin, causing patient to look white
16
Q
albino
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a person affected with albinism
17
Q
alopecia
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baldness
18
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anhidrosis
A
lack of sweating, no sweat condition
19
Q
comedo
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hair follicle is plugged with sebum, white or black head
20
Q
cyanhidrosis
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blue sweat
21
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depigmentation
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loss of pigment, away pigment condition
22
Q
dermatalgia
dermatodynia
A
skin pain
23
Q
dermatolysis
A
loose skin
24
Q
erythema
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redness
25
erythrosderma
red skin
26
hemathidrosis
sweating blood
27
hidropolesis
formation of sweat
28
hyperhidrosis
exessive sweating
29
hypermelanosis
excessive melanoma in skin
30
hyperkerotosis
excessive growth of horny skin
31
hyperpigmentation
excessive pigment in skin
32
hypohidrosis
diminished sweat
33
hypomelanosis
diminished melanin in the skin
34
hypopigmentation
diminished pigment in the skin
35
leukoderma
white skin
36
macerate
to soften the skin
37
onychophagia
nail biting
38
pruritus
itch
39
rhytidermia
wrinkled skin
40
sebopolesis
formation of oil
41
seborrhea
discharge of oil
42
trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
43
urticaria
swollen raised itchy areas of skin
44
xanthoderma
yellow skin
45
xeroderma
dry skin
46
xerosis
condition of dryness
47
macule
macula
small, flat, discolored area (freckle)
48
patch (vitiligo)
larger flat discolored area
49
papule
small solid mass
50
plaque
solid mass on surface of skin
51
nodule
solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
52
tumor
larger solid mass
53
pustule
pus-filled blister
54
abscess
localized collection of pus in the body
55
vesicle
bulla
smaller blister
56
erosion
loss of skin
57
ulcer
sore
58
excorlation
scratch
59
fissure
crack
60
scale
skin flaking off
61
crust
dried substance (blood, pus) on skin
62
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
63
cherry angloma
small blood vessel tumor
64
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
65
ecchymosis
large bruise
66
cicatrix
cicatrices
scar
67
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
68
epidermal tumors
tumors on the skin
69
nevus
mole
70
dysplastic nevus
a mole with bad changes/ formations (often precancerous)
71
verruca
wart
72
culture & sensitivity (C&S)
growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to
73
biopsy (Bx)
removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own 2 eyes)
74
excisional biopsy
removal of an entire lesion for examination
75
incisional biopsy
removal of portion of a lesion for examination
76
dermatoscope
instrument used to look at the skin
77
dermatoscopy
procedure for looking at skin
78
adipocele
a hernia filled with fatty tissue
79
dermatofibroma
fibrous skin tumor
80
erythrocyanosis
a red or blue discoloration of skin
81
keratogenic
causing horny tissue development
82
keratosis
horny tissue condition
83
necrosis
tissue death
84
onychia
nail condition
85
onychocryptosis
ingrown nail
86
onychomalacia
abnormal softening of nail
87
onychopathy
nail disease
88
pachyderma
tough skin
89
paronychia
condition of tissue around a nail
90
steatoma
fatty tumor
91
xanthoma
yellow tumor
92
ducubitus ulcer
bed sore
93
dermatosis
skin condition
94
dermopathy
skin disease
95
atopic dermatitis
chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching
96
hypertrichosis
excessive hair growth
97
ichthyosis
condition of the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales
98
postpartum alopecia
baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy
99
psoriasis
skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
100
sclerodermatitis
inflammations of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening
101
scleronychia
thickening and hardening of nails
102
xanthosis
yellowing of skin
103
actin keratosis
horny skin condition caused by sun exposure
104
basal cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of basal skin cells
105
hidradenoma
tumor of the sweat gland
106
malignant cutaneous neoplasm
harmful new formation of skin tissue
107
malignant melanoma
harmful tumor of melanin cells
108
squamous cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells
109
acne vulgaris
inflammtion of skin fillicles
110
dermatomycosis
fungal skin condition
111
hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat glands
112
impetigo
highly cnotagious bacterial infection of the skin
113
mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
114
mycosis
fungal condition
115
onchyodystrophy
poor nourishment and develpment of the nail
116
onchyomycosis
fungal condition of the nail
117
tinea
fungal condition often called "ringworm" due to circular appearance
118
trichomycosis
fungal condition of the hair
119
seborrheic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)
120
actinic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure
121
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
122
steatitis
inflammation of fat tissue
123
anesthetic
drug that temporarily blocks sensation
124
antipruritic
drug that prevents or relieves itching
125
hypodermic
subcutaneous
pertaining to beneath the skin
126
percutaneous
transdermal
pertaining to through the skin
127
chemosurgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed by chemicals
128
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
129
cryosurgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
130
dermabrasion
rubbing or scraping the outer surface of skin
131
electrocauterization
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
132
electrodesiccation
using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it up
133
lipectomy
removal of fatty tissue
134
liposuction
removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
135
onychectomy
removal of nail
136
onychotomy
incision into nail
137
hytidoplasty
reconstruction of wrinkled skin
138
autograft
skin transplant from one's own body
139
homograft
skin transplant from another member of species
140
heterograft
xenograft
skin transplant from species other than the patient's
