Chapter 3 Flashcards
The suffix for carrying, transmission is
-phoresis
The combining form meaning fat
adip/o
An abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil is
furuncle
Another word for blackhead - a dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin
comedo
The transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person
allograft
Combining form meaning dry
xer/o
epidermis
the top layer of the skin
An abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil is
furuncle
dermis
subcutaneous tissue
subcutaneous
deepest layer under the skin
function
covers and protects the body from pathogens and other harmful substances
sebaceous glands
oil glands
sudoriparous
sweat glands
cutane/o, demat/o, derm/o
skin
Accessory organs
oil and sweat glands, hair and nails
Integument
refers to the skin
adip/o, lip/o,
steat/o
fat
hidr/o, sudor/o
sweat
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
cyan/o
blue
onych/o
nail
squam/o
scale
-derma
skin
Abscess
collection of pus at infection site
Basal Cell Carcinoma
caused by repeated overexposure to sun
furuncle
boil
Psoriasis
chronic skin condition that makes the skin flaked and red covered with SILVERY SCALES
Acne Vulgaris
inflammation disease of sebaceous (oi) glands and hair follicles
Scabies
parasitic skin infection caused by the itch mite
Impetigo
superficial skin infection that is usually yellow curations on the skin
alopecia
absence or loss of hair, especially of
the head; also known as baldness
ecchymosis
discoloration of skin caused by bruising
urticaria
an allergic reaction of the skin with red itchy patches - also called wheals or hives
Allergy skin test
Suspected allergen is applied
to or injected into the skin to
determine patient’s sensitivity
to it.
Scratch Test
The act of taking suspected allergens in small quantities onto a lightly scratched area of the skin
Biopsy
Excision of a piece of tissue from a body site for microscopic examination
Debridement
Removal of foreign material and dead or
damaged tissue, especially in a wound.
Mohs surgery
Layers of cancer-containing skin are
progressively excised and examined.
Allograft
transportation of healthy tissue from one person to another, also called homograft
Xenograft
transplantation (dermis only)
from a foreign donor (usually a pig) to a
human; also called heterograft.
Antifungals
destroy fungi that infect skin
Antipruritics
reduce severe itching
Corticosteroids
anti-inflammations
Synthetic Skin Graft
transplantation of artificial skin
Autograft
transportation of healthy tissue from one spot to the other using the same individual
I&D
Incision of a lesion followed by drainage of its content, such as an abscess
melan/o
black
kerat/o
horny tissue
myc/o
fungus
vitiligo
patches of skin that have color pigmentation, also called leukoderma
hematoma
blood blister trapped under the skin
-oid
resembling
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
-plasty
surgical repair
leuk/o
white
erythr/o
red
pil/o, trich/o
hair
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous (oil)
myc/o
fungus (plural, fungi)
verruca
rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus
tinea
fungal skin disease, also called ringworm
cryosurgery
refers to use of liquid nitrogen to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells
debridement
refers to removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue especially in a wound
metastasize
means to spread or invade distant structures of the body
dermis
sudoriferous
onychopathy
mycosis
xenograft
epidermis
dermatologist
sebaceous
carcinoma
ichthyosis
onychomalacia
antibiotic
lipocyte
psoriasis
pyoderma
