Chapter 3 Flashcards by Mr Tumbleturd

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o, derm/o, demat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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squam/o

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scale

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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seb/o, sebace/o

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oil

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crypt/o

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hidden

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kerat/o

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hard,horny

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xanth/o

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yellow

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o, alb/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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macule, macula

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small, flat, discolored area

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patch (vitiligo)

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larger, flat, discolored area

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papule

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a small solid mass

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plaque

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a solid mass on the surface of the skin

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nodule

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a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

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vesicle

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small blister

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bulla

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bubble

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pustule

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a pus-filled blister

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abscess

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a localized collection of puss in the body

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erosion

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loss of skin

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ulcer

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a sore

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excorlation

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a scratch

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fissure

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a crack in the skin

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scale

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skin flaking off

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crust

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a dried substance on the skin

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vascular lesion

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wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angloma

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a small blood vessel tumor

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telanglectasia

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the over expansion of the end of a blood vessel

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petechia

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a small bruise

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ecchymosis

A

a larger bruise

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cicatrix

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scar

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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epidermal tissue

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tumors on the skin

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nevus

A

a mole with bad changes/formations

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verruca

A

wart

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Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)

A

growing microorganisms in isolation to study drug response

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biopsy Bx

A

removal of tissue for examination

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excisional biopsy

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removal of entire lesion for examination

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incisional biopsy

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removal of a protion of lesion for examination

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dermatoscope

A

instrument used to look at the skin

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dermascopy

A

procedure for looking at skin

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adipocele

A

a hernia filled with fatty tissue