Chapter 3 - Dermatological Terms Flashcards
abrasion
ab / rasion
away / scrape
scraping away of skin
albinism
albin / ism
white / condition
lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white
albino
albino
a person afflicted with albinism
alopecia
baldness
anhidrosis
an / hidr / osis
no / sweat / condition
lack of sweating
comedo
a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum
black head, white head
cyanidrosis
cyan / idr / osis
blue / sweat / condition
blue sweat
depigmnetation
de / pigment / ation
away / pigment / condition
loss of pigmentation
dermatalgia
dermat / algia
skin / pain
skin pain
dermatodynia
dermato / dynia
skin / pain
skin pain
dermatolysis
dermato / lysis
skin / loose
loose skin
erythema
from Greek, for redness
redness
erythroderma
erythro / derma
red / skin
red skin
hemathidrosis
hemat / hidr / osis
blood / sweat / condition
sweating blood
hidropoiesis
hidro / poiesis
sweat / formation
the formation of sweat
hyperhidrosis
hyper / hidr / osis
over / sweat / condition
excessive sweating
hyperkerotosis
hyper / kerat / osis
over / horny / condition
excessive growth of horny skin
hypermelanosis
hyper / melan / osis
over / black / condition
excessive melanin in the skin
hyperpigmentation
hyper / pigment / ation
over / pigment / condition
excessive pigment in the skin
hypohidrosis
hypo / hidr / osis
under / sweat / conditon
diminished sweating
hypomelanosis
hypo / melan /osis
under / black / condition
diminished melanin in the skin
hypopigmentation
hypo /pigment / ation
under / pigment / condition
diminished pigment in the skin
leukoderma
leuko / derma
white / skin
white skin
macerate
from Latin, for to make soft
to soften the skin
onychophagia
onycho / phagia
nail / eat
eating or biting the nails
pruritus
from Latin, for itching
an itch
rhytidermia
rhyti / dermia
wrinkle / skin
wrinkled skin
sebopoiesis
sebo / poiesis
oil / formation
fromation of oil (sebum)
seborrhea
sebo / rrhea
oil / discharge
discharge of oil (sebum)
trichomegaly
tricho / megaly
hair / enlargement
abnormally thick hair
urticaria
from Latin, for burning nettle
swollen raised itchy areas of the skin
xanthoderma
xantho / derma
yellow / skin
yellow skin
xeroderma
xero / derma
dry / skin
dry skin
xerosis
xer / osis
dry / condition
condition of dryness
