Chapter 3 - Dermatological Terms Flashcards by Nichole Leblanc | Brainscape

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abrasion

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ab / rasion

away / scrape

scraping away of skin

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albinism

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albin / ism

white / condition

lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

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albino

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albino

a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anhidrosis

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an / hidr / osis

no / sweat / condition

lack of sweating

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comedo

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a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum

black head, white head

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cyanidrosis

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cyan / idr / osis

blue / sweat / condition

blue sweat

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depigmnetation

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de / pigment / ation

away / pigment / condition

loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

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dermat / algia

skin / pain

skin pain

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dermatodynia

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dermato / dynia

skin / pain

skin pain

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dermatolysis

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dermato / lysis

skin / loose

loose skin

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erythema

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from Greek, for redness

redness

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erythroderma

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erythro / derma

red / skin

red skin

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hemathidrosis

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hemat / hidr / osis

blood / sweat / condition

sweating blood

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hidropoiesis

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hidro / poiesis

sweat / formation

the formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

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hyper / hidr / osis

over / sweat / condition

excessive sweating

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hyperkerotosis

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hyper / kerat / osis

over / horny / condition

excessive growth of horny skin

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hypermelanosis

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hyper / melan / osis

over / black / condition

excessive melanin in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

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hyper / pigment / ation

over / pigment / condition

excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

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hypo / hidr / osis

under / sweat / conditon

diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

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hypo / melan /osis

under / black / condition

diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

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hypo /pigment / ation

under / pigment / condition

diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

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leuko / derma

white / skin

white skin

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macerate

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from Latin, for to make soft

to soften the skin

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onychophagia

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onycho / phagia

nail / eat

eating or biting the nails

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pruritus

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from Latin, for itching

an itch

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rhytidermia

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rhyti / dermia

wrinkle / skin

wrinkled skin

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sebopoiesis

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sebo / poiesis

oil / formation

fromation of oil (sebum)

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seborrhea

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sebo / rrhea

oil / discharge

discharge of oil (sebum)

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trichomegaly

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tricho / megaly

hair / enlargement

abnormally thick hair

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urticaria

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from Latin, for burning nettle

swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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xanthoderma

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xantho / derma

yellow / skin

yellow skin

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xeroderma

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xero / derma

dry / skin

dry skin

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xerosis

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xer / osis

dry / condition

condition of dryness