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Chapter 3: Integumentary System Flashcards

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albin/o

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white

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cauter/o

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to cut

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horn-like

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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sarc/o

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flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

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oil

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system/o

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system

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trich/o

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hair

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vesic/o

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bladder

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xer/o

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dry

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-derma

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skin condition

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allo-

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other; different from usual

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xeno-

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foreign

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-ous, -al, -ic

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pertaining to

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Scarping away of the skin surface by friction

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abrasion

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abnormal condition of no sweat

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anhidrosis

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Collection of hardened sebum in the hair follicle

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comedo (blackhead)

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Injury caused by blow to the body, which causes swelling, pain, and bruising (skin not broken)

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contusion

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Fluid-filled sac under the skin

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cyst

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Loss of normal skin color or pigment

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depigmentation

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Profuse sweating

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diaphoresis

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Skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin following blunt trauma

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ecchymosis (bruise)

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Redness or flushing of the skin

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erythema

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Condition of having reddened or flushed skin

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erythroderma

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Thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area

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eschar

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Crack-like lesion or groove on the skin

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fissure

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Excessive hair growth on the body

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hirsutism

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Redness of the skin due to increased blood flow

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hyperemia

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Abnormal condition of excessive sweat

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hyperhidrosis

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Abnormal amount of pigmentation in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

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Condition of having scaly and dry skin

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ichthyoderma

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General term for a wound, injury or abnormality

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lesion

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Skin that appears white because the normal skin pigment is absent; may affect all or some of the skin

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leukoderma

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Fatty mass

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lipoma

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Flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin surface

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macule (ex. freckle, birthmark)

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Abnormal condition of death

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necrosis

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Pigmented skin blemish, usually benign but may become cancerous

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nevus (ex. birthmark, mole)

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Firm, solid mass of cells in the skin larger than 0.5 cm in diameter

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nodule

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Softening of the nails

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onychomalacia

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Abnormal paleness of the skin

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pallor

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Small, solid, circular raised spot on the surface of the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter

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papule

when diameter is greater than 0.5 cm, it is a nodule

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Pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin

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petechiae

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Condition in which the skin reacts abnormally when exposed to light, such as UV rays of the sun

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photosensitivity

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Severe itching

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pruritus

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Hemorrhages in the skin due to fragile blood vessels, common in older adults

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purpura

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Containing pus or an infection that is producing pus

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purulent

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Dead bacteria, white blood cells, tissue debris

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contents of pus

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Raised spot on the skin containing pus

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pustule

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Presence of pus on/in the layers of skin and a sign of the bacterial infection

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pyoderma

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Condition in which the skin has lost its elasticity and becomes hardened

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scleroderma

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Oily discharge

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seborrhea

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Containing or producing pus

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suppurative

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Open sore/lesion in skin/mucous membrane

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ulcer

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Skin eruption of pale reddish wheals with severe itching; associated with food allergy, stress, drug reactions

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urticaria (hives)

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Blister; small, fluid-filled raised spot on the skin

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vesicle

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Small, round, swollen area on the skin, typically seen in allergic reactions

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wheal

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Condition in which the skin is abnormally dry

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xeroderma

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