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Chapter 3 - Lesions / pathological terms Flashcards

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macule, macula (freckle)

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from Latin, for spot or stain

small, flat discolored area

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patch (vitilligo)

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larger, flat discolored area

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papule

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Latin, for pimple

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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tumor

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a larger solid mass

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vesicle

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ves / icle

bladder / little

a smaller blister

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bulla

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Latin for bubble

a larger blister

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pustule

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Latin for little blister

a pus-filled blister

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abscess

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ab / scess

away / go

a localized collection of pus in to body

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erosion

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e / rosion

away / gnaw/eat

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ulcer

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Latin for sore

a sore

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excoriation

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ex / cori / ation

out / skin / condition

a scratch

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fissure

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Latin for split or divide

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 (i.e. blood, pus) on the skin

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vascular lesion

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vascular lesion

blood vessel wound

wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angioma

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angi / oma

blood vessel / tumor

a small blood vessel tumer

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telangiectasia (spider angioma)

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tel/ angi / ectasia

end / blood vessel / expansion

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petechia

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Latin for freckle or spot

a small bruise

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ecchymosis

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Greek, for pour out

a larger bruise

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cicatrix (plural: cicatrices)

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Latin, for scar

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keloid

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kel / oid

tumor / resembling

overgrowth of scar tissue

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epidermal tumors

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epi / derm / al

upon / skin / pertaining to tumor

tumors on the skin

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nevus

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Latin for birthmark or mole

mole

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dysplastic nevus

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dys / plastic nevus

bad / formation mole

a mole with bad changes/ formations
(often precancerous)

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verruca

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Latin, for wart

wart

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culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs it might respond to

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biopsy (BX)

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bi / ops / y

two / eye / procedure

removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)

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excisional biopsy

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ex / cision / al

out / cut / pertaining to

removal of an entire lesion for examination
(to cut it out)

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incisional biopsy

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in / cision / al

in / cut / pertaining to

removal of a portion of a lesion for examination
(to cut into it)

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dermatoscope

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dermato / scope

skin / instrument to look

instrument used to look at the skin

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dermoscopy

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dermo / scopy

skin looking / procedure

procedure for looking at the skin

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adipocele

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adipo / cele

fat / tumor / hernia

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dermatofibroma

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dermato / fibr / oma

skin / fiber / tumor

a hernia filled with fatty tissue

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erythrocyanosis

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erytho / cyan / osis

red / blue / condition

a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin

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keratogenic

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kerato / gen / ic

horny / creation / pertaining

causing horny tissue development

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keratosis

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kerat /osis

horny / condition

horny tissue condition

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necrosis

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necr / osis

death / condition

tissue death

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onychia

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onych / ia

nail / condition

a nail condition

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onychocryptosis

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onycho / crypt / osis

nail / hidden / condition

an ingrown nail

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onycholysis

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onycho / lysis

nail / loose

a loss of a nail

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onychomalacia

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onycho / malacia

nail / softening

abnormal softening of a nail

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onychopathy

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onycho / pathy

nail / disease

nail disease

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onychophagia

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onycho / phagia

nail / eat

eating (biting) the nail

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pachyderma

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pachy / derma

thick / skin

tough skin

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paronychia

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par / onych /ia

around / nail / condition

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steatoma

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steat / oma

fat / tumor

a fatty tumor

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xanthoma

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xanth / oma

yellow / tumor

a yellow tumor

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