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Chapter 3 Terms Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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alb/o

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white

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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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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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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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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onych/o

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nail

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pachy/o

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thick

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pil/o

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hair

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sebace/o

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oil

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seb/o

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oil

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squam/o

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scale

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steat/o

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fat

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nail

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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abrasion

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scraping away of skin

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abscess

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localized collection of pus in the body

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acne vulgaris

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common acne; inflammation of the skin follicles

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actinic keratosis

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horny skin condition caused by sun exposure

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albino

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a person affected with albinism

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alopecia

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baldness

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anesthetic

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drug that temporarily blocks sensation

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antibiotic

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drug that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms

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antihistamine

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drug that opposes the effects of histamine

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antipruritic

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drug that prevents or relieves itching

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antiseptic

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drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms

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autograft

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skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body

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biopsy

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removal of tissue in order to examine it

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bulla

A

a larger blister

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chemotherapy

A

treatment using chemicals

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cherry angioma

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a small blood vessel tumor

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cicatrix

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a scar

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comedo

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a hair follicle plugged with sebum (black head, white head)

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crust

A

dried substance on the skin

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decubitus ulcer

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bed sore

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depigmentation

A

loss of skin pigmentation

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ecchymosis

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a larger bruise

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eczema

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a red, itchy rash that may weep or ooze then become crusted and scaly

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erosion

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loss of skin

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excisional biopsy

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removal of an entire lesion for examination

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excoriation

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scratch

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keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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macule

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small flat discolored area (freckles)

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necrosis

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tissue death

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papule

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a small solid mass

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petechia

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a small bruise

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plaque

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a solid mass on the surface of the skin

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pruritis

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swollen, raised, itchy areas of the skin

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pustule

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a pus filled blister

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vesicle

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a small blister

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xerosis

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condition of dryness

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ABCDE

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asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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AK

A

actinic keratosis

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Bx

A

biopsy

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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derm

A

dermatology

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ID

A

intradermal

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SC

A

subcutaneous

66
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SQ

A

subcutaneous

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