Chapter 3 - Treatments & Therapies/ Abbreviations Flashcards
epidermal
epi / derm / al
upon / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to the skin
hypodermic
hypo / derm / ic
beneath / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin
intradermal
intra / derm / al
inside / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to inside the skin
percutaneous
per / cutane / ous
through / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to through the skin
subcutaneous
sub / cutane / ous
beneath / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to beneath the skin
transdermal
trans / derm / al
through / skin / pertaining to
pertaining to through the skin
chemosurgery
chemo / surgery
chemical / surgery
removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
chemotherapy
chemo / therapy
chemical / treatment
treatment using chemicals
cyrosurgery
cryo / surgery
cold / surgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
dermabrasion
derm / ab / rasion
skin / away / rub
rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
electrocauterization
electro / cauteriz / ation
electricity / burn / process
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
electrodesiccation
electro / desicc / ation
electricity / drying / process
using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it
incision and drainage (I&D)
in / cision
in / cut
to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain
lipectomy
lip / ectomy
fat / removal
removal of fatty tissue
liposuction
lipo / suction
fat / vacuum
removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
onychectomy
onchy / ectomy
nail / removal
removal of a nail
onychotomy
onycho / tomy
nail / incision
incision into a nail
rhytidoplasty
rhytido / plasty
wrinkle / reconstruction
reconstruction of wrinkled skin
autograft
auto / graft
self / transplant
skin transplant taken form a different place on the patient’s body
homograft (allograft)
homo / graft (allo / graft)
similar / transplant (other / transplant)
skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species (homo, because it is from a similar species, and allo, because it is from another person)
heterograft
hetero / graft
different / transplant
skin transplant taken form a species other than the patient’s
xenograft
xeno / graft
foreign / transplant
skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s
*heterograft & xenograft are interchangeable
anesthetic
an / esthetic
no / sensation
a drug that temporarily blocks sensation
antibiotic
anti / biotic
against / life
a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
antihistamine
anti / histamine
against / histamine
a drug that opposes the effects of histamine
antipruritic
anti / pruritic
against / itching
a drug that prevents or relieves itching
antiseptic
anti / septic
against / rotting
a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms
ABCDE
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
AK
actinic keratosis
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
Bx
biopsy
C&S
culture and sensitivity
decub
decubitus ulcer
derm
dermatology
EAHF
eczema, asthma, hay fever
FS
frozen section
ID
intradermal
SC
subcutaneous
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
SQ
subcutaneous
subcut
subcutaneous
TD
transdermal
XP
xeroderma pigmentation
