chapter 4 Flashcards
List and describe the four main functions of the skin
protection against bacteria & other harmful
regulation to regulate body temp
sensation
secretion
List and describe the four accessory structures of the skin
hair thin thread like structure that form inside hair follicle
nails horny cell structures formed of hardened keratin
sebaceous glands- secrete oil
Sudoriferous glands - secrete sweat
what are the two layers of skin
dermis and epidermis
what is true skin
dermis
difference between sebaceous and Sudoriferous glands
sebaceous secretes oil , sudoriferous secretes sweat
adip/o & lip/o
fat
albin/o & leuk/o
white
bi/o
life
cry/o
cold
cutane/o & derm/o & dermat/o
skin
cyan/o
dark blue
hidr/o
sweat
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
necr/o
death
onych/o & ungu/o
nail
trich/o & pil/o
hair
schler/o
hardening
py/o
pus
xer/o
dry
-derma
skin
-tome
to cut
-plakia
plaque
subcutaneous
sub- under
cutane skin
ous pertaining to
pertaining to under the skin
epidermal
epi upon
derm skin
al pertaining to
pertaining to upon the skin
hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
intradermal
pertaining to within the skin
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
dermatoplasty
surgical repair of the skin
dermatome
to cut the skin
anhidrosis
lack of sweat
hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
lipectomy
surgical removal of fat
lipoma
fatty tumor
melanoma
cancerous black tumor
necrosis
death condition
pyogenic
py/o pus
genic origin of
origin of pus or infection
seborrhea
flow of oil
. Onychectomy
surgical removal of nail
Onychomycosis
fungal infection of nail
onychomalacia
softening of nail
Paronychia
pertaining to next to the nail, infection?
trichomycosis
fungal infection of hair
subungual
pertaining to below the nail
cyanosis
dark blue condition
erythroderma
red skin
leukoderma
white skin
pachyderma
thick skin
schleroderma
hard skin
xeroderma
dry skin
Diaphoresis
sweating
antipruritic
itch reliever
sclera
hardening
-tome
instrument to cut
kerat
horn, cornea
par-
around, beside
py / o / genic
formation of pus
erythr / o / genic
red skin
Leuk / o / derma
white skin
Pachy / derma
thick skin
Scler / o / derma
hard skin
Xer / o / derma
dry skin
Pedicul / osis
lice infestation
Cellul / itis
inflammation of skin and tissue
integumentary
skin
myc/o
fungus
dermat, cutane, derm
skin
onych, ungu
nail
trich, pil
hair
seb/o
oil
eythr/o
red
A pigment that gives color to the skin is called:
melanin
The medical term for a bedsore is:
decubitus
The medical term tinea is also known as:
ringworm
Dermomycosis is a skin condition caused by a:
fungus
The ________ test may be used to determine the level of chloride concentration on the
skin
sweat test
pruritus
itching
A test done on wound exudate to determine the presence of microorganisms is:
wound culture
black head also known as
comedo
also known as a mole
nevus
A graft taken from one part of the patient’s body and transferred to another part is termed:
autograft
ecchymosis is another term for
bruise
general redness of skin
erythema
Medications that are oily in nature are known as:
emolliants
A common skin condition characterized by frequent episodes of redness, itching, and thick
dry scales is:
psoriasis
The term gangrene literally means:
eating sore
varicella is another term for
chicken pox
a condition in which blood seeps into
the skin causing discoloration
ecchymosis
abrasion of the epidermis
excoriation
Icterus
jaundice
A disorder in which body tissues retain an excessive amount of fluid, causing them to
swell
edema
A surgical procedure in which liquid nitrogen is used to freeze and destroy abnormal
cells
cryosurgery
Surgical removal of all or part of a skin lesion for pathological examination.
biopsy
abnormally large, raised, and thickened scar
keloid
Pinpoint bleeding of the skin
petechiae
The medical term for wart is
Verrucae Vulgaris
term for swelling of tissue
edema
BCC is the abbreviation for
basal cell carcinoma
Bx is the abbreviation for
biopsy
