Chapter 4 Flashcards
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
hidr/o
sweat
kerat/o
horny tissue, hard
onych/o, ungu/o
nail
seb/o
sebum (oil)
trich/o
hair
aut/o
self
bi/o
life
coni/o
dust
crypt/o
hidden
heter/o
other
myc/o
fungus
necr/o
death (cells, body)
pachy/o
thick
rhytid/o
wrinkles
steat/o
fat, oil
staphyl/o
grapelike clusters
strept/o
twisted chains
xer/o
dry
epi-
on, upon, over
intra-
within
para-
beside, beyond, around, abnormal
per-
through
sub-
under, below
trans-
through, across, beyond
-ectomy
excision or surgical removal
-ia
diseased or abnormal state, condition of
-a
noun suffix, no meaning
-coccus
berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
softening
-opsy
view of viewing
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-phagia
eatingor swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-tome
instrument used to cut
epidermis
outer layer of skin
dermis
inner layer of skin (also called the true skin)
subcutaneous fatty tissue
pertaining to under the skin
basal cell carcinoma
epithelial tumor arisingfrom the epidermis. It seldom metastasizes but invades local tissue. Common in individuals who have had excessive sun exposure.
gangrene
death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion (a form of nercrosis)
biopsy
view of life (the removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under the microscope)
adipose (adip/o)
fat, fatty
debridement
removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an open wound
decubitus ulcer (also called bedsore or pressure ulcer)
erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occurring in bedridden patients
edema
puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid
pruritus
severe itching
pustule
elevation of skin containing pus
ulcer
erosion of the skin or mucous membrane
Abrasion
Scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury
Abscess
Localized collection of pus
Acne
Inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles.
