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Chapter 5- Integumentary System Flashcards

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/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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hist/o, histi/o

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tissue

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ichthy/o

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fish

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kerat/o

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hard

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scler/o

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hard

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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plas/o

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formation

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purpur/o

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purple

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seb/o

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sebum

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squam/o

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scale

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trich/o

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hair

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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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Lesion

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a spot of tissue that is pathologically altered (has disease), 2 types: primary and secondary

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macule

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flat, discolored, up to 1 cm (primary) -freckle

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patch

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flat, discolored area, larger than 1 cm (primary)

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papule

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solid mass, .5cm (primary) -mole

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plaque

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solid mass, larger than 1 cm, surface of the skin (primary)

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nodule

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solid mass, larger than 1 cm, deep into skin (primary)

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tumor

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solid mass, larger than 1-2 cm (primary)

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wheal

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area of skin that has swelling, edema (primary)

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vesicle

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elevated sac filled with liquid, can be under the epidermis or in it. Up to .5cm (primary)

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bulla

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blister larger than .5cm (primary)

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pustule

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pus-filled sac (primary)

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erosion

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loss of superficial epidermis, no bleeding but uncovers an area of moisture (secondary)

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ulcer

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open sore on skin or mucous membrane. can bleed or scar, can get infection (secondary)

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excoriation

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a scratch mark (secondary)

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fissure

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a linear crack in the skin (secondary)

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scale

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thin flake of epidermis -dandruff (secondary)

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crust

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dried left over body liquid, pus, or blood (secondary)

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cicatrix

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scar (secondary)

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keloid

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abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue, thick and irregular (secondary)

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cherry angioma

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small, round, bright red blood vessel tumor on skin, usually on elderly’s trunk (secondary)

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telangiectasia

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tiny, red blood vessel lesion, seen on face, neck, chest (secondary)

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spider angioma

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on face, neck, chest (secondary)

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purpuric lesion

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lesions of small hemorrhages (secondary)

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petechiae

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reddish-brown spot, hemorrhages that indicate a bleeding tendency (secondary)

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ecchymosis

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black or blue bruise (secondary)

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nevus

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congenital mole, epidermal tumor (secondary)

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dysplastic nevus

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mole with precancerous changes (secondary)

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verruca

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epidermal tumor caused by papilloma virus -wart (secondary)

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alopecia

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baldness

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comedo, comedones

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plug of oil within the opening of a hair follicle

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closed comedo

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whitehead, below skin surface with white center

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open comedo

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blackhead, open to skin surface with black center, caused by melanin exposed to air

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eruption

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skin lesion

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erythema

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redness of skin

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pruritus

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severe itching

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rash

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skin eruption

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depigmentation

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loss of melanin in skin

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hypopigmentation

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areas of skin lacking color, deficient amounts of melanin

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hyperpigmentation

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darkened areas of skin, excessive amounts of melanin

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suppuration

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production of pus

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urticaria

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hives; eruption of wheals and itch

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xeroderma

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dry skin

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chemotherapy

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chemical agents that destroy cells or stopping them reproduce

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radiation therapy

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using ionizing radiation to destroy cells

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sclerotherapy

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using agents to harden the tissue within to get rid of the lesion

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ultraviolet therapy

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using ultraviolet light to promote healing of a skin lesion

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anesthetic

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drug that stops conduction of nerve, lose sensation

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antibiotic

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drug that kills or stops growth of microorganism

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antifungal

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drug that kills or stops growth of fungi

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antihistamine

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drug that blocks the effects of histamine, which causes swelling and inflammation during an allergic reaction

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anti-inflammatory

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drug that reduces inflammation

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antipruritic

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drug that relieves itching

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antiseptic

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agent that inhibits the growth of infectious microorganisms

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