Chapter 5: Integumentary System Flashcards by Abby Dennis | Brainscape

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scler/o

A

hardening: sclera (white of eye)

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pil/o, trich/o

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hair

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry, scaly

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seb/o

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sebrum, sebaceous

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an-, a-

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without, not

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-logy

A

study of

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xer/o

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dry

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-therapy

A

treatment

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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squam/o

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scale

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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

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fat

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homo-

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same

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sub-

A

under, below

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-cyte

A

cell

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard cornea

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myc/o

A

fungus (plural fungi)

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-derma

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skin

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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cutane/o, dermat/o, derm/o

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skin

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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melan/o

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black

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dia-

A

through, across

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epi-

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above, upon

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-logist

A

specialist in the study of

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FS

A

frozen section

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I&D

A

incision and drainage

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Bx, bx

A

biopsy

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BCC

A

basal cell carcinoma

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derm

A

dermatology

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IV

A

intravenous

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C&S

A

culture and sensitivity

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IMP

A

impression (diagnosis)

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TNM

A

tumor-node-metastasis

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ID

A

intradermal

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ung

A

ointment

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cm

A

centimeter

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squamous

A

pertaining to scale

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CA

A

cancer

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hyperhidrosis

A

-osis: abnormal condition
hyper-: excessive, above normal
hidr/o: sweat

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subcutaneous

A

pertaining to under the skin

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mycosis

A

abnormal condition of fungus

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trichopathy

A

disease of the hair

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adipectomy, lipectomy

A

excision of fat

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detmatoplasty, dermoplasty

A

surgical repair of the skin

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steatitis

A

inflammation of fat

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onychomalacia

A

softening of the nails

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melanoma

A

tumor that is black

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seborrhea

A

discharge of sebrum

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scleroderma

A

hardening of the skin

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onychotomy

A

incision of a nail

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xenograft

A

transplantation of foreign (donor)