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Chapter 5 - Intergumentary Flashcards

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integumentary system

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skin + accessory organs (hair, nails, and glands)

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ductule

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very small duct

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what is the outer layer of skin

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epidermis

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adip/o (CF)

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fat

ex. adip/osis: abnormal condition of fat

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lip/o (CF)

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fat

ex. lip/o/cele: hernia containing fat

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steat/o (CF)

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fat

ex. steat/itis: inflammation of fatty (adipose) tissue

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cutane/o (CF)

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skin

ex. sub/cutane/ous:pertaining to beneath the skin

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dermat/o (CF)

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skin

ex.demrat/o/plasty: surgical repair of the skin

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derma/o (CF)

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skin

ex. hypo/derm/ic: pertaining to under the skin

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hidr/o (CF)

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sweat

ex. hidr/aden/itis: inflammation of the sweat glands

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sudro/o (CF)

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sweat:

ex. sudor/esis: profuse sweating;

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itchy/o (CF)

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dry, scaly

ex. itchy/osis: abnormal condition of dry or scaly skin

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kerat/o (CF)

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horny tissue; hard cornea

ex. kerat/osis: abnormal condition of horny tissue

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melan/o (CF)

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black

ex. melan/oma: black tumor

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myc/o (CF)

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fungus (plural, fungi)

ex. dermat/o/myc/osis: fungal infection of the skin

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onych/o (CF)

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nail

ex. onych/o/malacia: softening of the nails

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ungu/o (CF)

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nail

ex. ungu/al: pertaining to the nails

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pil/o (CF)

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hair

ex. pil/o: pertaining to hair in a nest

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trich/o (CF)

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hair

ex. trich/o/pathy: disease involving the hair

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scler/o (CF)

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hardening; sclera (white eye)

ex. scler/o/dema: hardening of the skin

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seb/o (CF)

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sebum, sebacceous

ex. seb/o/rrhea: discharge of sebum

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squam/o (CF)

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scale

ex. squam/ous: pertaining to scales (or covered with sclaes)

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xen/o (CF)

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foreign, strange

ex. sen/o/graft: skin transplantation from a foreign donor (usually a pig) for a human; also called heterograft

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xer/o (CF)

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dry

ex. xer/o/derma: dry skin

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cyte (S)

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cell

ex.lip/o/cyte: fat cell

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derma (S)

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skin

ex. py/o/derma: pus in skin

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logist (S)

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specialist in the study of

ex. dermat/o/logist: specialist in the study of the skin disorders

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logy (S)

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study of

ex.dermat/o/logy: study of the skin (and its diseases)

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therapy (S)

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treatment

ex. cry/o/therapy: use of cold in the treatment (of disease)

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an (P)

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without, not

ex. an/hidr/osis: abnormal condition of not sweating

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dia (P)

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through, across

ex. dia/phoresis: excessive or profuse sweating; also called sudoresis or hyperhidrosis

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epi (P)

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above, upon

ex. epi/derm/is: above the skin

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homo (P)

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same

ex. homo/graft: transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species; also called allograft

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hyper (P)

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excessive. above normal

ex. hyper/hidr/osis: excessive or profuse sweating; also called diaphoresis or sudoresis

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sub (P)

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under, below

ex. sub/ungu/al: pertaining to beneath the nail of a finger or toe

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Bx, bx

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biopsy

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BCC

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basal cell carcinoma

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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CA

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cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest

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FS

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frozen section

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ID

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intradermal

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I&D

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incision and drainage

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IMP

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impression (synonymous with diagnosis)

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IV

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intravenous

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TNM

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tumor-node-mestasis

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ung

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ointment

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XP, XDP

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xeroderma pigmentosum

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