Chapter Three Flashcards
1
Q
Integumentary system
A
the skin
2
Q
epidermis
A
the outermost layer the one that is visible
3
Q
dermis
A
under the epidermis lies a deeper layer. This layer is much thicker than the epidermis, has fewer cells and more thick fibers to give the skin strength and flexibility. its also home to hair follicles, nerves and glands
4
Q
adip/o
root
A
fat
5
Q
lip/o
root
A
fat
6
Q
steat/o
root
A
fat
7
Q
cutane/o
root
A
skin
8
Q
derm/o
root
A
skin
9
Q
dermat/o
root
A
skin
10
Q
pill/o
root
A
hair
11
Q
trich/o
root
A
hair
12
Q
hidr/o
root
A
sweat
13
Q
squam/o
root
A
scale
14
Q
onycho/o
root
A
nail
15
Q
ungu/o
root
A
nail
16
Q
seb/o
root
A
oil
17
Q
sebace/o
root
A
oil
18
Q
crypt/o
root
A
hidden
19
Q
kerat/o
root
A
hard, horny
20
Q
xer/o
root
A
dry
21
Q
xanth/o
root
A
yellow
22
Q
erythr/o
root
A
red
23
Q
leuk/o
root
A
white
24
Q
albo/o
root
A
white
25
melan/o
| root
black
26
cyan
| root
blue
27
rasion
scrape
28
maserate
latin- to soften the skin
29
pruritus
an itch
30
rhyti
wrinkle
31
urticaria
swollen, raised, itchy areas of the skin
32
macule, macula (freckle)
small, flat discolored area
33
patch (vitiligo)
larger, flat, discolored area
34
papule
small solid mass
35
plaque
a solid mass on the surface of the skin
36
nodule
a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
37
tumor
a larger solid mass
38
vesicle
a smaller blister
39
bulla
latin for buble
40
pustule
a pus-filled blister
41
abscess
a localized collection of pus in the body
42
scess
go
43
erosion
loss of skin
44
rosion
gnaw/eat
45
ulcer
a sore
46
fissure
a crack in the skin
47
scale
skin flaking off
48
crust
a dried substance on the skin
ex- blood/pus
49
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
50
cherry angioma
small blood vessel tumor
51
petechia
a small burise
52
ecchymosis
a larger bruise
53
cicatrix (plural:cicatrices)
scar
54
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
55
kel
tumor
56
nevus
mole
57
verruca
wart
58
culture and sensitivity
growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to
59
ops
eye
60
cision
cut
61
cubitus
lie
62
topic
place
63
ichthy
fish scale
64
alopecia
baldness
65
iasis
presence of
66
actin
sun ray
67
basal
base
68
malignant
harmful
69
vulgaris
common
70
myc
fungus
71
aden
gland
72
impetigo
to attack
73
tinea
worm
74
First degree burn
burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin
75
second degree burn
deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis
76
third degree burn
deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer
77
fourth degree burn
deep burn affecting not just all layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer) but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, or bone
78
esthetic
sensation
79
biotic
life
80
histamine
histamine
81
septic
rotting
82
intra
inside
83
epi
upon
84
hypo
beneath
85
per
through
86
sub
beneath
87
trans
through
88
chemo
chemical
89
cryo
cold
90
electro
electricity
91
cauteriz
burn
92
ation
process
93
therapy
treatment
94
desicc
drying
95
plasty
reconstruction
96
auto
self
97
graft
transplant
98
homo
similar
99
allo
other
100
hetero
different
101
xeno
foreign
102
ABCDE
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
103
AK
actinic keratosis
104
Bx
biopsy
105
C&S
culture and sensitivity
106
derm
dermatology
107
ID
intradermal
108
SC
subcutaneous
109
SQ
subcutaneous
