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Creative Study Chapter 2 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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corne/o

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horn, hard

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/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

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tissue

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histi/o

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tissue

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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 (oil)

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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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petechia

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minute hemorrhagic spot that indicates a bleeding tendency

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ecchymosis

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bruise, black and blue mark; a large purpura (chymo=juice)

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cicatrix of the skin

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mark left by the healing of a sore wound, showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue

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keloid

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abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular

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neoplasm

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abnormal tissue that grows by more rapid than normal

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nevus

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benign localized overgrowth of melanin-forming cells on the skin present at birth or appearing early in life that can be epidermal or vascular

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verruca

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epidermal growth caused by a papilloma virus (wart)

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AIDS

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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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BCC

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Basal Cell Carinoma

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Bx

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Biopsy

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C&S

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Culture and Sensitivity

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FS

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Frozen Section

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HIV

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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HSV-1

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Herpes Simplex Virus type 1

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HSV-2

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Herpes Simplex Virus type 2

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I&D

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Incision and Drainage

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Rx

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Medical Prescription

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SCC

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Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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Sig

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label; instructions to the patient

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SLE

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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t.i.d.

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three times a day

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Integumentary System

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skin, nails, hair, sebaceous (oil) glands, sweat glands

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Functions of the Integumentary System

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Protects the body from injury, protects the body from intrusion of microorganisms, helps regulate body temperature, houses receptors for sense of touch

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3 layers of skin

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Epidermis (outer), Dermis (middle), Subcutaneous (inner)

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strata

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layers

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Stratum Basale

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site of cell production (innermost layer)

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Stratum Corneum

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layers of dead cells sloughed off (outermost layer)

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