Exam 1 - unknowns

Question 1

etio

Answer 1

cause

Question 2

neoplastic

Answer 2

“new formation”

Question 3

sequelae

Answer 3

a complication, literally “something that follows after”

Question 4

adhesion

Answer 4

abnormal fibrous band that forms, usually after surgery

Question 5

edema

Answer 5

abnormal fluid accumulation (non belly)

Question 6

acites

Answer 6

abnormal fluid accumulation in the belly

Question 7

gangrene

Answer 7

death and decay of tissue from circulatory disruption

Question 8

peritonitis

Answer 8

swelling of the abdominal cavity lining

Question 9

sepsis

Answer 9

putrification; decay; from microorganisms in the bloodstream

Question 10

suppuration

Answer 10

the production of pus

Question 11

ablation

Answer 11

the removal of a part, function, or pathway through any means

Question 12

anastomotosis

Answer 12

creating a passageway between two parts of a structure

Question 13

curettage

Answer 13

to scrape with a curette

Question 14

adip/o

Answer 14

fat

Question 15

lip/o

Answer 15

fat

Question 16

steat/o

Answer 16

fat

Question 17

cutane/o

Answer 17

skin

Question 18

hidr/o

Answer 18

sweat

Question 19

sudor/o

Answer 19

sweat

Question 20

icthy/o

Answer 20

scaley

Question 21

kerat/o

Answer 21

hard, horn-like

Question 22

onych/o

Answer 22

nail

Question 23

ungu/o

Answer 23

nail

Question 24

pil/o

Answer 24

hair

Question 25

trich/o

Answer 25

hair

Question 26

seb/o

Answer 26

oil

Question 27

squam/o

Answer 27

scaley

Question 28

xer/o

Answer 28

dry

Question 29

abcess

Answer 29

localized collection of pus at infection

Question 30

furuncle

Answer 30

abcess at the hair follicle

Question 31

carbuncle

Answer 31

collection of furuncles

Question 32

Bowen Disease

Answer 32

squamos cell carcinoma, reddish-brown lesions

Question 33

cellulitis

Answer 33

acute, difuse skin infection

Question 34

chloasma

Answer 34

skin discoloration due to pregnancy

Question 35

comedo

Answer 35

a blackhead

Question 36

ecchymosis

Answer 36

a bruise

Question 37

impedigo

Answer 37

acute, highly infectious bacterial skin infection

Question 38

keratosis

Answer 38

thickening of epidermis

Question 39

lentigo

Answer 39

small brown spot from sun exposure

Question 40

pediculosis

Answer 40

lice infestation

Question 41

petechia

Answer 41

tiny pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin

Question 42

pruritis

Answer 42

intense itching

Question 43

tinea

Answer 43

fungal skin infection, close to ringworm

Question 44

urticaria

Answer 44

hives

Question 45

debridement

Answer 45

removing dead tissue from a wound

Question 46

fulguration

Answer 46

electrical current tissue destruction