Integ System Flashcards
1
Q
Rhytidectomy
A
Commonly referred to as a face lift
2
Q
Urticaria
A
Also called hives
3
Q
Epidermis
A
Outermost layer of skin
4
Q
Subcutaneous
A
Tissue layer below the dermis
5
Q
Curettage
A
Scraping of superficial skin lesions
6
Q
Varicella
A
Commonly called chickenpox
7
Q
Onychectomy
A
Removal of a nail
8
Q
Collagen
A
Strong fibrous protein
9
Q
Liposuction
A
Removal of fat by suction
10
Q
Sweat glands aka
A
Sudoriferous glands
11
Q
bas/o
A
base
12
Q
cauter/o
A
to burn
13
Q
cortic/o
A
outer layer
14
Q
derm/o, dermat/o cutane/o
A
skin
15
Q
diaphor/o
A
profuse sweating
16
Q
electr/o
A
electricity
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
esthesi/o
A
feeling
19
Q
hemangi/o
A
blood vessel
20
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
21
Q
ichthy/o
A
scaly dry
22
Q
kerat/o
A
hard, horny
23
Q
leuk/o
A
white
24
Q
lip/o
A
fat
25
onych/o
nail
26
pedicul/o
lice
27
phot/o
light
28
rhytid/o
wrinkle
29
scler/o
hard
30
seb/o
oil
31
system/o
system
32
trich/o
hair
33
ungu/o
nail
34
vesic/o
bladder
35
xer/o
dry
36
lesion
gen. term for injury or abnormanility
37
antipuritic
medication to reduce severe itching
38
-iasis
abnormal condition
39
-ous
pertaining to
40
allo-
other, different from usual
41
xeno-
foreign
42
de-
w/o
43
inta-
w/in
