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Integumentary System Flashcards

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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seb/o

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oil, fat, grease

ex: sebaceous (related to oil)

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hidr/o

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sweat

ex: anhidrosis (without sweat abnormal condition)

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trich/o

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pertaining to hair

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pil/i or pil/o

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hair

ex: pilomatricoma (benign skin tumor with hair follicles)

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onych/o

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nails

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ungu/o

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nails

ex: ungual (pertaining to the nail)

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albin/o

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white

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alopecia

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loss of hair

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epitheli/o

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upon lining

ex: epithelium (thin layer of tissue on the outer skin)

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granul/o

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granules

ex: granulocytes (type of white blood cell that has small granules insid

a small compact particle of a substance

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hirsut/o

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hairy

ex: hirsutism (excessive hair, it is a disorder for women)

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kel/o

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tumor or growth

ex: keloid (overgrowth of scar tissue)

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kerat/o

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cornea or horny (hard)

ex: keratosis (rough scaly patch) or keratitis (corneal ulcer)

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sclera/o

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hard

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prurit/o

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itching

pruritus is the medical definition for itching

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necr/o

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death

necrosis is the death of most or all cells in an organ or tissus or fail

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erythr/o

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red

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lip/o

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fat

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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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pedicul/o

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lice

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vesic/o

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bladder or blister

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photo-

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light

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strati-

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layer

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-cyte

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cell

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-derm

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skin

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cut-

A

skin

31
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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fiss-

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split

33
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-oma

A

tumor

34
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-rrhea

A

fluid discharge or flow

35
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scraping away of the skin by mechanical process of injury

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abrasion

36
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localized collection of pus

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abscess

37
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dry skin

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xeroderma

38
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inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tisses due to infection

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cellulitis

39
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fungal infection on the skin

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tinea

40
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torn, ragged-edge wound

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lacerations

a cut in the skin

41
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any visible change in tissue resulting from an injury or disease

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lesion

it’s a broad term for sores, wounds, ulcers, and tumors

42
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wheals of various shapes and sized that are itchy

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urticaria

hives

43
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view of life

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biopsy

removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under a microscope

44
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rhytid/o

A

wrinkles

45
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-ectomy

A

excision (cut)

surgical removal

46
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abnormal hard spot(s)

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induration

47
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overgrowth of scar tissue

A

keloid

48
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flat, colored spot on the skin

A

macule

example: freckles

49
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small, solid skin elevation

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papule

example: skin tags, basal cell carcinoma

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a small knotlike mass

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nodule

examples: lipoma, metastatic carcinoma, rheumatoid nodule

51
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round, itchy elevation of the skin

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wheal

example: urticaria (hives)

52
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small evaluation of epidermis containing liquid

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vesicle

example: herpes zoster, herpes simplex, contact dermatitis

53
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elevation of skin containing pus

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pustule

example: impetigo, acne

54
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a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

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cyst

example: acne

55
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circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus

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verruca

a wart

56
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small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid

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vessicle

a blister

57
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circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black, or flesh colored

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nevus (nevi)

nevi is the pleural form of nevus

congenital nevus is a birthmark, a nevus also is called a mole

58
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paleness

A

pallor

59
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a pinpoint skin hemorrage

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petechia

60
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small hemorrhages in the skin, giving a purple-red discoloration

A
61
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erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occuring in bedridden patients

A

pressure ulcer

also called decubitus ulcer or bed sore

62
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profuse sweating

A

diaphoresis

63
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puffy swelling of tissue from the accumlation of fluid

A

edema

64
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redness

A

erythema

65
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escape of blood into the skin

A

ecchymosis

a bruise

Pathophysiology (15 decks)

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