Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

Medical Terminology > Integumentary Systems > Flashcards

Integumentary Systems Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

derm/o

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

dermat/o

A

skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

kerat/o

A

horny tissue, hard, (keratin)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

onych/o

A

nail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

seb/o

A

sebum (oil)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

trich/o

A

hair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

ungu/o

A

nail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

aden/o

A

gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

crypt/o

A

hidden

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

myc/o

A

fungus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

pachy/o

A

thick

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

rhytid/o

A

wrinkles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

scler/o

A

hard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

staphyl/o

A

graplelike clusters

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

strept/o

A

twisted chains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

xer/o

A

dry, dryness

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

epi-

A

on, upon, over

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

intra-

A

within

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

para-

A

beside, beyond, around, abnromal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

per-

A

through

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

sub-

A

under

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

trans-

A

through, beyond, across

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

-a

A

noun suffix, no menaing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
26
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
27
Q

-coccus

A

berry-shaped bacterium

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
28
Q

-ectomy

A

excision, surgical removal

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
29
Q

-genic

A

producing, originating, causing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
30
Q

-ia

A

diseased or abnormal state, condition of

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
31
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
32
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
33
Q

-malacia

A

softening

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
34
Q

-oma

A

tumor

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
35
Q

-osis

A

abnormal condition (when relating to RBC can be increase)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
36
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
37
Q

-phagia

A

eating or swallowing

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
38
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
39
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
40
Q

Dermatitis

A

inflammation of the skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
41
Q

dermatofibroma

A

fibrous tumors of the skin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
42
Q

hidradentitis

A

inflammation of sweat gland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
43
Q

keratosis

A

abnormal condition (growth) of horny tissue (keratin)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
44
Q

Onychocryptosis (ingrown nail)

A

abnormal condition of hidden nail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
45
Q

onychomalacia

A

softening of the nails

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
46
Q

onychomycosis

A

abnormal condition of fungus in the nails

47
Q

onychophagia

A

eating the nails

48
Q

pachyderma

A

thickening of the skin

49
Q

paronychia

A

diseased state of the nail

50
Q

scleroderma

A

hard skin, or hardening of connective tissue

51
Q

seborrhea

A

discharge of sebum

52
Q

xanthoma

A

yellow tumor

53
Q

xeroderma

A

dry skin

54
Q

abrasion

A

scraping away of the skin

55
Q

actinic keratosis

A

precancerous skin condition of hard tissue

56
Q

basal cell carcinoma (BCC)

A

Malignant skin tumor

57
Q

candidasis

A

thrush

58
Q

carbuncle

A

infection of the skin

59
Q

contusion

A

injury with no break in the skin

60
Q

fissure

A

slit or cracklike sore in the skin

61
Q

furuncle

A

painful skin nodule (boil)

62
Q

gangrene

A

death of tissue caused by loss of bloody supply

63
Q

impetigo

A

superficial skin disease caused by herpes virus

64
Q

Kaposi sarcoma

A

cancerous condition starting as a purple or brown papules that spread through the skin to the lymph nodes

65
Q

keloid

A

overgrowth of scar tissue

66
Q

laceration

A

torn

67
Q

pediculosis

A

invasion of skin and hair by lice

68
Q

pilonidal cyst

A

abnormal pocket in the skin that contains hair and skin debris (near the tail bone)

69
Q

squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)

A

malignant growth developing from scalelike epithelial tissue

70
Q

tinea

A

fungal infection of the skin (ring worm and athletes foot)

71
Q

urticarcia

A

itchy skin (hives)

72
Q

vitiligo

A

white patches on the skin caused by deconstruction of melanocytes

73
Q

cryosurgery

A

destruction of tissue by using extreme cold

74
Q

debridement

A

removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from and open wound

75
Q

dermabrasion

A

procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper

76
Q

excision

A

removal of cutting

77
Q

mohs surgery

A

technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer

78
Q

erythroderma

A

red skin

79
Q

hypertrichosis

A

abnormal condition of excessive hair

80
Q

luekoderma

A

white skin patches

81
Q

xanthoderma

A

yellow skin

82
Q

xerosis

A

abnormal condition of dryness (skin, eyes, mouth)

83
Q

cuteanous

A

pertaining to skin

84
Q

epidermal

A

pertaining to upon the skin

85
Q

hypdermic

A

pertaining to under the skin

86
Q

intradermal (ID)

A

pertaining to within the skin

87
Q

keratogenic

A

producing horny tissue

88
Q

percutaneous

A

pertaining to through the skin

89
Q

subcutaneous (subcut)

A

pertaining to under the skin

90
Q

subungual

A

pertaining to under the nail

91
Q

transdermal (TD)

A

pertaining to through the skin

92
Q

ungual

A

pertaining to the nail

93
Q

stappylococcus

A

berry shaped bacterium in grape like clusters

94
Q

streptococcus

A

berry-shaped bacteria in twisted chains

95
Q

alopecia

A

loss of hair

96
Q

diaphoresis

A

sweating

97
Q

ecchymosis

A

blood under the skin from like a needle

98
Q

edema

A

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

99
Q

induration

A

abnormal hard spots of the skin

100
Q

leukoplakia

A

white patches on mucus membranes which may be precancerous

101
Q

macule

A

flat, colored, spot on the skin

102
Q

nevus

A

circumcised malformation of the skin (mole/birthmark)

103
Q

nodule

A

small knot like mass that can be felt by touch

104
Q

pallor

A

paleness

105
Q

papule

A

mall, solid skin elevation

106
Q

petechiae

A

tiny pinpoint blood lesions

107
Q

pruritis

A

itching

108
Q

purpura

A

elevation of the skin or mucous membrane

109
Q

pustule

A

elevation of the skin containing pus

110
Q

verrcua

A

wart

111
Q

vesicle

A

blister

112
Q

wheal

A

individual hive

113
Q
A

Medical Terminology (23 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions