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Integumentary Terminology 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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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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Hidr/o

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sweat

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Seb/o

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oil

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Sebace/o

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oil

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Pil/o

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hair

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Trish/o

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hair

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Kerato

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hard

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Xero

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dryness

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Crypto

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hidden (not understanding)

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Leuko

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white

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Erythro

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red

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Xantho

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yellow

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Melano

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black

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Cyan/o

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blue

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Pruritus

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an itch

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Urticaria

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hives

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Diaphoresis

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sweating

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Hyperhidrosis

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excess sweating

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Anhidrosis

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lack of sweating

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Depigmentation

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loss of pigmentation

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Vitiligo

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disease causes loss of skin color

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Hypermelanosis

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a darkening area of the skin

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Alopecia

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hair loss

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Hypertrichosis

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too much hair

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Comedo

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white or blackhead

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Macerate

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very wet, soggy to touch

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Urticaria

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swollen raised, itchy area

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Vesicles

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greater than 1cm and filled with clear fluid

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Bulla

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less than 1cm and filled with clear fluid

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Pustules

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filled with pus

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Abscesses

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large pustules

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Macules

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small flat spots (freckles)

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Patches

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large macules

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Bx

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Biopsy

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Decubitus ulcer

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pressure wound/ bed sore

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Antibiotic

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anti-infection - bacterial

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Antiseptic

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anti-infection - bacterial or viral

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Steroid

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anti-immune

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Antihistamines

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anti-itch or allergy

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ABCDE

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asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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AK

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actinic keratosis

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C&S

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culture and sensitivity

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Derm

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dermatology

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ID

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intradermal

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SC

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subcutaneous

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SQ

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subcutaneous

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-oma

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tumor

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-rrhea

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drainage

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hidr/o

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sweat

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osis

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condition

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Centrifugal

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spread inside to outside

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Centripetal

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spread outside to inside

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First-degree burn

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epidermis

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Second-degree burn

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dermis

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Third-degree burn

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subcutaneous layer

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Fourth-degree burn

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muscle

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Culture

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what pathogen?

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Sensitivity

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what will it take to kill the pathogen?

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Excisional biopsy

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removing skin

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Incisional biopsy

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cut in skin

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Shave biopsy

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slice skin

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Punch biopsy

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circle or area

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Cicatrix

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scar

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Keloid

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overgrowth of scar tissue

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Nevus

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mole

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Dysplastic

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mole with abnormal borders/formation

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Verruca

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wart

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Psoriasis

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itchy red area

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Sclero dermatitis

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inflammation of skin getting harder and thicker

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Xanthosis

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yellow skin

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Cellulitis

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infection

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Epidermal

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needle goes into epidermis

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Intradermal

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needle goes into dermis

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Hypodermic and subcutaneous

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needle goes under skin

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Percutaneous and Transdermal

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medicine goes on with gauze

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Topical

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medicine in lotion form

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Chemotherapy, Chemosurgery

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chemicals

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Liposuction

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vacuum

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Cryosurgery

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cold

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Dermabrasion

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lasers

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Electricity

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Electrocauterizaton

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Incision and Drainage (I&D)

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surgery

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Lipectomy

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fat removal

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Liposuction

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fat suction

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Onychectomy

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removal of nail

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Onychotomy

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incision into nail

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Rhytidoplasty

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face lift

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Papules

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bump less than 1 cm

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Nodules

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bump greater than 1 cm

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plas

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formation

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