Integumentary Terms Flashcards
1
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Skin
A
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
2
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Fat
A
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
3
Q
Hair
A
trich/o, pil/o
4
Q
Nail
A
onych/o, ungu/o
5
Q
Oil
A
seb/o, sebace/o
6
Q
Scale
A
squam/o
7
Q
Dry
A
xer/o
8
Q
White
A
alb/o, leuk/o
9
Q
Red
A
erythr/o
10
Q
Yellow
A
xanth/o
11
Q
Black
A
melan/o
12
Q
Blue
A
cyan/o
13
Q
Fish-Like/Scaly
A
ichthy/o
14
Q
Hard/Horny
A
kerat/o
15
Q
Hidden
A
crypt/o
16
Q
Sweat
A
hidr/o
17
Q
Thick
A
pachy/o
18
Q
Wrinkles
A
rhytid/o
19
Q
Scraping away skin
A
abrasion
20
Q
Large pustules
A
abscess
21
Q
Inflammation of skin follicles
A
acne vulgaris
22
Q
White skin
A
albinism
23
Q
Skin transplant from patient’s species
A
allograft/homograft
24
Q
Baldness
A
alopecia
25
Drug that temporarily blocks sensation
anesthetic
26
No or little sweat
anhidrosis
27
Drug that opposes the effect of histamine
antihistamine
28
Drug prevents/relieves itching
antipuric
29
Skin transplanted from part of patient's body
autograft
30
Removal of tissue for examination
biopsy
31
Pus filled blister
bulla
32
Raised collection of vessels
cherry angioma
33
Scar
cicatrix
34
Hair follicle plugged with sebum
comedo
35
Blue sweat
cyanhidrosis
36
Dry substance on skin
crust
37
Destruction of tissue by freezing
cryosurgery
38
Bed sore
decubitus ulcer
39
Rubbing/Scraping away surface of skin
dermabrasion
40
Mole with bad changes/formations
dysplastic nevus
41
Large bruise
ecchymosis
42
Red, itchy, oozing rash, turns dry and scaly
eczema
43
Scratch
excoriation
44
Loss of skin
erosion
45
Crack in the skin
fissure
46
Sweating blood
hemathidrosis
47
Skin transplant taken from different species than patient
heterograft/xenograft
48
Inflammation of sweat gland
hidradenitis
49
Excessive sweating
hyperhidrosis
50
Diminished sweat
hypohidrosis
51
Skin is dry and scaly
ichthyosis
52
Highly contagious bacterial skin infection
impetigo
53
Hard/Horny tissue condition
keratosis
54
Soften skin
macerate
55
Small, flat, discolored area of skin(freckle)
macule
56
Skin pain
dermatodynia/dermatalgia
57
Cancerous tissue
malignant cutaneous
58
Inflammation of skin from fungus
mycodermatitis
59
Fungal condition
mycosis
60
Tissue death
necrosis
61
Birth mark/mole
nevus
62
Solid mass deeper in the skin
nodule
63
Ingrown nail
onychocrytosis
64
Tough skin
pachyderma
65
Small solid mass
papule
66
Redness
erythema
67
Large, flat discolored area
patch
68
Small bruise
petechia
69
Solid mass on surface of skin
plaque
70
Raised, itchy area of skin
pruritus
71
Pus filled mass
pustule
72
Reconstruction of wrinkled skin
rhytidoplasty
73
Inflammation of fat tissue
steatitis
74
Over expansion of blood vessel
telangiectasia
75
Fungal condition of hair
trichomycosis
76
Large solid mass
tumor
77
Sore
ulcer
78
Wart
verucca
79
Large, flat, discolored area
vitiligo
80
Yellow skin
xanthoderma
81
Yellow tumor
xanthoma
82
Condition of dryness
xerosis
83
Red skin
erythroderma
84
Formation of sweat
hidropoiesis
85
Excessive growth of hard/horny skin
hyperkerotisis
86
Excessive melanin in skin
hypermelanosis
87
Excessive pigmentation in skin
hyperpigmentation
88
White skin
leukoderma
89
Biting/Eating nails
onychophagia
90
Wrinkled skin
rhytidermia
91
Discharge/Secretion of oil
seborrhea
92
Enlarging hair
trichomegaly
93
hives, raised, itchy skin
urticaria
94
Dry skin
xeroderma
95
Small blister
vesicle
96
Scale
squam/o
97
Wounds related to blood vessels
vascular lesions
98
Grow microorganisms to test drugs on
culture and sensitivity
99
Removal of entire lesion for examination
excisional biopsy
100
Remove portion of lesion for examination
incisional biopsy
101
Instrument used to look at skin
dermatscope/scopy
102
Hernia filled with fatty tissue
adipocele
103
Fibrous tumor
dermatofibroma
104
Red/Blue discoloration of skin
erythrocyanosis
105
Causing horny/hard tissue to develop
keratogenic
106
Nail condition
onychia
107
Abnormal softening of nail
onychomalacia
108
Loss of nail
onycholysis
109
Nail disease
onychopathy
110
Condition of tissue surrounding nail
paronychia
111
Skin condition
dermatosis
112
Skin disease
dermopathy
113
Unusual inflammation of the skin
atopic dermatitis
114
Condition of excessive hair
hypertrichosis
115
Inflammation and thickening/hardening of skin
sclerodermatitis
116
Thickening/Hardening of nails
scleronychia
117
Yellowing of skin
xanthosis
118
Horny/Hard skin from sun exposure
actinic keratosis
119
Cancerous tumor in basal skin cells
basal cell carcinoma
120
Harmful tumor of melanin cells
malignant melanoma
121
Cancerous tumor of squamous cells
squamous cells carcinoma
122
Poor nourishment of nail
onychodystrophy
123
Skin inflammation from oil discharge
seborrheic dermatitis
124
Inflammation of skin by occupational exposure
dermatoconiosis
125
Pertaining to the skin
epidermal
126
Pertaining to beneath the skin
hypodermic/subcutaneous
127
Pertaining to inside the skin
intradermal
128
Pertaining through the skin
percutaneous/transdermal
129
Using electricity to destroy/burn tissue
electrocauterization
130
Using electricity to destroy/dry tissue
electrodesiccation
131
Removal of fatty tissue
lipectomy
132
Drug destroys growth of microorganisms
antibiotic
133
Drug prevents rotting flesh, destroys microorganisms
antiseptic
134
ABCDE
Asymmetry, Border, Color, Diameter, Evolving
135
AK
Actinic Keratosis
136
BCC
Basal Cell Carcinoma
137
Bx
Biopsy
138
C and S
Culture and Sensitivity
139
decub
decubitis ulcer
140
derm
dermatology
141
EAHF
Eczema, Asthma, Hay Fever
142
FS
Flexible Sigmoidscopy
143
ID
Intradermal
144
SC
Subcutaneous
145
SQ
Subcutaneous
146
subcut
Subcutaneous
147
SCC
Squamous Cell Carcinoma
148
TD
Transdermal
149
XP
Xeroderma Pigmentosum
