Lesions Flashcards
HELC/O
(hĕl‐kō)
Ulcer
ULCER/O
(ŭl‐sĕr‐ō)
Ulcer
MACUL/O
(mak‐yŭ‐lō)
Macule, spot
NEV/O
(nē‐vō)
mole
VERRUC/O
(vĕr‐roo‐kō)
Wart
CICATRIC/O
(sĭk″ă‐trĭ‐kō)
Scar
NOD/O
(nō‐dō)
NODUL/O
(nŏd‐ū‐lō)
Knot‐like, node
nodule
PUSTUL/O
(pŭs‐tū‐lō)
Pustule
PAPUL/O
(pap‐yŭ‐lō)
Papule
COMED/O
(kŏm‐ă‐dō)
Pimple, blackhead, whitehead
URTIC/O
(ŭrt‐i‐kō)
Wheal, hive
FURUNCUL/O
(fū‐rŭng‐kū‐lō)
Furuncle, boil
CYST/O
(sĭs‐tō)
Cyst, sac, bladder
VESIC/O
(vĕ‐sĭ‐kō)
VESICUL/O
(vĕ‐sĭk‐ū‐lō)
Bladder, vesicle, VESICUL = vesicle, small blister
BULL/O
(bŭl‐ō)
Bulla, large blister
PURPUR/O
(pŭr‐pyŭ‐rō)
Purpura, purple
ECCHYM/O
(ĕk‐ĭ‐mō)
Broad bruising, ecchymosis
PETECHI/O
(pē‐tē′kē‐ō)
Petechia, red spots
TELE‐
(tel‐ĕ)
Distant
TEL/O
(tĕl‐ō)
End, complete, purpose