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Lesson 4 - Integumentary System Flashcards

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Meaning of Adip/o

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Fat

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Meaning of cutane/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Meaning of Onych/o

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Nail

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Meaning of Pil/o

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Hair

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Seb/o

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Sebum (oil; fat)

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Meaning of Sudor-

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Sweat

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Meaning of Albin/o

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White

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Meaning of Cirrh/o

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Yellow

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Meaning of cyan/o

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Blue

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Meaning of epi-

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Upon

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Meaning of erythr/o

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Red

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Meaning of fer/o

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To carry

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Meaning of ichthy/o

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Dry, scaly (fish like)

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Meaning of jaund/o

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Yellow

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Meaning of kerat/o

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Horny tissue/cell

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Meaning of melan/o

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Black

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Meaning of myc/o

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Fungus

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Meaning of scler/o

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Hard

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Meaning of sub-

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Below

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Meaning of Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Xer/o

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Dry

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Meaning of abbreviation: BSA

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Body Surface Area

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Meaning of abbreviation: I&D

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Incision and drainage

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Meaning of abbreviation: SLE

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Meaning of abbreviation: UV

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Ultraviolet

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Meaning and Analysis of: Adipose Tissue

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Meaning: Fatty Tissue

Analysis: Latin (fat)

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Bundles of smooth muscle fibers attached to hair follicles that cause the hairs to stand on end causing characteristic “goose bumps”

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arrector pili muscles

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Meaning and Analysis of: avascular

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Meaning: Without blood vessels

Analysis: Latin vasculum (small vessel)

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Meaning and Analysis of: corium

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Meaning: synonym for dermis

Analysis: latin (skin)

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Meaning and Analysis of: Cutaneous

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Meaning: adjective referring to the skin

Analysis: Latin cutis(skin)

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Meaning and Analysis of: Cuticle

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Meaning: the thin band of tissue that seals the nails to the skin

Analysis: Latin cutis (skin)

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Meaning and Analysis of: dermis

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Meaning: inner layer of skin

Analysis: Greek derma (skin)

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Word for: outer layer of the skin

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Epidermis

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Word & analysis for: distal region at which the nails end

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Word: Free edge

Analysis: German frei (free)

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Small sacs in the skin from which hair grows

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Hair follicles

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Layer immediately beneath the epidermis; also called the subcutaneous layer

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Hypodermis

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The membrane covering the body, including the epidermis,dermis, hair, nails and glands

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Integumentary sytem

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Word And Analysis for: protein that forms hair, nails and the tough outer layer of skin

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Word: Keratin

Analysis: German keras (horn)

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White, crescent-shaped area of a nail

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Lunula

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Word and analysis: Dark pigment present in skin and other parts of the body

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Word: Melanin

Analysis: greek melas (black)

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Cells that produce melanin

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Melanocytes

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Word and Analysis: Translucent plates covering the distal ends of the fingers and toes

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Word: Nail (NAILS)

Analysis: Old English naegel (nail)

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An opening

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Pore

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Oil-producing glands

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Sebaceous glands

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Word And Analysis: Beneath the skin

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Word: Subcutaneous

Analysis: sub (beneath) cutane (skin) ous (adjective suffix)

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Word and Analysis: Sweat producing glands

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Word: sudoriferous glands

Analysis: Latin sudor (sweat) and fero (to carry)

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Word and Analysis: localized collection of pus in any body part; frequently associated with swelling and inflammation

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Word: Abscess

Analysis Latin Abscessus (a going away)

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Word and Analysis: partial or complete loss of hair; baldness

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Word: Alopecia

Analysis: Greek alopekia (literally, fox manage)

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Word and Analysis: nonmalignant type of tumor

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Word: Benign

Analysis: Latin beniguns (kind)

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Word and Analysis: raise fluid filled lesion lesser than 1 cm in diameter

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Word: Bulla
Analysis: Latin for bubble

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Word and Analysis: malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells

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Word: Carcinoma

Analysis: Greek Karkinos (cancer) oma (tumor)

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Word and Analysis: Blackhead; dilated hair follicle filled with bacteria; primary lesion in acne

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Word: comedo

Analysis: Latin for Glutton

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Inflammation of the skin

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Contact dermatitis

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Word and Analysis: Abnormal condition signaled by bluish discoloration

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Word: Cyanosis

Analysis: cyan/o (blue) osis (abnormal condition)

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Word and Analysis: Closed sac or pouch in or under the skin that contains fluid or solid material

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Word: Cyst

Analysis: Greek kystis (bladder)

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Word and Analysis: chronic ulcers that appear in pressure areas over a bony prominence in immobilized patients

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Word: decubitus ulcers

Analysis: Latin decumbere ( to lie down) ulcus (sore)

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Word and Analysis: fungal infection of the skin

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Word: dermatomycosis

Analysis: myc/o (fungus) osis (abnormal condition)

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Word and Analysis: synonym for perspiration

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Word: diaphoresis

Analysis: Greek for perspiration

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Word and Analysis: A purple patch more than 3 mm in diameter caused by blood under the skin, see also petechiae

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Word: ecchymosis

Analysis: ec (out) Greek chymos (juice) osis (abnormal condition)

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Inflammatory condition of the skin characterized by erythema, vesicles and crusting with scales

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Word: eczema

Analysis: Greek eczeo (boil over)

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Word and Analysis: Inflammation of the epidermis

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Word: epidermitis

Analysis: Epi (upon)

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Word and Analysis: Abnormal redness of the skin

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Word: Erythema

Analysis: Greek for flush

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Word and Analysis: scratch mark; linear break (caused most often from scratching) in the skin surface

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Word: excoriation

Analysis: Latin excorio (to skin)

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Word and Analysis: a break in the skin

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Word: fissure

Analysis: Latin fissura (cleft)

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Word and Analysis: benign tumor of blood vessels; birthmark

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Word: hemangioma

Analysis: hem/o (blood); angi/o (vessel)

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Word and Analysis: viral infection producing the eruption of highly painful vesicles that may follow a nerve path; also called shingles

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Word: herpes zoster

Analysis: Greek word herpo (to creep)

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Word and Analysis: profuse sweating; increased or excessive perspiration; may be caused by heat, menopause, or infection

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Word: hyperhidrosis

Analysis: hyper- (above normal); hidr (sweat); -osis(condition)

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Word and Analysis: abnormally dry skin; scaly; resembling fish skin

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Word: ichthyosis

Analysis: ichthy/o (fishlike); -osis (abnormal

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Word and Analysis: inflammatory skin disease with pustules that rupture and become crusted

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Word: impetigo

Analysis: from the Latin verb impeto (attack)

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Word and Analysis: overgrowth of scar tissue

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Word: keloid

Analysis: from the Greek word kelis (tumor) and - oid(like)

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Word and Analysis: wound, injury, or pathologic change in body tissue

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Word: lesions (LEE-zhunz)

Analysis: from the Latin verb laedo (to injure)

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Word and Analysis: flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin; birthmark or freckle

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Word: macule (MAK-yul)

Analysis: from the Latin word macula (spot)

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Word and Analysis: locally invasive and destructive growth

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Word: malignant

Analysis: from the Latin word malignans(malicious)

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Word and Analysis: tumor of the melanocytes; skin cancer characterized by dark-pigmented, irregular-shaped lesion; another name for melanoma

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Word: malignant melanoma

Analysis: from the Latin word malignans (malicious) + melan/o (black); -oma (tumor)

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Word and Analysis: tumor of the melanocytes; skin cancer characterized by dark-pigmented, irregular-shaped lesion; another name for malignant melanoma

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Word: melanoma

Analysis: melan/o (black); -oma (tumor)

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Word and Analysis: mole; pigmented skin blemish that is usually benign but may become cancerous

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Word: nevus

Analysis: Latin for birthmark

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Word and Analysis: a small node or circumscribed swelling

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Word: nodule (NOD-yul)

Analysis: from the Latin word nodus (knot)

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Word and Analysis: softening of the nails

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Word: onychomalacia

Analysis: onych/o (nail); -malacia (softening)

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Word and Analysis: any disease of the nails

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Word: onychopathy

Analysis: onych/o (nail); -pathy (disease)

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Word and Analysis: small, circumscribed solid elevation of the skin

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Word: papule

Analysis: Latin papula (pimple)

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Word and Analysis: infection around a nail

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Word: paronychia

Analysis: para- (alongside); onych/o (nail); -ia(condition)

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Word and Analysis: tiny hemorrhagic spots on the skin <3 mm in diameter; see also ecchymosis

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Word: petechiae

Analysis: Italian petecchia (small hemorrhagic spots)

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Word and Analysis: flat or slightly raised lesion >1 cm in diameter

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Word: plaque

Analysis: Dutch word plak (plate)

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Word and Analysis: a mass of tissue that bulges outward from the skin’s surface on a stem or stalk of mucous membrane

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Word: polyp

Analysis: Latin polypus (a growth on a stem)

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Word and Analysis: a chronic disease of the skin marked by a persistent eruption of papules that itch intensely

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Word: prurigo

Analysis: Latin prurio (to itch)

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Word and Analysis: relating to pruritus (itching)

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Word: pruritic

Analysis: Latin verb prurio (to itch)

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Word and Analysis: itching

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Word: pruritus

Analysis: Latin prurio (to itch)

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Word and Analysis: chronic skin disease characterized by itchy, red, silvery-scaled patches

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Word: psoriasis

Analysis: Greek being itchy

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Word and Analysis: small (up to 1 cm in diameter) circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus

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Word: pustule

Analysis: Latin pustula (pimple)

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Word and Analysis: contagious infection caused by a mite

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Word: scabies

Analysis: from the Latin verb scabo (to scratch)

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Word and Analysis: chronic disease characterized by thickening and hardening of the skin

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Word: scleroderma

Analysis: scler/o (hardness); -derma (skin)

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Word and Analysis: viral infection producing the eruption of highly painful vesicles that may follow a nerve path; another name for herpes zoster

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Word: shingles

Analysis: Latin cingulum (girdle)

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Word and Analysis: inflammatory disease characterized by scaly red patches on the skin, especially the face, and affecting connective tissue in organs

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Word: systemic lupus erythematosus

Analysis: Latin lupus (wolf)

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Word and Analysis: any fungal infection of the skin (tinea barbae = beard; tinea capitis = head; tinea pedis = athlete’s foot)

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Word: tinea

Analysis: Latin for worm

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Word and Analysis: an open sore or lesion of the skin; a lesion through the skin or a mucous membrane resulting from loss of tissue

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Word: ulcer

Analysis: Latin ulcus (a sore)

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Word and Analysis: hives; allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches

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Word: urticaria

Analysis: Latin uro (to burn)

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Word and Analysis: wart; caused by a virus

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Word: verruca

Analysis: Latin for wart

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Word and Analysis: small, fluid-filled, raised lesion; a blister

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Word: vesicle

Analysis: Latin vesicula (blister)

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Word and Analysis: localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches

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Word: vitiligo

Analysis: Latin vitium (blemish)

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Word and Analysis: smooth, rounded, slightly elevated area often associated with itching

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Word: wheal

Analysis: Old English hwelian (to form pus)

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Word and Analysis: agents that kill bacteria

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Word: antibiotics

Analysis: biotic (organism)

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agents that kill fungi

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antifungals

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Word and Analysis: agent that reduces inflammation

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Word: anti-inflammatory

Analysis: inflammatory (inflammation)

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Word and Analysis: agents that reduce itching

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Word: antipruritics

Analysis: pruritic (itching)

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Word and Analysis: agents that reduce fever

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Word: antipyretics

Analysis: pyretic (burning)

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Word and Analysis: agent that inhibits the growth of infectious agents

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Word: antiseptic

Analysis: anti- (against); septic (poison)

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Word and Analysis: process of removing tissue for diagnostic examination

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Word: biopsy

Analysis: Greek bi- (life) opsis (sight)

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an operation using freezing temperature to destroy tissue

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cryosurgery

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Word and Analysis: the use of cold in the treatment of a disease

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Word: cryotherapy

Analysis: Latin therapia (Service done to the sick)

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Word and Analysis: removal of necrotic or dead tissue from a wound or burn

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Word: debridement

Analysis: de- (removal); bridement (bridle)(riding harness for a horse)

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Word and Analysis: plastic surgery repair performed on the skin

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Word: dermatoplasty

Analysis: plasty (surgical repair)

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Word and Analysis: cutting open of a wound or lesion, such as an abscess, and letting out or draining the contents, such as pus

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Word: Incision and drainage (I&D)

Analysis: Latin incidere (cut into)

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Word and Analysis: surgical removal of a nail

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Word: onychectomy

Analysis: onych/o (nail); -ectomy (excision)

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Word and Analysis: incision into a nail

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Word: onychotomy

Analysis: onych/o (nail); -tomy (incision)

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Word and Analysis: agents lethal to mites

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Word: scabicides

Analysis: scabies (see above); -cide (destruction)

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Word and Analysis: a method of administering medication through the unbroken skin via patch or ointment

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Word: transdermal

Analysis: trans (across)

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hi

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