LS-3Dermatology Flashcards

Medical Terminology

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1
Q

What are the two types of glands?

A

Sweat glands and Sebaceous glands

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2
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Sebaceo

A

Sebaceous glands s

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3
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What do sebaceous glands secrete?

A

oil as a natural

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4
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Nails

A

onycho

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5
Q

unguo

A

nails

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6
Q

what are the 2 roots for nails?

A

onycho & unguo

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7
Q

What are the roots for fat?

A

Adip/o
lip/o
stet/o

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8
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adip/o

adipocyte

A

fat

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9
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lip/o

lipoma

A

fat

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10
Q

steal/o

statosis

A

fat

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11
Q

What are the skin roots?

A

Cutane/o
Derm/o
Dermat/o

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12
Q

Cutatne/o

Subcutaneous

A

skin

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13
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Derm/o

epidermal

A

skin

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14
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dermat/o

dermatology

A

skin

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15
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peri

A

around

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16
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oral

A

mouth

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17
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-itis

A

inflammation

18
Q

What are the roots for hair?

A

pil/o

trich/o

19
Q

Sweat?

A

hidr/o

20
Q

hidr/o
hyperHIDROsis
hypoHIDROsis

A

sweat

21
Q

Scale

A

squam/o

squamous layer

22
Q

alb/o

A

white

23
Q

crypt/o

A

hidden

24
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

25
Q

eryhtr/o

A

red

26
Q

hidr/o

A

sweat

27
Q

karat/o

A

hard, horny

28
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leuk/o

A

white

29
Q

mean/o

A

black

30
Q

onych/o

A

nail

31
Q

pachy/o

A

thick

32
Q

pil/o

A

hair

33
Q

sebaceous/o

A

oil

34
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seb/o

A

oil

35
Q

xanth/o

A

yellow

36
Q

xer/o

A

dry

37
Q

onychocryptosis

A

an ingrown or hidden toe nail.

38
Q

xeriscaping

A

landscaping plants that require little water

39
Q

axanthopsia

A

unable to see yellow color

40
Q

erythroderma

A

redness of the skin