Med Term Chapter 4 Flashcards
adip/o
fat
lip/o
fat
steat/o
fat
alb/o
white
leuk/o
white
crypt/o
hidden
cutane/o
skin
derm/o
skin
dermato/o
skin
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
hidr/o
sweat
sudor/o
sweat
hirsut/o
hair
pil/i
hair
pil/o
hair
trich/o
hair
hydr/o
water
ichthy/o
scaly
kerat/o
horn-like, hard
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
necr/o
dead
onych/o
nail
ungu/o
nail
prur/i
itch
py/o
pus
ras
scrape (razor)
rhytid/o
wrinkle
scler/o
hardening
seb/o
oil
sebace/o
oil
squam/o
flat, plate-like
urtic/o
rash, hives
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry
abrasion
rubbing away by friction
abscess
collection of pus
acne
greek “mound or eruption
alopecia
greek “without a fox’s mane” bald
atopic dermatitis
“no place”
basal cell carcinoma
type of skin cancer
melanoma
type of skin cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
type of skin cancer
biopsy
removal of cells or tissues for examination
blister
fluid filled bump on the skin
bulla
fluid filled bump on the skin
pustule
fluid filled bump on the skin
vesicle
fluid filled bump on the skin
cicatrix
scar
comedo
blackhead or whitehead
contusion
bruise
comedones
plural for comedo
cyst
sac-like structure in tissue filled with liquid, gas or semi-solid
decubitus ulcer
bedsore, pressure sore
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
ecchymosis
bruise
eczema
red, itchy blistering rash
hirsutism
abnormal hair growth for the age and sex of the individual
hives
raised, red, intensely pruritic areas of the skin
impetigo
skin infection caused by staph or strep bacteria
keloid
exuberant scar tissue
macule
freckle, flat pigmented spot
patch
freckle, flat pigmented spot
nevus
mole, flat or elevated pigmented spot
nodule
raised skin lesion
papule
raised skin lesion
tumor
raised skin lesion
petechiae
pinpoint spots on the skin caused by capillary rupture
pruritus
itch
psoriasis
scaly, red skin patches, probably immune disorder
rosacea
redness, visible blood vessels on face
seborrhea
non-inflammatory dryness and scaling of skin
tinea
fungal disease of skin (ringworm, athletes foot, toenail fungus
ulcer
open sore or wound
urticaria
hives
verruca
wart
vitiligo
lightening of skin due to loss of melanocytes
xeroderma pigmentosum
extreme skin sensitivity to sunlight, very high risk for skin cancer
allograft
tissue transplant from one person to another
homograft
tissue transplant from one person to another
anesthetic
drug that causes loss of sensation
anaesthetic
drug that causes a loss of sensation
antibiotic
drug used to treat bacterial infections
antihistamine
drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells
antipruritic
anti-itch drug
antiseptic
discourages growth of microorganisms
autograft
tissue transplant from one place to another on the same person
cortisone
synthetic formulation of cortisol, potent steriod anti-inflammatory
dermatologist
physician specializing in skin
esthetician
specialist in skin beautification
aesthetician
specialist in skin beautification
graft
tissue moved from one place to another
heterograft
tissue transplant from one species to another
xenograft
tissue transplant from one species to another
incision and drainage
minor surgical procedure to release pus from an abscess
intradermal
within or between the layers of the skin
subcutaneous
below the skin, within the subcutaneous layer
ABCDE
mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
bx, Bx
biposy
decub
decubitus ulcer
Derm
dermatology
I&D
incision and drainage
ID
intradermal
ID
intradermalIM
IM
intramuscular
SC
subcutaneous
SQ
subcutaneous
subQ
subcutaneous
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
SCC
squamous cell carcinomaung
ung
ointment
XP
xeroderma pigmentosum
XDP
xeroderma pigmentosum
adipocyte
fat cell
albinism
white skin
leukpderma
white skin
anhidrosis
lack of sweat
cryosurgery
surgery using cold (like freeing a wart)
cyanosis
blue skin
dermabrasion
procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material such as sandpaper
dermatology
study of the skin and its diseases
dermatopathy
study of skin diseases
dermatoscope
instrument used to look at the skin
dermatosis
abnormal condition of the skin
demis
middle layer of skin
epidermal
related to the outer layer of skin
erythroderma
red skin
eumelanin
brownish, black pigment
ecoriation
skin sore or abrasion produced by itching or scratching
fissure
an opening, a groove, a split
folliculitis
inflammation of the hair follicles
hematoma
a solid swelling of clotted blood within the tissues
hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat gland
hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
hypertrichosis
excessive growth of hair
hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
hypohidrosis
abnormally diminished secretion of sweat
ichthyosis
condition in which the skin becomes dry, scaly and keratinized
intradermal
within the skin
keratoderma
hard skin
keratosis
thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis
leukoderma
white skin
lipoma
benign fatty tumor
melanin
a pigment that gives the skin its color
mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
mycosis
fungal infection
onychocryptosis
ingrown toenail
onychodystrophy
poor nourishment of the nail
onycolysis
separation of the nail from the bed, nail destruction
onychomycosis
fungal infection of the nail
onychoschizia
condition of splitting nails
paronychia
diseased state around the nail
pediculosis
lice
percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
pheomelanin
reddish-yellow pigment
pityriasis capitis
dandruff
scabies
contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite
scleroderma
hardening of the skin
steatosis
abnormal condition of fat
telangiectasia
skin lesion due to permanently enlarged and dilated blood vessels that are visible
tinea barbae
ringworm of the beard
tinea cororis
ringworm
tinea cruris
jock itch (ringworm in the groins)
tinea pedis
athletes foot (ringworm in the foot)
topical
applied to the surface of the skin
transdermal
crossing through the skin
trichomycosis
abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair
trichopathy
disease of the har
trichotillomania
a disorder characterized by the repeated pulling out of one’s own hair
xanthoderma
yellow skin
xeroderma
dry skin
