Medical Terminology 3 Flashcards
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Purpose of the integumentary system
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Protection
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steat-
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fat
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adip-
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fat
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lip-
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fat
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cutane-
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skin
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dermat-
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skin
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hidr-
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sweat
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sudor-
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sweat
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ichthy-
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sclaey, dry
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kerat-
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horny tissue, hard
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myc-
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fungus
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onchy-
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nail
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ungu-
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nail
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pil-
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hair
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trich-
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hair
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scler-
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hardening
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seb-
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sebum, sebaceous
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squam-
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scale
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xer-
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dry
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-cyte
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cell
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-derma
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skin
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epi-
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above
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benign growths
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fibroma
seborrheic keratosis
fibroepithelial polyp (skin tag)
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malignant growths
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BSC
SSC
Melanoma
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ecchymosis
hemorrhagic area with varigated coloration
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eczema
chronic inflammatory condition - scaling putules crust scabs
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erythema
redness of skin
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eschar
dead matter sloughing off epidermis
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pallor
unnatural paleness/ lack of color
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petechia
pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin
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psoriasis
excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis
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tinea
fungal skin infection
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verruca
epidermal growth caused by a virus
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function of musculoskeletal system
support and movement
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leiomy-
smooth muscle
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musculo
muscle
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myo-
muscle
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rhabd
rodshaped
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brachi
arm
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carp
carpus-wrist
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cephal
head
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cervic
neck or cervix
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dactyl/ phalyng
fingers toes
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spondyl
vertebrae
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vertebr
vertebrae
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thorac-
chest
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pod-
foot
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ankyl
stiffness, bent crooked
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-asthenia
weakness, debility
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clasia
to beak surgical fracture
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clast
to break surgical fracture
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desis
binding fixation
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sacroma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
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dys-
bad painful difficult
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syn-
union together joined
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bunion
deformity of great toe angling inwards
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claudication
limping
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crepitation
dry grating sound. sensation bones rub together
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ganglion cyst
cyst at the joints filled with fluid
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gout
joint inflammation with crystal uric acid build up
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hypertonia
muscle tone loss
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osteomyelitis
inflammation of the bone marrow
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paget disease
chronic inflamation of the bone =thickening and softening of bone
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rickets
osteomalacia caused by vitamin D deficiency
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spondlyolishesis
slipping of vertebra from normal position in relation to the one beneath it
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main function of blood
transport O2 and CO2, cell defense and clotting
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function of lymphatic
communication by way of nutrients hormones etc remove waste drain fluid into vascular system
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immune function
defend against disease
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erythrocytes
red blood cells
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leukocytes
white blood cells
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aden-
gland
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blast-
embryonic cell
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chrom-
color
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erythr-
red
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hem-
blood
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lymphangi-
lymph vessel
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poikil-
varried. irregular
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sider-
iron
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splen-
spleen
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thromb-
blood clot
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thym-
thymus
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-globin
protein
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-penia
decrease, deficiancy
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-poiesis
formation production
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aids
infectious disease that destroys the CD4 helper T cells of the immune system
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DIC
abnormal blood clotting in small vessels throughout the body that cuts off O2 to distal tissue =damage to organs
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hemophilia
congenital hereditary disorder deficiency in clotting factor VIII and or IX =prolonged bleeding
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GVHD
graft vs host disease = stem cell or BM transplant makes antibody against recipient
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Kaposi Sarcoma
cancer by the herpes virus 8 effects skin and mucous membranes but can cause visceral organ involvement
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multiple myeloma
malignancy of the BM that affects plasma clls = abnormal antibodies and destruction of healthy bone and BM cells
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sepsis
bacteria or toxin in the blood
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systemic lupus erthematosis
autoimmune disease affects skin brain joints and chronic inflammation
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thrombocytosis
over production of platelets leading to thrombosis or bleeding disorders
