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Medical Terminology Unit 4 Flashcards

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alb/o

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white

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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leuk/o

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white

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crypt/o

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hidden

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cutan/e/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat (personal water)

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sudor/o

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sweat (personal water)

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hirsut/o

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hair

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pil/i

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hair

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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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hydr/o

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water

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icthy/o

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scaly (greek word for fish)

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kerat/o

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horn-like, hard

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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dead

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onych/o

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nail

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ungu/o

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nail

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prur/i

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itch

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py/o

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pus

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ras

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scrape (razor)

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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scler/o

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hardening

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seb/o

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oil

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sebace/o

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oil

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squam/o

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flat, plate-like

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urtic/o

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rash, hives

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xanth/o

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yellow

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xer/o

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dry

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abscess

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collection of pus

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abrasion

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rubbing away by friction

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acne

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Greek: mound, eruption

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alopecia

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hair loss

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atopic dermatitis

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atopic: no place, unusual. Dermatitis: skin inflammation

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basal cell carcinoma

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most common type of skin cancer, doesn’t metastasize

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squamous cell carcinoma

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type of skin cancer

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melanoma

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most deadly type of skin cancer, metastasizes quickly

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blister

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fluid-filled bumps on the skin

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bulla

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fluid-filled bumps on the skin

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postule

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fluid-filled bumps on the skin

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vesicle

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fluid-filled bumps on the skin

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cicatrix

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scar

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comedo

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blackhead or whitehead. Plural comedones

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contusion

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region of injured tissue with ruptured capillaries under the skin (bruise) due to trauma

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cyst

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sac-like structure in tissue filled with fluid, gas, or semi-solid

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ecchymosis

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discoloration (bruise) due to damaged capillaries under the skin

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eczema

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red, itchy, blistering rash

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hematoma

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elevated collection of pooled blood trapped under the skin

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hirsutism

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excessive hair growth in a male-like pattern, affects women

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ichthyosis

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dry, scaly, thickened skin. Typically, an inherited disorder.

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impetigo

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skin infection caused by strep or staph bacteria

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keloid

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exuberant scar tissue

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macule or patch

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freckle, flat pigmented spot

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nevus

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mole, flat or elevated pigmented spot

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nodule

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raised skin lesion

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tumor

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raised skin lesion

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papule

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raised skin lesion

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petechia (singular) petichiae (plural)

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pinpoint spots on skin caused by capillary rupture

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psoriasis

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scaly, pruritic, red skin patches. Probable immune disorder.

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rosacea

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redness, visible blood vessels on face

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scabies

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contagious pruritic condition caused by itch mite infestation

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tinea

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fungal disease of skin

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ulcer

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open sore or wound

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urticaria

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pruitic pale-red patches of skin due to allergic reaction; hives

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verruca

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wart

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vitiligo

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lightening of skin due to loss of melanocytes

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allograft or homograft

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tissue moved from one person to another (same species)

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antihistamine

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drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells

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antiseptic

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discourages growth of microorganisms

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autograft

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tissue moved from one place to another on the same person

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cortisone

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synthetic form of cortisol, potent steroid, anti-inflammatory

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intradermal

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between the layers of the skin

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xenograft or heterograft

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tissue moved from one species to another (cow or pig to human)

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ABCDE

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mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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BCC

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bascal cell carcinoma

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Bx

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biopsy

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decub

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decubitus ulcer due to prolonged pressure, bedsore

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Derm

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dermatology

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I&D

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Incision and Drainage

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IM

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intramuscular

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SC SQ or subQ

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subcutaneous

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SCC

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squamous cell carcinoma

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ung

A

ointment

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