MedTerm) Skin

Question 1

What is ACNE?

Answer 1

ACNE is a bacterial inflammation of the hair follicle and sebaceous ‘oil’ gland. Similar infections may cause acne or form lesions.

Question 2

What does ACTIN/O- refer to?

Answer 2

ACTIN/O- refers to sun, ray, or radium.

Question 3

What is ALOPEC/I- associated with?

Answer 3

ALOPEC/I- refers to fox mange or baldness.

Question 4

What is ANTHRAX?

Answer 4

ANTHRAX is a coal or carbuncle lesion. Types of Anthrax include Cerebral, Pulmonary, Cutaneous, and/or Intestinal.

Question 5

What does BLEB/O- mean?

Answer 5

BLEB/O- refers to a blister.

Question 6

What does BLEPHARO- refer to?

Answer 6

BLEPHARO- refers to the eyelid.

Question 7

What is BULBA?

Answer 7

BULBA refers to a blister or vesicle.

Question 8

What does CARBUN/O- mean?

Answer 8

CARBUN/O- refers to a glowing ember.

Question 9

What is CHANCR/O- associated with?

Answer 9

CHANCR/O- refers to an ulcer or sore.

Question 10

What does -CICATRIX mean?

Answer 10

-CICATRIX refers to a scar.

Question 11

What does CIL/I- refer to?

Answer 11

CIL/I- refers to eyelash-like structures.

Question 12

What does CONTUS/I- mean?

Answer 12

CONTUS/I- refers to a bruise.

Question 13

What is CORI/O- associated with?

Answer 13

CORI/O- refers to skin.

Question 14

What does CORNU- mean?

Answer 14

CORNU- refers to horn or horny.

Question 15

What does CUSP/I- refer to?

Answer 15

CUSP/I- refers to a pointed end.

Question 16

What does CUTI/O-, CUT-, CUTI- mean?

Answer 16

CUTI/O-, CUT-, CUTI- refer to skin.

Question 17

What does DERM/O- refer to?

Answer 17

DERM/O- refers to skin.

Question 18

What does DERMAT/O- mean?

Answer 18

DERMAT/O- refers to skin.

Question 19

What is ECZEMA?

Answer 19

ECZEMA refers to skin lesions.

Question 20

What does ERYTHEMAT/O- mean?

Answer 20

ERYTHEMAT/O- refers to red or flushed.

Question 21

What is ESCHAR?

Answer 21

ESCHAR refers to a scab.

Question 22

What does FUNGI- refer to?

Answer 22

FUNGI- refers to a mushroom.

Question 23

What does FURUN/O- mean?

Answer 23

FURUN/O- refers to a boil.

Question 24

What does HELIO- refer to?

Answer 24

HELIO- refers to the sun.

Question 25

What does HIDR/O- mean?

Answer 25

HIDR/O- refers to sweat.

Question 26

What does HIRSUT- mean?

Answer 26

HIRSUT- refers to hairy or profound hair.

Question 27

What does HISTO- refer to?

Answer 27

HISTO- refers to web-like or tissue.

Question 28

What does ICHTHY- mean?

Answer 28

ICHTHY- refers to fish or fish-like.

Question 29

What does INTEGU- refer to?

Answer 29

INTEGU- refers to covering.

Question 30

What does KEL/O- mean?

Answer 30

KEL/O- refers to a scar.

Question 31

What does LACER/O- mean?

Answer 31

LACER/O- refers to to tear.

Question 32

What does LACRIM/O- refer to?

Answer 32

LACRIM/O- refers to tearing or tear.

Question 33

What does LENT/O- mean?

Answer 33

LENT/O- refers to a freckle.

Question 34

What does LEPR/O- mean?

Answer 34

LEPR/O- refers to scaly.

Question 35

What does LICHEN/I- refer to?

Answer 35

LICHEN/I- refers to a plant.

Question 36

What does LIP/O- mean?

Answer 36

LIP/O- refers to fat.

Question 37

What is LUPUS?

Answer 37

LUPUS refers to a progressive ulcerating skin condition.

Question 38

What does LUTE/O- mean?

Answer 38

LUTE/O- refers to yellow.

Question 39

What does MACER/O- mean?

Answer 39

MACER/O- refers to to make soft.

Question 40

What does MACUL/O- refer to?

Answer 40

MACUL/O- refers to a spot.

Question 41

What is MEASLES?

Answer 41

MEASLES refers to rubella or reddish or red.

Question 42

What does MEL- mean?

Answer 42

MEL- refers to sweet, honey, cheek, limb.

Question 43

What does MELAN/O- refer to?

Answer 43

MELAN/O- refers to black.

Question 44

What is MUMPS?

Answer 44

MUMPS refers to a swelling viral infection.

Question 45

What does MYC/O- mean?

Answer 45

MYC/O- refers to fungus.

Question 46

What does NEV/O- refer to?

Answer 46

NEV/O- refers to a birthmark.

Question 47

What does ONYCH/O- mean?

Answer 47

ONYCH/O- refers to a nail.

Question 48

What does PACHY- mean?

Answer 48

PACHY- refers to thick.

Question 49

What does PAPILLA- refer to?

Answer 49

PAPILLA- refers to a nipple.

Question 50

What does PEDICUL/O- mean?

Answer 50

PEDICUL/O- refers to lice.

Question 51

What does PELI- mean?

Answer 51

PELI- refers to purple.

Question 52

What does PELL- refer to?

Answer 52

PELL- refers to skin.

Question 53

What does PETECH/I- mean?

Answer 53

PETECH/I- refers to small.

Question 54

What does PETRO- refer to?

Answer 54

PETRO- refers to rock, stone, or hard.

Question 55

What does PHYTO- mean?

Answer 55

PHYTO- refers to plant.

Question 56

What does PIL/O- refer to?

Answer 56

PIL/O- refers to hair.

Question 57

What does PITYR/I- mean?

Answer 57

PITYR/I- refers to bran.

Question 58

What does -PLAKIA mean?

Answer 58

-PLAKIA refers to plate or plate-like.

Question 59

What does -POX refer to?

Answer 59

-POX refers to pits.

Question 60

What does PRUR/I- mean?

Answer 60

PRUR/I- refers to itch or itching.

Question 61

What does PSOR/I- mean?

Answer 61

PSOR/I- refers to to itch.

Question 62

What does PURPUR/O- mean?

Answer 62

PURPUR/O- refers to purple.

Question 63

What does RHYTID/O- refer to?

Answer 63

RHYTID/O- refers to wrinkles.

Question 64

What does SEB/O- mean?

Answer 64

SEB/O- refers to oil.

Question 65

What does SQUAM/O- mean?

Answer 65

SQUAM/O- refers to scaly.

Question 66

What does STRAT/I- refer to?

Answer 66

STRAT/I- refers to layer.

Question 67

What does STRI/A- mean?

Answer 67

STRI/A- refers to stripes or threads.

Question 68

What does SUDORIFER/O- mean?

Answer 68

SUDORIFER/O- refers to sweat.

Question 69

What does THEL/O- refer to?

Answer 69

THEL/O- refers to nipple.

Question 70

What does TINEA refer to?

Answer 70

TINEA refers to fungus.

Question 71

What does TRICH/O- mean?

Answer 71

TRICH/O- refers to hair.

Question 72

What does -TRIGO- mean?

Answer 72

-TRIGO- refers to rubbing.

Question 73

What does TUM/O- refer to?

Answer 73

TUM/O- refers to swelling or tumor growth.

Question 74

What does TURGOR/O- mean?

Answer 74

TURGOR/O- refers to swelling.

Question 75

What does UNGUIN/O- refer to?

Answer 75

UNGUIN/O- refers to a nail.

Question 76

What does URTICARI/O- mean?

Answer 76

URTICARI/O- refers to hives or nettles.

Question 77

What is VARICELLA?

Answer 77

VARICELLA refers to chickenpox lesions.

Question 78

What does VERMI- mean?

Answer 78

VERMI- refers to worm.

Question 79

What does VERRUCA/E- refer to?

Answer 79

VERRUCA/E- refers to a wart.

Question 80

What does VESIC/O- mean?

Answer 80

VESIC/O- refers to sac or small blister.

Question 81

What does VITILIG/O- mean?

Answer 81

VITILIG/O- refers to to corrupt.

Question 82

What does WHEAL mean?

Answer 82

WHEAL refers to a circular elevated skin condition.

Question 83

What is WHITLOW?

Answer 83

WHITLOW refers to a white flow at the end of a finger or toe.

Question 84

What does XANTH/O- mean?

Answer 84

XANTH/O- refers to yellow.

Question 85

What does XERO- refer to?

Answer 85

XERO- refers to dry.

Question 86

What is YAWS?

Answer 86

YAWS refers to a spirochetal bacterial infection of skin.