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Carcin

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Cancer

Carcinoma- a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor

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Bi

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Life

-biology

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Cryo

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Icy cold

Cryosurgery - inning liquid nitrogen or argon gas to freeze and kill abnormal tissue

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Surg

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Operate

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Cutan/e

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Eti/o

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Cause

Etiology- the study of the cause of diseases

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Crete

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Separate

Excrete

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Integument

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Covering the body

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Gnosis

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Knowledge

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Secret

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Produce

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Thesis/ thet

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To organize/ arrange
Synthesis
Synthetic

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Vas/o

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Blood vessel

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Constrict

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Narrow

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Dilat

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Widen, open up

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Adip

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Fat

Adipose- containing fat

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Alges

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Sensation of pain

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Muscul

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Muscle

Intramuscular- within the muscle

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Kerat

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Hard protein

Kerati- protein present in the skin, hair, and nails

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Melan

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Black pigment

Melanin

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Sebac/e

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Wax

Sebaceous glands- glands in the dermis that open into hair follicles and secrete a waxy fluid called sebum

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Violet

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Violet/ bluish purple

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All

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Strange, other

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Erg

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Work, activity

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Eczem/a
Eczema- inflammatory skin disease, often with a serious discharge
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Flora
Latin for flower
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Wheal
Old English for wheal | Same as hives
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Atopy | Atopic (adj)
Greek for strangeness | State if hypersensitivity to an allergen
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Cori
Skin | Excoriate- to scratch
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Prurit
Itch
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Seb/o
Sebum
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Stasis
Greek for staying in one place | Stagnation in the flow if any body fluid
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Vesicle
Latin for blister | Small sac containing liquid
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Cubitus
Lying down | Decubitus ulcer- sore gotten from lying down
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Ulcer
Sore
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Malign
Harmful, bad | Malignant tumor
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Papill/o
Pimple, papilla | Papillomavirus- virus that causes warts an is associated with cancer
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Papule
Latin for pimple
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Verruca
Latin for Wart | Wart caused by a virus
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Candid
Candida-yeastlike fungus
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Carbuncle
Infection of many hair follicles in a small area, often in the back if the neck
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Impetigo
Latin for Scabby eruption | Infection if the skin causing thick yellow crusts
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Infect
Internal invasion
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Infest
Invade
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Muc/o
Mucous membrane | Mucocutaneous- junction of skin and the mucous membrane (the lips)
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Necr/o
Death | Necrotizing fasciitis- inflammation if fascia producing death if the tissue
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Fasc/i
Fascia
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Parasit
Parasite
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Pedicul
Louse
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Tox
Poison
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Immune
Protected from
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Psoriasis
Greek the itch | Rash characterized by reddish, silver-scaled patches
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Kaposi sarcoma
Form of skin cancer seen in AIDS patients
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Roscea
Latin for rosy | Persistent erythemous rash of the central face
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Scler/o
Hard | Scleroderma- thickening and hardening skin due to new collagen forming
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System
The whole body
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Erythemat
Redness
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Andr/o
Male | Androgen- hormone that promotes masculine characteristics
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Comedo
Latin for eat up | Too much sebum and keratin cells block the hair follicle to produce the comedo
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Cyst
Greek for sac, bladder | Abnormal fluid-filled sac surrounded by a membrane
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Pustule
Small protuberance on the skin containing pus
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Scar
Fibrotic seam that firms when a wound heals
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Alopecia
Greek for manage | Partial or complete loss of hair, naturally or from medication
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Onych/o
Nail | Onychmycosis- fungal infection in a nail
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Myc
Fungus
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flammat
Flame | Inflammation
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Scald
Latin for wash in hot water | To burn from contact with hot liquid or steam
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Shock
German for clash | Sudden physical or mental collapse or circulatory collapse
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Graft
Transplant | Allograft- skin transplant from another person or cadaver
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Bride
Rubbish | Debridement- the removal or injured or necrotic tissue
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Gener
Produce | Regenerate
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Blephar/o
Eyelid | Blepharoplasy- surgical repair of an eyelid
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Abras
Scrape off | Dermabrasion- removal of upper layers if akin by rotary brush
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Granul
Small grain | Granulation- new fibrous tissue formed during wound healing
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Incis
Cut into | Incision
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Excis
Cut out | Excision
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Lacer
To tear | Laceration
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Lip
Lipid/ fat | Liposuction
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Suct
Suck | Liposuction
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Mamm/o
Breast
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Suture
Latin for seam | Stitch to hold the edges of a wound during healing
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Wound
Old English for wound | An injury that interrupts the continuity of skin or a mucous membrane

Medical Terminology Chapters 3-4 (3 decks)

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