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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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band of epidermis at the base, sides of nail plate

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cuticle

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middle layer of skin

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dermis

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Outermost layer of skin

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epidermis

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Hard protein material found in epidermis, hair and nails

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keratin

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half moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of nail

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lunula

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Soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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paronychium

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Oily substances secreted by sebaceous glands

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sebum

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Outermost layer of epidermis

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stratum corneum

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innermost layer of skin

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subcutaneous layer

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structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

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collagen

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11
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A combining form for skin

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cutane/o

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12
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combining form for sweat

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hidr/o

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combining form that means fat

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lip/o

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14
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combining form that means nail

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onych/o

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combining form that means hair

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pil/o

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combining form that means dry

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xer/o

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17
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combining form that means wrinkle

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rhytid/o

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18
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combining form that means hard

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kerat/o

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19
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combining form that means fungus

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myc/o

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20
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c. form that means redness

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erythemat/o

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21
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smooth, swollen papule that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin

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wheal

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22
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thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material

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cyst

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23
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small, less than 1cm solid elevation of the skin

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papule

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24
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open sore on the skin or mucous membranes deeper than an erosion

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ulcer

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25
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small collection of clear fluid; a blister

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vesicle

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Groove or crack like sore

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fissure

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27
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Papule containing pus

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pustule

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28
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growth extending from the surface of mucous membrane

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polyp

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29
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absence of hair from areas where it normally grows

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alopecia

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30
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itching

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pruritus

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31
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inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions

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eczema

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32
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infection of the skin caused by a fungus

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tinea

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33
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excessive, hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

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keloid

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34
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epidermal growth caused by virus ; a wart

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verruca

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35
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white, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheeck

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leukoplakia

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thickened, rough lesion of the epidermis associated with aging or skin damage

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keratosis

37
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loss of pigment in areas of the skin

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vitiligo

38
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Cancerous growth composed of melanocytes

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malignant melanoma

39
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Caus/o

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Burn, burning

40
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Cauter/o

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Heat, burn

41
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diaphor/o

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Profuse sweating,

42
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Ichthy/o

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Dry, scaly or fish like

43
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Myc/o

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Fungus such as yeast, molds, mushrooms

44
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Phyt/o

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Plant

45
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Pil/o

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Hair,

46
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Py/o

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Pus

47
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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkle

48
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Squam/o

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Scale like

49
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Steat/o

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Fat

50
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Trich/o

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Hair

51
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Ungu/o

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Nail

52
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Xanth/o

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Yellow

53
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Xer/o

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Dry

54
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Baldness

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alopecia

55
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bluish black mark (macule) caused by hemorrhages into skin

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ecchymosis

56
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itching

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pruitus

57
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acute allergic reaction with red, round wheals develop on skin

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urticaria

58
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blackhead

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comedo

59
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small pinpoint hemorrhages

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petechiae

60
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malignant neoplasm originating in scale like cells of epidermis

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squamous cell carcinoma

61
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buildup of sebum/keratin in pores of skin leading to papular & pustular eruptions

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acne vulgaris

62
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fungal skin infection

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tinea

63
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chronic disease marked by hardening and shrinking of connective tissue in skin

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scleroderma

64
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bedsore

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decubitus ulcer

65
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necrosis of skin tissue from ischemia

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gangrene

66
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chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease w erythematous, pustular or papular lesions

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eczema

67
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widespread inflammatory disease of joints, collagen of skin with butterfly rash on face

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systemic lupus erythematosus

68
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cancerous tumor of composed of melanocytes

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malignant melanoma

69
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chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery gray covering red patches on skin

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psoriasis

70
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contagious parastitic infection of intense pruritus

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scabies

71
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measles

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rubeola

72
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chickenpox

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varicella

73
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thickened excess cicatrix (scar)

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keloid

74
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white patches on mucous membrane of tongue or inner check

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leukoplakia

75
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characterized by rash

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exanthematous

76
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thickened epidermis due to sunlight exposure

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actinic keratosis

77
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small pinpoint hemorrhages

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petechiae

78
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large blisters

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bullae

79
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hyperpigmented macule or papule of skin (mole)

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nevus

80
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damage to epidermis, and dermis with blisters, erythema, and hyperesthesia

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second degree burn

81
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damage to epidermis with erythema, and hyperesthesia; no blisters

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first degree burn

82
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destruction to both epidermis and dermis, and subcutaneous layer

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third degree burn

83
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warts

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verrucae

84
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athlete’s foot

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tinea pedis

85
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black and blue mark

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ecchymosis

86
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dandruff

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seborrheic dermatitis

87
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blisters

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vesicles

88
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rash

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exanthem

Capella Medical Term (9 decks)

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