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The Integumentary System Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Oil

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Sebace/o

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Dryness

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Xer/o

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Steat/o

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Fat

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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What terms identify a painful rash?

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Dermatalgia; dermatodynia

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Onych/o

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Nail

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7
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I’m normally thick hair is the definition of…

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Trichomegaly

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The term describing the inability to see the color yellow is…

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Axanthopsia

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Diminished sweating is the definition of

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Hypohidrosis

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Trich

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Hair

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11
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Dry skin is the definition of…

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Xeroderma

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Localized

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Limited to a specific area

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Generalized

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All over the body

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Centrifugal

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Rash that starts from the middle and works its way outward

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Centripetal

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Rash that spreads from the outside inward

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The definition of depigmentation is…

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Loss of pigment

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Macule

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Small, flat, discolored area

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Patch

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Larger, flat, discolored area

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Papule

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Small solid mass

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Plaque

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A solid mass on the surface of the skin

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Abscess

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A localized collection of pus in the body

22
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The loss of skin is called…

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Erosion

23
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A small bruise is the definition of…

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Petechia

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Nodules

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Bumps over 1 cm

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Papules

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Bumps under 1 cm

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Vesicles

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Bumps filled with clear fluid

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Pustules

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Bumps filled with pus

28
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An unusual inflammation of the skin is…

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Atopic dermatitis

29
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A larger bruise is a…

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Ecchymosis

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Abrasion

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Scraping away of skin

31
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The medical term meaning bed sore is…

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Decubitus ulcer

32
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Horney skin condition

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Actinic Keratosis

33
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Deconstruct the word atopic

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A-TOP-IC

34
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Hidradenitis is an inflammation of the _________ glands

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Sweat

35
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A crack in the skin is a…

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Fissure

36
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Actinic

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Sun exposure

37
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A drug that prevents or relieves itching is an….

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Antipruritic

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A condition in which the skin is dry and scaly is…

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Ichthyosis

39
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Actinic dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin caused by the sun

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Dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin

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Seborrheic dermatitis

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Inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil

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Steatitis

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Inflammation of fat tissue

43
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Drug that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms

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Antibiotic

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