Unit 3 - Integumentary System Flashcards
1
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adip-, lip-, steat-
A
fat
2
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pil-, trich-
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hair
3
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hidr-
A
sweat
4
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squam-
A
scale
5
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seb-, sebace-
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oil
6
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crypt-
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hidden
7
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kerat-
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hard, horny
8
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xer-
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dry
9
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xanth-
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yellow
10
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erythr-
A
red
11
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leuk-, alb-
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white
12
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melan-
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black
13
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abrasion
A
scraping away of the skin
14
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albinism
A
lack of pigment
15
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alopecia
A
baldness
16
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anhidrosis
A
lack of sweating
17
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comedo
A
hair follicle plugged with sebum
18
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cyanidrosis
A
blue sweat
19
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depigmentation
A
loss of pigmentation
20
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dermatalgia
A
skin pain
21
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dermatodynia
A
skin pain
22
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dermatolysis
A
loose skin
23
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erythema
A
redness
24
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erythroderma
A
red skin
25
hemathidrosis
sweating blood
26
hidropoeisis
formation of sweat
27
hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
28
hyperkeratosis
excessive growth of horny skin
29
hypermelanosis
excessive melanin in the skin
30
hyperpigmentation
excessive pigment in the skin
31
hypohidrosis
diminished sweating
32
hypomelanosis
diminished melanin
33
hypopigmentation
diminished pigment
34
leukoderma
white skin
35
macerate
soften the skin
36
onycophagia
eating or biting the nails
37
pruritus
an itch
38
rhytidermia
wrinkling of the skin
39
sebopoiesis
formation of oil
40
seborrhea
discharge of oil
41
trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
42
urticaria
hives
43
xantoderma
yellow skin
44
xeroderma
dry skin
45
xerosis
condition of dryness
46
macule, macula
small, flat, discolored area
47
patch (vitiligo)
larger, flat, discolored area
48
papule
small, solid mass
49
plaque
solid mass on surface of the skin
50
nodule
solid mass that extends deeper in the skin
51
tumor
larger solid mass
52
vesicle
small blister
53
bulla
blister "bubble"
54
pustule
pus filled blister
55
abscess
localized collection of pus
56
erosion
loss of skin
57
ulcer
a sore
58
excoriation
a scratch
59
fissure
crack in the skin
60
scale
skin flaking off
61
crust
dried substance on the skin (blood, pus)
62
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
63
cherry angioma
small blood vessel tumor
64
telangiectasia (spider angioma)
overexpansion of a blood vessel
65
petechia
small bruise
66
ecchymosis
larger bruise
67
cicatrix
scar
68
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
69
nevus
mole
70
dysplastic nevus
bole with bad changes or formations, usually pre-cancerous
71
verruca
wart
72
adipocele
hernia filled with fatty tissue
73
dermatofibrioma
fibrous skin tumor
74
erythrocyanosis
red and/or blue discoloration of the skin
75
keratogenic
causing horny tissue development
76
keratosis
horny tissue condition
77
necrosis
tissue death
78
onychia
a nail condition
79
onychocryptosis
ingrown nail
80
onycholysis
the loss of a nail
81
onychomalasia
abnormal softening of the nail
82
onychopathy
nail disease
83
pachyderma
tough skin
84
paronychia
condition of the tissue around the nail
85
steatoma
fatty tumor
86
xanthoma
yellow tumor
87
decubitus ulcer
bedsore
88
dermatosis
skin condition
89
dermopathy
skin disease
90
atopic dermatitis
chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching
91
hypertrichosis
excessive growth of hair
92
ichthyosis
condition of the skin is dry and scaly
93
psoriasis
condition of patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
94
sclerodermatitis
inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening
95
scleronychia
thickening and hardening of the nails
96
actinic keratosis
horny skin condition caused by sun exposure
97
basal cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of the basal skin cells
98
hidradenoma
tumor of the sweat gland
99
malignant cutaneous neoplasm
harmful new formation of skin tissue
| ie skin cancer
100
malignant melanoma
harmful tumor of melanin cells
101
squamous cell carcinoma
cancerous tumor of the squamous skin cells
102
acne vulgaris
inflammation of the skin follicles
103
dermatomycosis
fungal skin condition
104
hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat gland
105
impetigo
highly contagious bacterial skin infection
106
mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
107
mycosis
a fungal condition
108
onychodystrophy
poor nourishment of the nail
109
onychomycosis
fungal condition of the nail
110
tinea
fungal condition that is circular "ringworm"
111
trichomycosis
fungal condition of the hair
112
steatitis
inflammation of fat tissue
113
anesthetic
drug that blocks sensation
114
antibiotic
drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
115
antihistamine
drug that opposes effect of histamine
116
antipruritic
drug that relieves itching
117
epidermal
pertaining to the skin
118
hypodermic
beneath the skin
119
intradermal
inside the skin
120
percutaneous
through the skin
121
subcutaneous
beneath the skin
122
transdermal
through the skin
123
topical
applied directly on the skin
124
chemosurgery
removal of tissue with chemicals
125
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
126
cryosurgery
destruction of tissue through freezing
127
dermabrasion
rubbing or scraping away at the outer surface of the skin
128
electrocauterization
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
129
electrodessication
using electricity ti destroy tissue by drying it
130
I&D
incision & drainage
131
lipectomy
removal of fatty tissue
132
liposuction
removal of fatty tissue by vacuum
133
onychotomy
incision into the nail
134
onychectomy
removal of nail
135
rhytidoplasty
reconstruction of wrinkly skin
136
autograft
skin transplant from different place on ones body
137
homograft (allograft)
skin transplant from another person
138
heterograft
skin transplant from another species
139
xenograft
skin transplant from another species
140
ABCDE
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asymmetry
border
color
diameter
evolving
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141
AK
actinic keratosis
142
Bx
biopsy
143
C&S
culture & sensitivity
144
derm
dermatology
145
ID
intradermal
146
SC, SQ
subcutaneous
