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Adip/o
Lip/o
Steat/o

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Fat

Adipose, liposuction, steatorrhea

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Alb/o

Leuk/o

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White

Albino, leukoderma

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

Cryptoonychosis

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Cutane/o
Derm/o
Dermat/o

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Skin

Cutaneous, dermatitis, dermatomycosis

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Cyan/o

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Blue

Cyanosis

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Erythr/o

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Red

Erythrocyte

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Hidr/o

Sudor/o

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Sweat (personal water, so “I”)

Anhidrosis, sudoriferous

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Hirsut/o
Pil/i
Pil/o
Trich/o

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Hair

hirsuitism, piliform, pilocyst, trichoepithelioma

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Hydr/o

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Water

hydrophobia

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Ichthy/o

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Scaly (Greek word for “fish”)

ichthyosis

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Kerat/o

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Horn-like, hard

keratoderma

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Melan/o

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Black

melanoma

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Myc/o

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Fungus

mycoderma

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Necr/o

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Dead

necrotic

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Onych/o

Ungu/o

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Nail

cryptoonychosis, ungual

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Prur/i

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Itch

pruritus

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Py/o

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Pus

pyoderma

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Ras

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Scrape (razor)

Rash

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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkle

rhytidophobia

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Scler/o

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Hardening

scleroderma

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Seb/o

Sebace/o

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Oil

seborrhea, sebaceous

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Squam/o

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Flat, plate-like

squamous

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Urtic/o

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Rash, hives

urticaria

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

xanthoderma

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Xer/o

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Dry

xeroderma

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Abrasion

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Rubbing away by friction

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Abscess

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collection of pus, Latin, “going away, oozing”

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Acne

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Greek: mound, eruption

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Alopecia

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Greek: “without a fox’s mane,” bald

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Atopic dermatitis

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atopic: “no place,” ie, unusual dermatitis, skin inflammation

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basal cell carcinoma
melanoma
squamous cell carcinoma

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Types of skin cancer

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Biopsy

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removal of cells or tissues (usually surgically) for pathological examination

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Blister, bulla, pustule, vesicle

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Fluid-filled bumps on the skin

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Comedo

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Blackhead or whitehead; plural comedones

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Contusion

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Bruise

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Cyst

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sac-like structure in tissue filled w liquid, gas, or semi-solid

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Decubitus ulcer

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bedsore, pressure sore, skin sore caused by prolonged skin tissue hypoxia due to pressure (as in a bed-ridden or wheelchair patient)

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Dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin (from any cause)

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Ecchymosis

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Bruise

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Eczema

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Red itchy blistering rash, Greek, “boil over”

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Hirsutism

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abnormal hair growth for the age and/or sex of the individual

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Hives

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raised, red, intensely pruritic areas of skin, urticarial

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Impetigo

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skin infection caused by staph or strep bacteria

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Keloid

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Exuberant scar tissue

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Macule, patch

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freckle, flat pigmented spot

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Nevus

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mole, flat or elevated pigmented spot

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Nodule, papule, tumor

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Raised skin lesions

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Petechiae (plural)

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pinpoint spots on skin caused by capillary rupture, singular petechia

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Pruritus

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Itch

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Psoriasis

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scaly red skin patches, probable immune disorder

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Rosacea

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redness, visible blood vessels on face

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Seborrhea

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non-inflammatory dryness and scaling of skin

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Tinea

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fungal disease of skin (ringworm, athlete’s foot, toenail fungus)

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Ulcer

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Open sore or wound

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Urticaria

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Hives

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Verruca

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Wart

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Vitiligo

A

Lightening of skin due to loss of melanocytes

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Xeroderma pigmentosum

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Extreme skin sensitivity to sunlight, very high risk for skin cancer

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Allograft / homograft

A

tissue transplant from one person to another

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anesthetic / anæsthetic

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drug that causes loss of sensation (including pain)

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Antibiotic

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Drug used to treat bacterial infections

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Antihistamine

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Drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells

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Antipruritic

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Anti-itch drug

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Antiseptic

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Discourages growth of microorganisms

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Autograft

A

Tissue transplant from one place to another on the same person

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Cortisone

A

Synthetic formulation of cortisol, potent steroid anti-inflammatory

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Dermatologist

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Physician specialized in skin

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esthetician / æsthetician

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Specialist in skin beautification

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Graft

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Tissue moved from one place to another

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heterograft / xenograft

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tissue transplant from one species to another (usually pig or cow to human)

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Incision and drainage

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Minor surgical procedure to release pus from an abscess

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Intradermal

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Within or between the layers of the skin

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Subcutaneous

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Below the skin, within the subcutaneous (hypodermal) layer

75
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ABCDE

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mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving

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BCC

A

Basil cell carcinoma

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Bx, bx

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Biopsy

78
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Decub

A

Decubital layer

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Derm

A

Dermatology

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I&D

A

Incision and drainage

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ID

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Intradermal

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IM

A

Intramuscular

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SC, SQ, subQ

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Subcutaneous

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SCC

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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Ung

A

Ointment (Latin, unguentum)

86
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XP, XDP

A

Xeroderma pigmentosum

Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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