W3 & W4 - Tough terms to remember

Question 1

-ose

-ous

Answer 1

pertaining to

pertaining to

Question 2

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

Answer 2

fat

Question 3

-a

Answer 3

noun ending

Question 4

-esis

Answer 4

condition

Question 5

pil/o, trich/o

hidr/o, sudor/o

seb/o

Answer 5

hair

sweat

oil

Question 6

icthyosis

Answer 6

abnormal condition of dry, scaly (skin)

icthy/o means dry and scaly

squamous = just scaly
xer/o = just dry

Question 7

keratosis

Answer 7

abnormal condition of a horny growth, or abnormal condition of the skin characterized by overgrowth and thickening of the skin

kerat refers to a growth of keratin on the skin or mucous membrane stemming from keratinocytes, the prominent cell type in the epidermis

Seborrheic keratosis appears discolored, noncancerous growth on skin and is also called senile warts

Question 8

myc/o

Answer 8

fungus

Question 9

onych/o

Answer 9

nail

Question 10

nid/o

Answer 10

nest

as in pilonidal, pertaining to growth of hair in a cyst or other internal structure

Question 11

scler/o

Answer 11

hard or hardening

Question 12

squamous

Answer 12

The word “squamous” came from the Latin squama meaning “the scale of a fish or serpent.” We have a lot of squamous cells.

scalelike in dermatology

Question 13

py/o

Answer 13

pus

Question 14

diaphoresis

sudoresis

hyperhidrosis

Answer 14

dia = through, across

all mean condition of profuse sweating

Question 15

Diseases and Conditions of the Skin

What word means localized collection of pus at the site of an infection (characteristically a staphylococcal infection)?

What is a abscess that originates in a hair follicle; also called boil?

What is a cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue?

What is an inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules (small skin lesion filled with purulent material)?

Answer 15

Abscess

Furuncle (fur = hair)

Carbuncle (CLUSTERED in car) hair as well

Acne

Question 16

What is the redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries?

Answer 16

Eczema

Question 17

What is a closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material?

And what are the two types below?

What is a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin?

What is a cyst filled with sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland?

Answer 17

Cyst

Pilonidal

Sebaceous

Question 18

What is the death of tissue, usually resulting from loss of blood supply?

Answer 18

Gangrene

Question 19

What is a hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken; also known as a bruise?

or

What is a skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow, commonly called a bruise?

or

What is a minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a smaller version of an ecchymosis?

Answer 19

Contusion

Ecchymosis (medical term for bruise or contusion)

Petechia

Question 20

What word means the scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction?

Answer 20

Abrasion

Question 21

What is an elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma?

You typically see this in martial arts or boxing if they are hit in the head a lot.

Answer 21

Hematoma