Week 14 Integumentary Terms Flashcards by Jennifer Jablonski

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aden/o

A

gland

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adip/o

A

fat

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bio

A

life

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cili/o; pil/o

A

hair

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cry/o

A

cold

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cutane/o

A

skin

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cyt/o; -cyte

A

cell

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derm; dermat; dermis

A

skin; dermis - middle layer

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ecchym/o

A

bruising

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epi-

A

above; upon; on

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hidr/o

A

sweat

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kerat/o

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horny, hard; cornea

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lip/o

A

fat; lipid

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melan/o

A

black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

A

death

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onych/o

A

nail

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-opsy

A

view of

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pachy-

A

heavy; thick

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para-

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near; beside; abnormal; to bear; bring forth

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-phagia

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eating; swallowing

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-plasia

A

speech; development; formation; growth

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rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

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seb/o

A

sebum - oil

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steat/o

A

fat, lipid, sebum

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trich/o

A

hair

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ungu/o

A

nail

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Bx

A

biopsy

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FS

A

frozen section

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I & D

A

incision & drainage

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ID

A

intradermal

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PPD

A

purified protein derivative (TB test)

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SC

A

subcutaneous

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TENS

A

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator

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ung.

A

ointment

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decub.

A

decubitus - lying down

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UV

A

ultraviolet

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transdermal

A

across the skin, a method of medication delivery

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Acne Vulgaris

A

inflammatory disease of the follicles

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alopecia

A

hair loss, usually occurring on the scalp

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basal cell carcinoma

A

skin cancer affecting the basal layer of tissue

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keratosis

A

overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis

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hidrosis

A

abnormal condition of sweat

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dermatomycosis

A

fungal infection of the skin

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xeroderma

A

excessive dryness of the skin

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cyanoderma

A

blueness of the skin

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gangrene

A

death of tissue cells

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squamous cell carcinoma

A

a form of skin cancer common in sunny climates

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eczema

A

non-contagious dermatitis

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malignant melanoma

A

neoplasm that develops from the pigment producing melanocytes