Word List 3 Flashcards
1
Q
adip/o
A
fat
2
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
3
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
4
Q
derm/o
A
skin
5
Q
dermat/o
A
skin
6
Q
erythem/o
A
red
7
Q
erythemat/o
A
red
8
Q
erythr/o
A
red
9
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
10
Q
ichthy/o
A
scaly, dry
11
Q
kerat/o
A
horny tissue, hard, cornea
12
Q
lip/o
A
fat
13
Q
melan/o
A
black
14
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
15
Q
onych/o
A
nail
16
Q
pil/o
A
hair
17
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scler/o
A
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
18
Q
seb/o
A
sebum, sebaceous
19
Q
squam/o
A
scale
20
Q
steat/o
A
fat
21
Q
sudor/o
A
sweat
22
Q
therm/o
A
heat
23
Q
trich/o
A
hair
24
Q
xer/o
A
dry
25
-cyte
cell
26
-derma
skin
27
-oma
tumor
28
-phoresis
carrying/transmission
29
-therapy
treatment
30
epi-
upon, above
31
adipocele
hernia, swelling of fat
32
anhidrosis
abnormal condition of no sweat
33
carcinoma
tumor of cancer
34
cellulitus
skin infection
35
contusion
bruise
36
cryotherapy
cold treatment
37
cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue color
(due to lack of oxygen)
38
decubitus ulcer
pressure ulcer (bed sore)
39
debridement
removal of dead/infected tissue from wound
40
dehiscence
reopening of a wound
41
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
42
dermatologist
specialist in the study of skin
43
dermatomycosis
abnormal condition of skin fungus
44
diaphoresis
sweating
45
ecchymosis
bruising
46
epidermoid
noncancerous cysts in the skin
47
erythema
redness
48
erythematous
redness
49
hematoma
tumor of blood
(pooling of blood outside a vessel)
50
hidrosis
abnormal condition of sweat
51
homograft
tissue graft from same species
52
hyperhidrosis
abnormal condition of excessive sweat
53
hypodermic
pertaining to below the skin
54
Ichthyosis
abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin
55
induration
abnormal hard covering of a soft tissue/organ
56
keloid
abnormal scar formation
57
melanoma
tumor of black (melanocyte skin cancer)
58
onychomalacia
softening of nails
59
pallor
paleness
60
paronychia
skin infection surrounding the nails
61
petechia
tiny red spots on the skin
62
pilonidal
abnormal cyst containing hair/skin debris
63
psoriasis
chronic scaly, dry, itchy skin patches
64
purulent
having pus
65
pruritic
itchy
66
scleroderma
hardening/tightening of the skin
67
seborrhea
skin condition causing scaly, inflamed, flaking skin
68
steatoma
fat tumor (cyst from sebaceous gland)
69
subcutaneous
pertaining to below the skin
70
sudoresis
condition of excessive sweating
71
trichopathy
disease of hair
72
urticaria
hives
73
xeroderma
dry skin
