Integumentary System review
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| is the formation of keratin | kerato/genesis
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| the thicker layer of the skin | dermis
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| below the skin | sub/cutaneous
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| a physician who specializes in the skin | dermatologist
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| pertaining to the armpit | axillary
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| another name for subdoriferous gland is | sweat gland
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| the habit of nail biting | onycho/phagia
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| habitually bites the nails | onycho/phag/ist
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| removal of a small piece of tissue | biopsy
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| to remove a small amount of material (at least to the level of the dermis) for microscopic study | punch biospy
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| performes on superficial lesions, using a razor blade to obtain the specimen | shaved specimen
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| the procedure that uses a curet to scrape material from a lesion for testing | curettage
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| one that is performed to determine the reaction of the body to substance by observing the results of injecting the substance or applying it to the skin | skin test
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| specifically performed to diagnose cystic fibrosis | sweat test
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| a falling away of tissue in scales or layers | exfoliation
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| partial or total absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes is called | albinism
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| condition in which the skin is dry and scaly, rsembling fish scales | ichthy/osis
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| resembling fish | ichty/oid
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| means dry skin | xero/derma
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| refers to infestation by human lice and is named for a genus of sucking lice | pediculosis
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| hardening and thicking of the skin, a finding in various diseases | sclero/derma
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| an inflammatory condition of the skin | dermat/itis
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| a superficial deratitis inflammation on the surface of the skin | eczema
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| a skin rash resulting from exposure to an irriant or antigen | contact dermatitis
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| a type of dermatitis that results from overexposure to the sun | sunburn
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| inflammation of the skin caused by light | photodermatitis
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| a contagious dermatitis caused by the itch mite and is transmitted by close contact | scabies
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| inflammatory condition of the skin that begins with the scalp | seborrheic
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| excessive production of sebum, the oily secretion of the sebceous glands of the skin | sebo/rrhea
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| commonlly called a boil, is a localied suppurative infection that begins with infection of a hair follicle or sebaceous gland by pathogenic staphylococci | furuncle
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| a bengin warty skin lesion with a rought surface, caused by a common contagious virus | verruca
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| the production of pus | suppuration, purulence, pyogensis
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| a superficial fungal infection | dermato/myc/osis or myco/dermat/itis
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| any pus-containing activiy that is surrounded by inflamed tissue and is usually caused by infection with staphylococci | abscess
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| is filled with fluid or semisolid material | cyst
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| elevated and circumscribed, but which is less thean 1 cm diameter | papules
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| an allergic skin eruption characterized by transient, elevated, irregulary-shaped lesions | urticaria
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| changes in the apperance of the primary lesion and can occur with normal progession of the disease | secondary lesions
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| characterized by thinning with loss of skin markings | atrophy
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| deep, irregular erosions that extend into the dermis are | ulcers
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| athlete's foot produces liner cracks in the epidermis that are | fissures
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| dried serum, sebum, blood, or pus on the skin surface prdouces a | crust
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| dried fragments of sloughed epidermis | scales
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| tiny purple or red spots appearing on the skin as a result of tiny hemorrhages within the dermal or submucosal layers | petechiae
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| a large hemorrhagic spot | ecchymosis
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| new growth of tissue characterized by a disordered growth of cells is a tumor also called | neoplasma
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| means a mole | nevus
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| common, benign tumor consisting of mature fal cells that usually can be removed easily by excision | lip/oma
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| also called a callus, is a flat, poorly defined mass, often on the sole over a bony prominence, and is caused by pressure | kerat/oma
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| caused by pressure or friction but unlike a callus, is round or conical and usually painful | corn
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| a condition of the skin characterized by the formation of horny growths or excessive development of the epithelium | kerat/osis
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| is a consequence of aging | sebo/rrhe/ic keratosis
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| is a premalignant lesion that is common in people with chronically sun-damaged skin | actine keratosis
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| the most common malignancy associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome | kaposi's sarcoma
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| a physcial injury involving a break in the skin usually caused by act or accident othe rthena a disease | wound
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| special type of injury to the skin occurs almost exclusively in people with limited mobility | pressure ulcer
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| a torn jagged wound | laceration
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| a wound made by piercing | abrasion
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| is caused by a blow to the body that causes subcutaneous bleeding and does not disrupt the integrity of the skin | contusion
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| overgrowth of scar tissue | keloid
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| are tissue injures resulting from excessive exposure to heat, electricity, chemicals, raditation or gases | burns
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| charcterized by blister | deep partial thickness burn
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| is damage to skin, tissues, and blood vessels as a result of prolonged exposure to cold | frostbite
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| condition in whcih the amount of oxygen is below normal | hyp/oxia
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| localized tissue death that occurs in reponse to disease or injury | necr/osis
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| any disease of the hair | trichopathy
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| a term that refers to superficial bacterial infection involving the hair follicles | follicul/itis
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| localized bacterial invaison of subcutaneous tissue | ceelul/itis
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| is an abnormal condition of the hair | trich/osis
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| balneds that occurs early in life | alopecia permatura
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| means any disease of the nails | onychopathy
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| is atrophy or other unhealty condition of the nails resulting from a fungus | onycho/myc/osis
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| abnormal softening of the nails | onycho/malacia
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| inflammtion of a sweat gland | hidr/aden/itis
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| excessive sweating | dia/phoresis
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| a condition in whcih the body temperature is below normal | hypo/thermia
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| increaded body temperature that is mediated by an increase in the heat regulatory set point | pyrexia
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| another name for heatstroke or sunstroke | thermo/plegia
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| transplantation of skin to cover areas where skin has been lost through a burn or other trauma, or to replace a diseased skin that has been removed | skin graft
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| the graft is from the patient's own body is called | autograft
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| a graft of tissue between two gentically different individuals of the same species | allograft
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| a special type of skin graft that involves moving a sectio of skin to a nearby area without cutting of the end of the transplanted tissue | skin flap
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| used to cut this slice of skin for grafting | dermatome
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| surgical removal of a limb or part of the body | amputation
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| necessary for a successful transplant of any organ or tissue | histo/compatibility
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| agents and dressing are applied to injured or burned tissue to prevent infection, and aspetic procedures are followed | topical antimicrobial
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| without infection | a/septic
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| a surgical incision into nerotic tissue resulting from a severe burn | escharo/tomy
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| the removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially from a wound | debridement
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| removal of the nail | onychectomy
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| help to clean a wound and inhibit the growth of microorganisms | anti/septics
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| applied to produce a lack of feeling | topical an/esthetics
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| replacement or restoration of parts of the body and is performed to correct a structural or cosmetic defect | plastic surgery
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| means facelift | rhytido/plasty
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| a treatment for removing superifical scars on theskin | derm/abrasion
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| removes adipose tissue with a suction pump device, and is used primarily as cosmetic surgery to remove | lip/suction
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| sometimes used to destroy the hair follicles when hair is destruction of a substances by passing electrical current through it | electro/lysis
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| a treatment of disease by exposing the body to sunlight | helio/therapy
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| used therapeutically as a penetrating deep-heating agent for soft tissue | ultrasound
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| a method of applying a drug to unbroken skin | transdermal drug delivery
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