Dermatology/Skin Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
The word that means "pertaining to the skin" is | integumentary |
The skin consists of how many layers? | two |
The thin, outermost layer of the skin is called the | epidermis |
The thicker layer of the skin beneath the epidermis is called the | dermis |
The dead cells on our skin are constantly being sloughed off or shed in a process called | exfoliation |
The pigment cells in our skin that produce melanin are called | melanocytes |
The sebaceous glands secrete a type of oil called | sebum |
The glands that opne onto the surface of the skin through a pore and contain water;sodium, and small amounts of body wastes are called | sweat glands |
Another term for sweat glands is _____________ glands. | sudoiferous |
The whitish half-moon on the nail is called the | lunula |
An exocrine gland secretes in which direction? | outward |
The combining form that means "away from; external;outward" is | ex/o |
The suffix that means "thing that secretes" is called | -crine |
The combining form that means "sebum" is | sebace/o |
The prefix that means "through; throughout" is | per- |
The combining forms "pil/o and trich/o" both mean | hair |
The combining form "spir/o" means | breath |
The combining form "sudor/i" means | sweat |
The combining form that means "follicule;small sac" is | follicul/o |
The combining form that means "to stand up" is | erect/o |
Each hair forms in a hair | follicle |
The edge of dead cells arising from the skin along the proximal end of the nail is called the | cuticle |
Another word for "adipose" is | fat |
The combining form "lun/o" means | moon |
The suffix -ula means | small thing |
The prefix that means "below; underneath; less than" is | sub- |
The combining form "adip/o" means | fat |
The suffix "-ous" means | full of |
The combining form "lip/o" means | lipid |
The suffix "-cyte" means | cell |
The combining form "cutane/o" means | skin |
The combining forms "onych/o and ungu/o" mean | nail |
The suffix that means "waxy substance" is | -cere |
The combining form that means "other;strange" is | all/o |
The combining form that means "activity; work" is | erg/o |
The suffix that means "activity; process of working" is | -ergy |
The combining form that means "affected by; sensitive to" is | sensitiv/o |
The combining form that means "in one place" is | loc/o |
The combining form that means "the body as a whole" is | system/o |
The prefix that means "apart from; excessive" is | ana- |
The suffix that means "condition of guarding or protecting" is | -phylaxis |
THe combining form that means "guarding, protecting" is | phylact/o |
The combining form "integument/o" means | skin |
The combining forms "derm/o, dermat/o and derm/a" mean | skin |
The combining form that means "cellular layer" is | theli/o |
The combining form "foli/o" means | leaf |
The combining form that means "cornea; hard" is | kerat/o |
The combining form "melan/o" means | black |
The combining forms "hidr/o and diaphore/o" means | -sweat |
Cells that store fat are called | lipocytes |
The prefix that means "outside of" is | extra- |
Excessive amounts of fluid from the blood in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue is called | edema |
The word that means "infection or inflammation of the skin" is | dermatitis |
The word that means "excessive flow of blood" is | hemorrhage |
The common word for the medical term ecchymosis and contusion is | bruise |
Pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin from ruptured capillaries are called | petechiae |
An elevated, localized collection of blood under the skin is called a | hematoma |
Any benign or malignant new growth that occurs on or in the skin is called a | neoplasm |
The combining form that means "new growth" is | ne/o |
The suffix that means "growth; formed substance" is | -plasm |
The combining form that means "intentionally causing harm; cancer" is | malign/o |
The combining form that means "bladder; fluid-filled sac" is | vesic/o |
The medical term for "freckle or flat circle" is | macule |
The medical term for "acne pimple" is | papule |
A small cracklike crevice in the skin is called a | fissure |
The combining form that means "blood in the tissue" is | ecchym/o |
The combining form that means "bruising" is | contus/o |
The suffix that means "excessive flow or discharge" is | -rrhage |
The combining form "fiss/o" means | splitting |
Flat to slightly elevated, thin flakes that are known as dandruff or psoriasis are called | scales |
Intense itching is known as | pruritis |
The combining form "prurit/o" means | itching |
The combing form "xer/o" means | dry |
The suffix "-derma" means | skin |
A combining form that means "pertaining to the skin" is | cutane/o |
The combining form that means "full of fat" is | adip/o |
The combining form that means "pertaining to the nail" is | ungu/o |
An infestation of lice is called | pediculosis |
The medical word for "wart" is | verruca |
Skin infecton caused by a fungus is known as | tinea |
The medical term for the fungul infection known as "athletes foot" is | tinea pedis |
The common term for Herpes Simplex virus Type 1 is | cold sore |
Herpes Simplex Type 2 is known as | genital herpes |
A furuncle is commonly known as a | boil |
A group of large boils with connecting chambers is called a | carbuncle |
THe rash known as Herpes Varicella-zoster during childhood is known as | chicken pox |
The name of the Herpes Varicella -zoster virus that manifests later in life due to illness or stress is called | shingles |
An infestation of parasitic mites that tunnel under the skin and produce vesicles that are itchy is called | scabies |
An inflammation of the skin is called | dermatitis |
The medical term for "hives" is | urticaria |
A congenital growth composed of a mass of superficial and dilated blood vessels is called a | hemangioma |
A benign growth of adipose tissue from the subcutaneous layer is called a | lipoma |
The medical term for "birthmark" is | nevus |
The medical term that means "black tumor" is | melanoma |
The skin cancer that is commonly seen in AIDS patients is called | Kaposi's sarcoma |
A tumor of the connective tissues is called a | sarcoma |
The autoimmune disorder that produces silvery scales that are red and itchy and covered with plaque is called | psoriasis |
The autoimmune disorder that causes the skin and internal organs to harden is called | scleroderma |
The combining form that means "hard; sclera" is | scler/o |
The medical term for a blacknhead is | comedo |
A fungal infection of the finger nail is called | onychomycosis |
The presence of excessive hair on the forearms and upper lip of a woman is called | hirsutism |
The medical word for scar is | cicatrix |
The type of burn that does not blister is a | first degree burn |
A bacterial infection of the skin next to the cuticle is called a | paronychia |
Inflammation or infection of a hair follicle is known as | folliculitis |
Congenital absence of the sweat glands is called | anhidrosis |
Profuse sweating is known as | diaphoresis |
Acute or chronic loss of scalp hair is called | alopecia |
An overproduction of sebum (oil) particularly on the face and scalp is called | seborrhea |
the process in which necrotic (dead) tissue is removed from a burn, wound or ulcer is called | debridement |
A procedure used to drain the pus or fluid from a cyst or abscess is called an | incision and drainage |
A skin graft that is taken from a cadaver is called an | allograft |
A skin graft that is taken from an animal (pig) is called a | xenograft |
A skin graft that is taken from another part of the patient's own body is called an | autograft |
The procedure to remove excess adipse (fat) tissue from the breasts, abdomen, hips, legs, or buttocks is called | liposuction |
The combining form "exud/o" means | oozing fluid |
The combing form that means "life, living tissue: is | bi/o |
The suffix that means "process of reshaping by surgery" is | -plasty |
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