Lang of Med. Ch 16 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Paronychia | infection of nail bed |
pilosebaceous | pretaining to hair and sebaceous gland |
wheal | smooth slightly elevated, swollen area, hive |
verruca | wart |
callus | increased growth of an epidermis due to pressure |
a type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is an | squamous cell |
Xer/o means: | Dry |
Profuse sweating: | Diaphoresis |
Fungal infection: | Trichomycosis |
A Wheal is a: | Hive |
Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma: | Dysplastic Nevi |
Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silver gray scales covering in red patches in skin: | Psoriasis |
A dermatomycosis: | Tinea |
Connective tissue in the skin hardens: | Scleroderma |
Red, round wheals (hives): | Urticaria |
Inflammatory skin disease: | Eczema |
Correct Spelling: | Xanthoma |
Correct Spelling: | Dermatophytosis |
Correct Spelling: | Callus |
Correct Spelling: | Tinea |
Causalgia | Intensely unpleasant burning sensation in skin |
Alopecia | Baldness |
Seborrheic Dermatitis | Inflammation of skin with yellow or brown-gray greasy scales (dandruff) |
Paronychia | Inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail |
Xeroderma | Dry Skin |
Gangerene | Necrosis of skin tissue resulting rom ischemia |
Impetigo | Contagious, infectious pyoderma |
Psoriasis | Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silver gray scales covering red patches on the skin |
Malignant Melanoma | Cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes |
Eczema | Chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions |
Dermis | The middle layer of the skin |
Tinea | Fungal infection of the skin |
Epithelium | Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body |
Albino | Person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin) |
Cuticle | Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
Fungal infection of hands and feet | dermatoMYCOSIS |
Abnormal condition of lack of sweat | anHIDROSIS |
Loosening of the epidermis | epidermoLYSIS |
Abnormal condition of nail fungus | onychoMYCOSIS |
Blackhead | COMEDO |
Small, pinpoint hemorrhages | Petechia or Petechiae |
White patches on mucous membrane of tongue or cheek | leukoPLAKIA |
Characterized by a rash | exANTHEMATOUS |
Colored pigmentation of the skin (mole) | nEVUS |
Loosening of the epidermis | epidermoLYSIS |
Fungal infection of the skin | TINEa |
caus/o | burn, burning |
cutane/o | skin |
onych/o | nail |
black | melan/o |
dry | xer/o |
-ous | pretaining to |
-plasty | surgical repair |
The procedure in which thin layers of malignant growth are removed and each is microscopically analyzed is | Moh's surgery |
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