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MrsC Med Term Skin
MrsC Med Term 16 Dermatology
Question | Answer |
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Adipose | Pertaining to fat. |
Albinism | Condition of no pigment in skin, hair, and eyes (white skin). |
Causalgia | Intense burning sensation in the skin (due to nerve damage). |
Electrocautery | Wires used during surgery to burn through tissue. |
Subcutaneous | Pertaining to beneath the skin. |
Epidermis | Outermost layer of skin. |
Dermatitis | Inflammation of skin. |
Dermatoplasty | Surgical repair of the skin. |
Dermatologist | Specialist in diseases of the skin. |
Dermabrasion | A surgical procedure to remove acne scars, tattoos, and fine wrinkles. Skin is scraped away; sandpaper or mechanical methods are used on frozen skin. |
Epidermolysis | Loosening of the skin. |
Diaphoresis | Condition of profuse sweating. |
Erythema | Condition of redness of the skin (flushing). |
Anhidrosis | Condition of lack of sweat. |
Ichthyosis | Abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin (fish-like skin). |
Keratosis | Abnormal condition of thickened areas of the skin (horny cells accumulate). |
Leukoplakia | Condition of white plaques on the skin. |
Lipoma | Tumor (benign) of fat tissue. |
Liposuction | Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue with a blunt-tipped cannula (tube) through which suction (aspiration) is applied. |
Melanocyte | Cell that forms melanin and is found in the epidermis of the skin. |
Melanoma | Tumor (malignant) of melanocytes. |
Mycosis | Any disease caused by fungus. |
Onycholysis | Separation of nail plate from the nail bed in fungal infections or after trauma. |
Onychomycosis | Abnormal condition of fungal infection of nails. |
Paronychia | Condition of inflammation and swelling (infection) of the tissue around the nail. |
Dermatophytosis | Abnormal condition of fungus (plant) infection in the skin. |
Pilosebaceous | Pertaining to a sebaceous gland and hair. |
Pyoderma | Condition of pus infection within the skin. |
Rhytidectomy | Removal of wrinkles. |
Seborrhea | “Flow of sebum”; disturbance of sebaceous glands marked by increase in the flow of sebum. |
squamous epithelium | Pertaining to scale-like cells that cover the outside of the body (epidermis) and line the inner tubes of the body. |
Steatoma | Fatty mass arising from sebaceous glands; sebaceous cyst. |
Trichomycosis | Disease of the hair due to a fungal infection. |
Subungual | Pertaining to under a nail. |
Xanthoma | Flat, slightly elevated, rounded plaque or nodule usually found on the eyelids. |
Xeroderma | Abnormal condition of dry, rough skin |