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Chapters 3, 4 & 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| parts of the integumentary system | skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, subaceous glands |
| 3 layers of the skin | dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous(sub-q) |
| macule | freckle or birthmark |
| sudoriferous gland | medical term for sweat gland |
| ecchymosis | black or blue mark |
| 1st degree burn | superficial - red skin |
| 2nd degree burn | partial thickness - blistered skin |
| 3rd degree burn | full thickness - charred skin |
| sebum | thick oily substance made in dermis layer |
| lordosis | forward curvature |
| kyphosis | outward curvature |
| scoliosis | lateral curvature |
| axial skeleton parts | head, neck, spine, chest, trunk |
| appendicular skeleton parts | pectoral girdle, upper extremities, pelvic girdle, lower extremities |
| closed (simple) fracture | no open skin |
| compound (open) fracture | open skin wound |
| complete fracture | straight across bone |
| comminuted fracture | bone is shattered |
| greenstick fracture | incomplete break |
| arrhythmia | irregular heartbeat |
| alopecia | loss of hair |
| aneurysm | weakness in wall of artery |
| anhidrosis | no sweat |
| arthralgia | pain in joints |
| arthr/o | joint |
| arthritis | joint inflammation |
| arthrodesis | stiffening of a joint to provide stability |
| arthroscopy | examination of interior joint |
| bx | biopsy |
| biopsy | piece of tissue removed by syringe & needle, knife, punch or brush to examine under a microscope. |
| bradycardia | slow heart rate |
| cardiomegaly | enlarged heart |
| cost/o | rib |
| cyanosis | bluish skin, deoxygenated blood |
| dermatome | instrument for cutting skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| -dynia | pain |
| erythema | redness or flushing of skin |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| fibrillation | abnormal quivering |
| fibromyalgia | pain in muscles & soft tissue |
| HTN | hypertension |
| jaundice | yellow cast to skin |
| keloid | raised scar |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| myocardial infarction | heart attack |
| necrosis | dead tissue |
| onchy/o | nail |
| orth/o | straight |
| orthopediest | dr. that prevents or corrects injuries or disorders of the skeletal system |
| pericardium | double-walled outer sac around heart |
| physiatrist | dr. specializing in physical medicine |
| pil/o | hair |
| podiatrist | Dr. Specializing in disorders of the feet and lower legs |
| pulse | expansion and contraction produced by blood as it moves through artery |
| rickets | deficiency in calcium and Vitamin D |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| stenosis | Abnormal narrowing |
| Tachycardia | rapid heart rate |
| venipuncture | a puncture into a vein in order to remove blood for a diagnostic test |
| albin/o | white |
| bi/o | life |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electricity |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly, dry |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nechr/o | death |
| onchy/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| phot/o | light |
| py/o | pus |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | oil |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| xer/o | dry |
| allo- | other, different from usual |
| xeno- | strange, foreign |
| epidermis | thin, outer membrane layer |
| dermis | middle, fibrous connective tissue layer |
| subcutaneous (sub-q)(hypodermis) | inner most layer of fatty tissue (fascia) |
| melanocytes | special cells that produce pigment |
| intradermal | within skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of skin |
| dermatologist | skin specialist |
| melanoma | black tumor |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of death |
| contusion | injury caused by a blow; causes swelling, pain, bruising |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| hirsutism | excessive hair growth |
| petechiae | spots from minute hemorrhages under skin |
| purpura | skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels |
| cyst | fluid-filled sac under skin |
| fissure | crackle lesion on skin |
| laceration | torn or jagged wound |
| nodule | firm solid mass larger than 0.5 cm |
| papule | small, solid raised spot smaller than 0.5 cm |
| eczema | superficial dermatitis, redness, vesicles itching or crusting |
| gangrene | tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow |
| ichthyosis | skin becomes dry, scaly, keratinized |
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