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CQLC
Med Term I Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inflammation of the skin | dermatitis |
| any condition caused by fungus | mycosis |
| substance that forms connective tissue in the body | collagen |
| inflammation of fatty tissue | steatitis |
| deep slit in the skin | fissure |
| yellow growth or discoloration of the skin | xanthoma |
| disease of the hair | tricholopathy |
| inflammation of the skin that produces pus | pyoderma |
| relating to a skin cyst with hair | pilocystic |
| excessive dryness of the skin | xeroderma |
| slow growing cancer of the epidermis | basal cell carcinoma |
| hair loss | alopecia |
| thickening of the skin caused by an increase in collagen formation | scleroderma |
| absence of pigment in the skin or in an area of the skin | leukoderma |
| abnormal tissue growth | neoplasm |
| condition of horny tissues of the skin | keratosis |
| white plaques or patches of the skin | leukoplakia |
| outer portion of the skin containing several strata | epidermis |
| inflammation of the nail | onychitis |
| excessive accumulation of body fat | adiposis |
| layer of skin beneath the epidermis | dermis |
| subcutaneous skin layer;layer below the dermis | hypodermis |
| disease of the nail | onychopathy |
| production and excretion of sweat | hidrosis |
| excessive sebum caused by overactivity of the sebaceous glands | seborrhea |