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Chapter 4 - RTT 122
Exploring Medical Language 9th Edition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| Kerat/o | horny tissue, hard |
| Onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| Seb/o | sebum, oil |
| Trich/o | hair |
| Aut/o | self |
| Bi/o | Life |
| coni/o | dust |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| heter/o | other |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| pachy/o | thick |
| rhytid/o | wrinkles |
| staphyl/o | grapelike cluster |
| strept/o | twisted chains |
| xer/o | dry |
| epi- | on, upon, over |
| intra- | within |
| para- | beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
| per- | through |
| sub- | under, below |
| trans- | through, across, beyond |
| -a | no meaning, noun suffix |
| -coccus | berry shaped |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -ia | diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -malacia | softening |
| -opsy | view of, viewing |
| -phagia | eating or swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -tome | instrument used to cut |
| abrasion | scraping away of the skin |
| abscess | localized collection of pus |
| acne | inflammatory disease involving sebaceous glands and hair follicle |
| actinic keratosis | pre-cancerous skin condition of horny tissue |
| albinism | genetic condition = lack of pigment in skin, hair and eyes |
| basal cell carcinoma | epithelial tumor |
| candidiasis | yeast infection of skin, mouth or vagina |
| carbuncle | infection characterized by cluster of boils caused by staphylcoccus |
| cellulitis | inflammation of the skin and SQ layer by infection |
| contusion | injury with no break in skin |
| eczema | non-infectious, inflammatory disease of skin characterized by redness, itching |
| fissure | slit or cracklike sore in the skin |
| furuncle | painful skin node caused by staph in the hair follicle |
| gangrene | death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion |
| herpes | inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus; characterized by small blisters in clusters |
| impetigo | superficial skin infection characterized by pusutles |
| infection | invasion of pathogens in the body tissue |
| Kaposi sarcoma | cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities |
| laceration | torn, ragged edged wound |
| lesion | any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease |
| MRSA infection | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureaus infection |
| pediculosis | invasion into the skin and hair by lice |
| psoriasis | chronic condition of skin producing red lesions covered with silvery scales |
| rosacea | chronic disorder of skin that produces erythema, papules, pustules, and broken blood vessels |
| scabies | sarcoptic mite = itching mite |
| scleroderma | disease characterized by chronic hardening of the connective tissue of the skin and other organs |
| squamous cell carcinoma | malignant growth from epithelial tissue |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic inflammatory disease of skin, joints, kidneys, and nervous system |
| tinea | fungal infection of the skin |
| urticaria | hives |
| vitiligo | white patches on the skin caused by the destruction of melanocytes |
| cauterization | destruction of tissue with a hot or cold instrument |
| debridement | removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter |
| dermabrasion | procedure to remove skin scars with abrasive material |
| excision | removal by cutting |
| incision | surgical cut |
| Mohs surgery | technique of microscopically controlled serial excisions of a skin cancer |
| suturing | to stitch edges of a wound surgically |
| alopecia | hair loss |
| cicatrix | scar |
| cyst | closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material |
| cytomegalovirus | herpes type virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised |
| diaphoresis | sweating |
| ecchymosis | escape of blood into the skin |
| edema | swelling |
| erythema | redness |
| induration | abnormal hard spots |
| jaundice | yellow tinged to the skin |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| leukoplakia | condition characterized by white spots of patches on mucous membrane |
| macule | flat, colored spot on the skin |
| nevus | circumscribed malformation of the skin - birthmark |
| nodule | small, knot like mass that can be felt by touch |
| pallor | paleness |
| papule | small, solid skin elevation |
| petechia | pinpoint skin hemorrhage |
| pressure ulcer | erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure |
| pruritus | itching |
| purpura | small hemorrhages in the skin |
| pustule | elevation of skin containing pus |
| ulcer | erosion of the skin or mucous membrane |
| verruca | circumscribed cutaneous elevations caused by virus |
| vesicle | small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid |
| wheal | transitory, itchy elevation of the skin with a white center and red surrounding; hive |
| virus | microorganism lacking independent metabolism and only replicates within living host |
| fungus | organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules; reproduce by budding of spore formation |
| bacteria | single-celled microorganism that reproduce by cell division |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatoconiosis | abnormal condition of skin caused by dust |
| dermatofibroma | fibrous tumor of skin |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat gland |
| leiodermia | condition of smooth skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| onychocryptosis | abnormal condition of hidden nail |
| onychomalacia | softening of the nails |
| onychophagia | eating the nails |
| onychomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the nails |
| pachyderma | thickening of the skin |
| paronychia | diseased state around the nails |
| seborrhea | discharge of sebum |
| trichomycosis | abnormal conditions of fungus in the hair |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| biopsy | view of life |
| dermatoautoplasty | surgical repair using one's own skin |
| dermatoheteroplasty | surgical repair using another's skin |
| dermatome | instrument used to cut skin |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
| onychectomy | excision of a nail |
| rhytidectomy | excision of wrinkles |
| rhytidoplasty | surgical repair of wrinkles |
| dermatologist | physician who studies and treats skin |
| dermatology | study of skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to upon the skin |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to within the skin |
| keratogenic | originating in horny tissue |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of death |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| staphylococcus | berry shaped in grapelike clusters - bacteria |
| streptococcus | berry shaped in twisted chains- bacteria |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| ungual | pertaining to the nails |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin - jaundice |
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