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Dermatology
diseases, surgery, cancer, skin
| dermatologist | physician who studies and treats skin |
| dermatology (derm) | study of the skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to upon the skin |
| erythroderm | red skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| intradermal (id) | pertaining to within the skin |
| keratogenic | originating in horny tissue |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of dead cells from disease |
| percutaneous | pertaining to though the skin |
| staphylococcus (plural: staphylococci) | berry-shaped bacterium in grapelike clusters |
| streptococcus (plural: streptococci) | berry-shaped bacterium in twisted chains |
| subcutaneous (subcut) | pertaining to under the skin |
| transdermal (TD) | pertaining to through the skin |
| ungual | pertaining to the nail |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin also called jaundice |
| alopecia | loss of hair (all over) |
| bacteria (bacterium) | single-celled microorganisms that reproduce by cell division |
| cicatrix | scar |
| cyst | closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material |
| cytomegalovirus | herpes-type virus that causes disease when in the immune system is compromised |
| diaphoresis | sweating |
| ecchymosis (plural: ecchymoses) | escape of blood into the skin or mucous membrane |
| edema | puffy swelling of the tissue from the accumulation of fluid |
| erythema | redness |
| fungus (plural: fungi) | organism that feeds by absorbing organic molecules from its surroundings |
| induration | abnormal hard spots |
| jaundice | condition characterized by a yellow tinge to the skin also called xanthoderma |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| leukoplakia | condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane which may be precancerous |
| macule | flat, colored spot on the skin (freckle) |
| nevus (plural: nevi) | circumcised malformation of the skin usually brown black or flesh colored |
| nodule | paleness |
| pallor | small solid skin elevation |
| petechia (plural: petechiae) | pinpoint skin hemorrhage |
| pressure ulcer | erosion of the skin caused by by prolonged pressure |
| pruritus | itching |
| purpura | small hemorrhages in the skin or mucous membrane |
| pustule | elevation of skin containing pus |
| ulcer | erosion of the skin or mucous membrane |
| verruca | circumcised cutaneous elevation caused by a virus |
| vesicle | small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid |
| virus | minute microorganism much smaller than bacterium |
| wheal | transitory itchy elevation of the skin with white center and a red surrounding area |
| BBC | Basic Cell Carcinoma |
| bx | biospy |
| CMV | cytomegalovirus |
| CA-MRSA | community associated MRSA infection |
| decub | pressure ulcer |
| derm | dermatology |
| HA-MRSA | healthcare-associated MRSA infection |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| ID | intradermal |
| MRSA | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| SqCCA | squamous cell carcinoma |
| staph | staphylococcus |
| strep | streptococcus |
| subcut | subcutaneous |
| TD | transdermal |
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