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YTI- Med Term- Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The sweat gland is called ____________ | Sudoriferous gland |
| The oil gland is called_______________ | Sebaceous gland |
| Baldness is also called_______________ | Alopecia |
| Ichthy/o | dry,scaly |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| derm/o | skin |
| steat/o | fat |
| squam/o | scale |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| myc/o | fungus |
| melan/o | black |
| adip/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| onych/o | nail |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera |
| lip/o | fat |
| dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o | hair |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| xer/o | dry |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -derma | skin |
| -cyte | cell |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| sub- | under, below |
| homo- | same, alike |
| epi- | above, upon |
| dia- | through, across |
| an- | without, not |
| 2 different kinds of lesions are ____ & ______ | primary and secondary |
| ______are tissue injuries caused by contact with thermal, chemical,electrical, or radioactive agents | burns |
| The most common type of skin cancer is ______ | basal cell carcinoma |
| Keratinizing epidermal cells is called ________ | squamous cell carcinoma |
| The worst skin cancer that spreads to the liver,lungs and brain is called____________ | malignant melanoma |
| _____is a walled cavity containing pus. | abscess |
| A bunch of furuncles is called__________ | carbuncle |
| Acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue is called________________ | cellulitis |
| Another name for a bruise | ecchymosis |
| Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries | erythema |
| Damaged tissue following a severe burn | eschar |
| Paleness or absence of color in the skin | pallor |
| Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin | petechia |
| Inflammatory skin disease with pustules that become crusted and rupture | impetigo |
| Loss of skin pigmentationcharacterized by milk-white patches | vitiligo |
| Planter warts and venereal warts are also called_______________________ | verruca |
| Removal of acne scars, tattoos or fine wrinkles through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes or other abrasive material | dermabrasion |
| Use of subfreezing temperature to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells | cryosurgery |
| Removal of dead tissue in a wound to promote healing and prevent infection | debridement |
| Tissue destruction by high-frequency electric sparks | fulguration or electrodesiccation |
| Medication that inhibits inflammation, redness and itching and the release of histamine | antihistamines |
| Medication that decreases inflammation and itching by suppressing the immune systems response to tissue damage | corticosteroid anti-inflammatories |
| Bx, bx | biopsy |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| cm | centimeter |
| decub | decubitus; bedsore |
| derm | dermatology |
| FS | frozen section |
| ID | intradermal |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| IMP | impression |
| Sub Q | subcutaneous |
| ung | ointment |
| _________ means to the whole body,somatic | systemic |
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