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Integumentary System
Medical Terminology for the Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cuteane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| ichty/o | dry/scaly |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard, cornea |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera (white of eye) |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| squam/o | scale |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| xer/o | dry |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -logist | specialist in study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -therapy | treatment |
| an- | without, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| epi- | above, upon |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| sub- | under, below |
| localized | affecting an area of definite size |
| systemic | widely spread throughout the body |
| lesion | tissue that has been pathologically altered by injury, wound, or infection |
| Primary skin lesion | Initial reaction to pathologically altered tissue |
| Secondary skin lesions | changes that take place in primary lesion due to infection, scratching,trauma, or various stages of disease |
| First-degree burn | burns that injure only the epidermis |
| Second-degree burn | burns that injure the epidermis and part of the dermis (similar symptoms of first degree, but fluid filled blisters form) |
| Vesicles/ bullae | Blisters that form as a result of second-degree burns |
| Third-degree burn | Epidermis and dermis are destroyed and some underlying tissue is damaged. Results in waxy skin, charred, and insensitivity to touch. |
| Neoplasms | Any abnormal growth of new tissue |
| Malignant neoplasms | a.k.a. Cancer. When cells become invasive and metastasize. |
| acne | inflammatory condition of sebaceous glands |
| alopecia | partial or complete loss of hair |
| Bowen disease | Form of intraepidermal carcinoma (squamous cell) characterized by red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble psoriasis. |
| cellulitis | Diffuse, acute infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue. |
| chloasma | pigmentary skin discoloration usually occurring in yellowish brown patches or spots |
| comedo | (whitehead) accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin. |
| dermatomycosis | infection of the skin caused by fungi |
| ecchymosis | Bruise. Ranges from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow |
| eczema | Chronic inflammatory skin condition characterized by erythema, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, and scabs, and accompanied by intense itching. |
| Pruritis | itching |
| erythema | redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
| eschar | Dead matter that is sloughed off from the surface of the skin, esp. after a burn. |
| impetigo | bacterial infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture. |
| keratosis | Thickened area of the epidermis or any horny growth on the skin (e.g. callus, wart). |
| lentigo | small brown macules brought on by sun exposure. Common in older persons. |
| pallor | unusual paleness or absence of color in skin |
| pediculosis | Infestation with lice |
| petechia | Minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under skin. (small bruise) |
| Pressure ulcer | inflammation, sore, or skin deterioration caused by prolonged pressure from lying in one position that prevents blood flow to the tissues. |
| psoriasis | chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patched covered by thick, dry, silvery, adherent scales, and caused by excessive development of the basal layer |
| Purpura | any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, often through sexual contact |
| tinea | Fungal skin infection. a.k.a ringworm. usually accompanied by body part affected (e.g. tinea pedis "athlete's foot) |
| urticaria | allergic reaction characterized by eruption of pale, red, elevated patches (a.k.a hives/ wheals) |
| verruca | Epidermal growth caused by a virus (a.k.a. warts) |
| Vitiligo | localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches |
| chemical peel | chemical removal of outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses (a.k.a chemabrasion) |
| cryosurgery | use of subfreezing (usu. liquid nitrogen) to destroy or eliminated abnormal tissue. |
| debridement | Removal of necrotized tissue from a wound by surgical excision, enzymes, or chemical agents. |
| dermabrasion | Rubbing using wire brushes or sandpaper to mechanically scrape away the epidermis |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electric current (a.k.a. electrodesiccation) |
| photodynamic therapy | procedure where cells are selectively treated with a "photo-sensitizer" to produce a reaction that destroys the cell |
| biopsy (Bx) | Representative tissue sample removed for microscopic examination |
| frozen section (FS) | Ultrathin slice of tissue from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination |
| needle | removal of tissue for examination using a hollow needle |
| punch | removal of tissue for examination using a hollow punch |
| shave | removal of elevated lesions using a surgical blade |
| Mohs | layers of cancer-containing skin are progressively removed and examined until only cancer-free tissue remains |
| skin graft | transplantation of healthy tissue to an injured site |
| allograft | transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another (a.k.a. homograft) |
| autograft | transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another in the same individual |
| synthetic | transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers in a lattice pattern |
| xenograft | transplantation from a a foreign donor (usu.pig) and transferred to a human (a.k.a. heterograft) |
| allergy skin test | intradermal- subcutaneous injection of suspected allergen patch- allergen on patch is taped to skin scratch- allergen is applied to lightly scratched area of skin |
| culture & sensitivity (C&S) | Lab grows culture from an infected site to identify bacterium and test sensitivity to antibiotics |
| Bx | biopsy |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity |
| CA | Cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest |
| FS | Frozen section |
| ID | intradermal |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| IMP | impression (syn w/ diagnosis) |
| IV | intravenous |
| TNM | tumor-node-metastasis |
| ung | ointment |
| XP, XDP | xerodema pigmentosum |
| Nystatin, itraconazole | antifungals |
| diphenhydramine, loratadine, | antihistamines |
| lindane, permathrin | antiparasitics |
| ethyl/ isopropol alcohol, hydrogen peroxide | antiseptics |
| hyrdocortisone, triamcinolone | corticosteroids |
| tretinoin | keratolytics |
| lotions, ointments | protectives |
| lidocaine, procaine | topical anesthetics |
| Papule | |
| Nodule | |
| Tumor | |
| Wheal | |
| Vesicle | |
| Pustule | |
| Bulla |
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