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AMT Unit 3 def
AMT Unit 3 Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inflammation of the skin | Dermatitis |
| A physician who specializes in the study of the skin | Dermatologist |
| An instrument used to cut the skin for grafting | Dermatome |
| An abnormal redness of the skin, usually pertaining to widespread areas of erythema | Erythroderma |
| A form of macula showing diffused redness over the skin | Erythema |
| The ________ membrane or skin is the largest organ in the human body. | Cutaneous |
| means under, beneath, below, or indicates less than. | Hypo |
| Means over, above, excessive, or beyond. | Hyper |
| A hypodermic injection would be given _______ _________ ___________. | Under the skin |
| The body system consisting of the skin and its appendages | Integumentary System |
| The skin is composed of two layers, the ________ and the __________. | Epidermis and Dermis |
| Study of the skin | Dermatology |
| dry skin | Xeroderma |
| Largest organ in the human body; makes up apprximately 16% of the body weight in most humans | Skin or Cutaneous Membrane |
| Pertaining to below the skin | Subcutaneous |
| Prefix meaning under, beneath, below or less than. | Hypo |
| Prefix meaning over, above, excessive, or beyond. | Hyper |
| A hypodermic injection would be given ________ ________ ________. | under the skin |
| Injuection of fluids under the skin to supply the body with a quick replacement of fluids. | Hypodermoclysis |
| Medical terms that mean a fungus of the skin. | Tinea, dermomycosis, dermatomycosis |
| Skin disease commonly known as "ringworm"; caused by certain fungi and marked by localized appearance of discolored, scaly patches on the skin. | Tinea |
| Skin condition caused by fungus | Dermomycosis |
| A pigment that gives color to the skin | Melanin |
| A cancerous tumor that has black pigmentation. | Melanocarcinoma |
| Cancer that develops in the pigment cells; a malignant black mole or tumor. | Melanoma |
| The first signs for this medical condition include changes in the size, shape, or color of a mole. | Melanoma |
| A - Asymmetry, B - Border, C- Color, D- Diameter | ABCD's of Melanoma |
| Tough protein substance in hair, nails, and horny tissue. | Keratin |
| Horny embryonic tissue from which the nail develops. | Eponychium |
| Infectious condition of the marginal structures around the nail. | Paranychia |
| Nail biting | Onychopagia |
| Disease of the nails that is caused by a fungus | Onychomycosis |
| pertaining to below the nail. | Subungual |
| Secrete oil for lubrication | Sebaceous glands |
| The product of sebaceous glands; acts to protect the body from dehydration and possible absorption of harmful substances. | Sebum |
| inflammation of the sweat gland | hidradenitis |
| condition of excessive sweating | hyperhidrosis |
| excessive flow or discharge of oil from the sebaceous glands | seborrhea |
| An inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and the hair follicles of the skin; characterized by comedos, papules, and pustules | acne |
| Medical term for loss of hair | alopecia |
| A fungus condition of the hair | trichomycosis |
| A condition characterized by excessive growth of hair or the presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women. | hirsutism |
| Hair, downy | pilose |
| Pertaining to the hair and sebaceous glands. | pilosebaceous |
| Discolored spot on the skin; example: freckle | macule |
| A solid, circumscribed, elevated area on the skin (pimple) | papule |
| A small, fluid filled sace (blister) | Vesicle |
| A dry, serous or seropurulent, brown, yellow, red, or green exudation that is seen in secondary lesions (eczema) | Crust |
| A Thin, dry flake or cornified epithelial cells (psoriasis) | Scale |
| A Localized, evanescent elevation of the skin that is often accompanied by itching (urticaria) | Wheal |
| A larger papule (acne) | Nodule |
| A small, elevated, circumscribed lesion of the skin that is filled with pus (varicella or chickenpox) | Pustule |
| An eating or gnawing away of tissue | Erosion, Ulcer |
| A cracklike sore of slit that extends through the epidermis into the dermis (athlete's foot) | Fissure |
| Former name for the genus of fungi now called Candida | Monilia |
| An infection of the skin or mucous membranes by yeast-like fungi; usually localized in skin, mouth, vagina, bronchi, or lungs and also known as candidiasis | Moniliasis |
| A condition of infestation with lice | Pediculosis |
| A louse | pedicul |
| Medical term for a bedsore | Decubitus |
| Medical term meaning "an itch"; chronic disease characterized by pink or dull-red lesions and as the disease progresses and if untreated, a silvery, yellow-white scale develops | Psoriasis |
| Medical term for "freckle"; small brown macules or yello-brown pigmented areas on the skin that may be caused by exposure to the sun and weather. | Lentigo |
| An acute or chronic inflammatory skin disease, often referred to as dermatitis | eczema |
| An inflammatory skin disease marked by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture; contagious form especially seen in children; generally caused by staphlococci or streptococci bacteria | impetigo |
| "chickenpox"; a contagious viral disease characterized by fever, headache, and a crop of red spots that become macules, papules, vesicles, and crusts. | varicella |
| An acute infectious disese caused by the varicella-zoster virus; commonly called "shingles"; caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox | herpes zoster |
| A scar left after the healing of a wound | cicatrix |
| Overgrowth of scar tissue due to excessive collagen formation | keloid |
| An unusual thickness of the skin in a person | pachyderma |
| Plastic surgery for te removal of wrinkles; commonly called "face lift" | rhytidoplasty |
| small, pinpoint, purpolish, hemorrhagic spots on the skin; appear in certain fevers and may be caused by abnormalities in a person's blood-clotting mechanism | petechiae |
| medical name for "severe itching" | pruritus |
| separation or bursting open of a surgical wound | dehiscence |
| commonly called a "blackhead" | comedo |
| A pigmented, elevated spot above the surface of the skin; "mole" | nevus |
| acute, painful nodule formed in the subcutaneous layers of the skin, gland or hair follicle; called a furuncle; a cluster of these is call a carbuncle | boil |
| "wart"; a tumor of the epidermi producing a circumscribed elevated area; caused by papilloma virus | verruca |
| Scraping away of skin or mucous membrane; result of injury or caused by mechancal means | abrasion |
| without decay; sterile; free from all living microrganisms | asepsis |
| forcible tearing away of a body part or structure such as a finger, toe, foot or hand | avulsion |
| an injury in which the skin is not broken but becomes discolored due to escape of fluid into subcutaneous tissue; "contusion" | bruise |
| removal of foreign material, dead or damaged tissue from a wound, especially from a severe burn | debridement |
| irregular tearing of a surface, especially the skin | laceration |
| cold sore or fever blister; inflammatory skin disease caused by a herpes virus | Herpes simplex |
| "measles"; contagious disease characterized by fever, inflammation of the mucous membranes, and rose-colored spots on the skin | rubeola |
| eruption of itching and burning swellings of the skin; "hives" | urticaria |
| injury to tissue caused by heat, fire, chemical agents, electricity, lightning, or radiation; classified according to degree or depth of skin damage | burn |
| substances that are generally oily in nature; used for dry skin caused by aging, excessive bathing, and psoriasis | emollients |
| agents that cause or promote loosening of horny layers of the skin; used for acne, psoriasi, corns, calluses and fungal infections | keratolytics |
| agent used to prevent or relieve itching | antipruritic |
| agents used to destroy or inhibit the growth of fungi or yeast; used to treat fungus and or yeast infection of the skin, nails and scalp | antifungal |
| agent used to combat specific viral diseases | antiviral |
| agents used to relieve the swelling, tenderness, redness and pain of inflammation | anti-inflammatory |
| agents used to prevent or inhibit the growth of pathogents; generally applied to the surface of living tissue | antiseptic |
| lack of or partial loss of hair on the head; baldness | alopecia |
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