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HLHS 101 CH 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oilj |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o, alb/o | white |
| alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| pruritus | itch |
| macule, macula | small, flat. discolored area (freckle) |
| papule | small, solid mass |
| plaque | solid mass on skin surface |
| nodule | solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| vesicle | small blister |
| petechia | small bruise |
| echymosis | larger bruise |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| nevus | mole |
| ichthy/o | fish |
| tinea | fungal condition often called ringworm |
| autograft | skin transplant take from patient's body auto=self |
| homograft, allograft | skin transplant taken from patient's own species |
| heterograft, xenograft | skin transplant taken from another/foreign species |
| heter/o | other, different |
| xen/o | strange, foreign (matter) |
| hydradenitis | sweat gland inflammation |
| dermatitis | skin inflammation |
| acne vulgaris | clogged hair follicle - pimple |
| intradermal | inside skin (TB test) |
| percutaneous | through skin pertaining to |
| rhytidoplasty | wrinkle repair |
| ABCDE | Assymetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| ID | intradermal |
| Bx | biopsy |