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Integumentary system
ch 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| integumentary system | skin |
| cutaneo | skin |
| dermo | skin |
| epidermis | outside of skin |
| dermis | under epidermis |
| pilo | hair |
| tricho | hair |
| hidro | sweat glands |
| sebaceous glad | sebaceo glands that secrete oil as natural moisturizer for skin and hair |
| onycho | nails |
| unguo | nails |
| lip/o | fat |
| adip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| hird/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| seb/o | oil |
| sebace/o | oil |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| cerumen/o | earwax |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| rhytid | wrinkle |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| acne vilgaris | common acne |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin follicles |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin causing pt to look white |
| albino | person afflicted with albinism |
| allograft/homograft | skin transplant taken from another member of pt spcis (homo-similar) (allo-cuz it is another peoson) |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anesthetic | drug that temp blocks sensation |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| antibiotic | drug that destorys or opposes the growth of microrganisms |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antipruritic | a drug that prevents or relieves ictching |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms |
| atopic dermatitis | unusual inflammation of the skin (atopic means not in the right place) |
| autograft | skin transplant taken from a different places on pts body |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| biopsy | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
| bulla | larger blister latin for bubble |
| chemosurgery | treatment using chemicals |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| cherry angioma | small blood vessel tumor |
| cicatric (plural cicatrices) | scar |
| comedo | hair follicle plugged with sebum (blk or wht head) |
| crust | dried substance (blood, pus etc) on skin |
| cryosurgery | destruction of flesh through freezing |
| culture and sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
| cyanidrosis | blue sweat |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| depigmentation | loss of skin pigmentation |
| dermabrasion | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
| dermatolysis | loss of skin |
| dermatomycosis | fungal skin condtion |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| dermosocpy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous) |
| ecchymosis | a larger bruise |
| eczema | a red itchy rash that may weep or ooze then become crusted and scaly |
| electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying to |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| epidermal tumor | tumors on the skin |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythrocyanosis | red and or blye discoloration of the skin |
| erthroderma | red skin |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion to examination |
| exoriation | a scratch |
| first-degree burn | burn effecting only epidermis or superficial layer of skin |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| fourth-degree burn | deep burn affecting all layers of skin but also underlying tissues like muscle bone fascia |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| heterograft (xenograft) | skin transplant taken from another species hetero because its different or xeno because it is forgien |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| hidropoiesis | formation of sweat gland |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hyperkeratosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| hyperpigmentation | excessive pigmentation in the skin |
| hypodermia | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| hypohidrosis | diminished sweating |
| hypomelanosis | diminished melanin in the skin |
| hypopigmentation | diminished pigmentation in the skin |
| ichthyosis | a condition that is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| impetigo | highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| incision and drainage | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis | horny tissue condtion |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| lipsuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| macule | small flat discolored area (freckle) |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | harmful new formation of the skin tissue (eg skin cancer) |
| malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of melanin cell |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis | a fungus condtion |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| nevus | mole |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| onychectomy | removal of nail |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
| onychodystrophy | poor nourishment and development of the nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of the nail |
| onychomyosis | fungal condition of the nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onychophagia | eating/biting the nail |
| onychotomy | incision into a nail |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| papule | a small solid mass |
| paronychia | a condition of the tissue around a nail |
| patch (vitiligo) | larger flat discolored area |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced by women after pregnancy |
| pruritus | swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| psoriasis | skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| pustule | pus filled blister |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| sclerodermatitis | inflammation of skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| scleronychia | thickening and hardening of nails |
| seborrheic dermatitis | infammation of the skin caused by discharge of oil (sebum) |
| second-degree burn | a deeper burn affecting both epidermis and dermis |
| telangiectasia | overexpansion of blood vessel - sometimes called spider angioma because of appearance |
| squamous cell carinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| steatoma | fatty tumor |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| third-degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer |
| tinea | fungal condition- ringworm because circular apperance |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| trichomycosis | fungal condition of the hair |
| tumor | larger solid mass |
| ulcer | a sore |
| vascularlesion | wounds related to blood vessels |
| verruca | wart |
| vesicle | small blister |
| vitiligo | larger flat discolored area ((patch)) |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| xanthoma | yellow tumor |
| xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| BX | biopsy |
| c&s | culture and sesitivity |
| derm | dermatology |
| ID | intradermal (within the skim) |
| SC | subcutaneous (under skin) |
| SQ | subcutaneous (under skin) |
| graft | transplant |
| epi | upon |
| intra | inside |
| anti | against |
| septic | rotting |
| pruritic | itching |
Created by:
Aharrissmith
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