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Med Term Chap. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Integumentary System | Skin |
| outermost layer the one that is visible | Epidermis |
| scaly appearance | Squamous cell |
| under the epidermis home to hair follicles, nerves and glands | Dermis |
| The skin had 2 types of glands which are cells that release fluid | Sweat glands (hidro)- release waste and cool Sebaceous glands (sebaceous)- secrete oil as a natural moisturizer for skin and hair |
| nails made of hard substance called what? | Keratin |
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | Fat adipocyte, lipoma, steatosis |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | Skin subcutaneous, epidermal, dermatology |
| hidr/o | Sweat hyperhidrosis, hypohidrosis |
| squam/o | Scale squamous layer |
| what are the 2 skin abnormality groups? | Unusual skin texture Unusual skin color |
| What are problems with skin texture? | hardness or horniness- kerato dryness- xero |
| kerat/o | hard, horny keratosis, keratoderma |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair piloid, atrichosis |
| crypt/o | hidden onychocryptosis |
| lack of sweat | hypohidrosis |
| xer/o | dry xeroderma (zeraderma) |
| lack of sweating | anhidrosis an-hi-DROH-sis |
| blue sweat | cyanidrosis |
| loss of pigmentation | depigmentation |
| skin pain | dermatalgia |
| skin pain | dermatodynia |
| loss of skin | dermatolysis |
| redness | erythema |
| red skin | erythroderma |
| sweating blood | hermathidrosis |
| the formation of sweat | hidropoiesis |
| excessive sweating | hyperhidrosis |
| excessive growth of horny skin | hyperkerotosis |
| excessive melanin in the skin | hypermelanosis |
| excessive pigment in the skin | hyperpigmentation |
| diminished sweating | hypohidrosis |
| diminished melanin in the skin | hypomelanosis |
| diminished pigment in the skin | hypopigmentation |
| white skin | leukoderma |
| to soften the skin | macerate |
| eating or biting the nails | onychophagia |
| formation of oil (sebum) | sebopoiesis |
| discharge of oil (sebum) | seborrhea |
| alb/o | white |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| pachy/o | thick |
| sebace/o, seb/o | oil |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| abrasion | a scraping away of skin |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| acne vulgaris | common acne; an inflammation of the skin follicles |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by skin exposure |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white |
| albino | a person afflicted with albinism |
| allograft/ homograft | skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| antibiotic | a drug that destroys or opposes the growth of microorganisms |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antiprurtic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| epidermal tumor | tumors on the skin |
| erosion | from Greek, for redness |
| erythrocyanosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out) |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| first-degree burn | a burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| fourth-degree burn | a deep burn affecting not just all layers of the skin but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, or bone |
| heterograft/ xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients- different species |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| ichthyosis | a condition in the skin that is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| incision and drainage (I&D) | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| atopic dermatitis | an unusual inflammation of the skin |
| autographt | skin transplant taken from a different place on the patients body |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| biopsy | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
| bulla | large blister....bubble |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor |
| cicatrix (plural cicatrices) | scar |
| comedo | a hair follicle plugged with sebum- black head/ white head |
| crust | dried substance on the skin |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing |
| culture & sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| dermabrasion | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
| dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| dermoscopy | 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 ans scaly |
| electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| xanthoma | a yellow tumor |
| xanthosis | a yellowing of the skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| percutaneous | pertaining to though the skin |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy |
| pruitus | swollen, raised, itchy areas of the skin |
| psoraisis | a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| pustule | a pus filled blister |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| sclerodermatitis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| scleronychia | thickening and hardening of the nails |
| seborrheic deramatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil |
| second-degree burn | a deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis |
| spider angioma/ telangiectasia | the overexpansion of the blood vessel |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| steatoma | a fatty tumor |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| third-degree burn | a deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| tinea | a fungal condition often called "ringworm" due to its circular appearacne |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| trichomycosis | a fungal condition of the hair |
| tumor | a larger solid mass |
| ulcer | a sore |
| vascular lesion | wounds related to blood vessels |
| verruca | a wart |
| vesicle | small blister |
| vitiligo/patch | larger, flat, discolored area |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination ( to cut into) |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| macule | small, flat discolored area (freckle) |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | a harmful new formation of the skin tissue (skin cancer) |
| malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of melanin cell |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis | fungus condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| nevus | mole |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| onychectomy | remove a nail |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
| onychodystophy | poor nourishment and development of the nail |
| onycholysis | the loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychomycosis | a fungal condition of the nail |
| oncyopathy | nail disease |
| onychotomy | incision into a nail |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| papule | a small solid mass |
| paronychia | a condition of the tissue around a nail |
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