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Chapter 3 Brittany S

Medical Terms

QuestionAnswer
adip/o fat
lip/o fat
steat/o fat
cutane/o skin
derm/o skin
dermat/o skin
pil/o hair
trich/o hair
hidr/o sweat
onych/o nail
ungu/o nail
squam/o scale
seb/o oil
sebace/o oil
ichthyo means scaliness (like a fish)
kerato means hardness or horniness
pachyo means thickness
xero dryness
rhytido means wrinkle
leuko white
erythro red
xantho yellow
melano black
comedo plugged hair follicle; also known as a white head or black head
macerate to soften the skin
urticaria swollen, raised itchy areas of the skin
Dermatalgia skin pain
dermatodynia skin pain
dermatolysis loose skin; often seen with a great amount of weight loss
hemathidrosis sweating blood
localized rash in one area
generalized it is spread to other areas
centrifugal started in the middle and then spread outward
centripetal started outside and then spread inward
Papules <1cm
Nodules >1cm
Plaques large and flat
Vesicles <1 cm and filled with clear fluid
Bulla >1 cm and filled with clear fluid
Pustules filled with pus
Abscesses large pustules
Freckles small flat spots called macules
Large macules called patches
Collection of blood vessels cherry angioma raised
collection of blood vessels telangiectasia flat
Bruises petechiae small
bruises ecchymosis large
Scar formations cicatrix Latin for scar
scar formations keloid overgrowth of scar tissue
Epidermal tumors nevus Latin for birthmark or mole
epidermal tumors dysplastic nevus mole that has abnormal formations or changes
epidermal tumors verucca wart
decubitus ulcer bedsore
eczema patches of skin become rough and inflamed with blisters that cause itching and bleeding
impetigo a contagious bacterial skin infection forming pustules and yellow crusty sores.
dermatoconosis skin irritation caused by dust
moh's micrographic surgery surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer
electrocauterization medical practice or technique of burning a part of a body to remove or close a part of it.
electrodessication the drying if tissue by a high-frequency electric current applied with a needle-shaped electrode.
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