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Chapter 3 - Bell
Ch. 3: Integumentary System—Dermatology - Bell
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apid/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- | Scaly |
| Kerato- | Hard |
| Pachyo- | Thick |
| Xero- | Dry |
| Rhytido- | Wrinkle |
| Leuko- | White |
| Erythro- | Red |
| Xantho- | Yellow |
| Melano- | Black |
| Comedo | A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (white head, black head) |
| Macerate | To soften the skin |
| Urticaria | Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| Dermatalgia | Skin pain |
| Dermatodynia | Skin pain |
| Dermatolysis | Loose skin |
| Hemathidrosis | Sweating blood |
| Localized | Stays in a certain part of the body |
| Generalized | All over the body (or most of it) |
| Centrifugal | Rashes that start in the middle and work their way outward |
| Centripetal | Rashes that spread from the outside inward |
| Papules | Bumps that are <1 cm Small solid mass |
| Nodules | Bumps that are >1 cm A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| Plaques | Large, flat bumps A solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| Macula | Small, flat discolored area |
| Vesticles | are < 1 cm and filled with clear fluid Small blister |
| Bulla | are >1 cm and filled with clear fluid Large blister |
| Pustules | Blister filled with pus |
| Abscesses | A localized collection of pus in the body |
| Macules | Small flat discolored areas of skin; freckles |
| Patches | Large, flat discolored area Vitiligo |
| Cherry Angioma | Raised collection of blood vessels A small blood vessel tumor |
| Telangiectasia (Spider angioma) | Flat collection of blood vessels Blood vessel expansion |
| Petechiae | Small bruise |
| Ecchymosis | Large bruise |
| Cicatrix | Scar |
| Keloid | Overgrowth of scar tissue |
| Nevus | Mole |
| Dysplastic nevus | A mole with bad changes, formations (often precancerous) |
| Verucca | Wart |
| ABCDE | Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | Actinic keratosis - a horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
| BCC | Basal cell carcinoma - cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| Bx | Biopsy - removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes) |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity - growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs it might respond to |
| decub | Decubitus ulcer - bed sores |
| derm | Dermatology |
| EAHF | Eczema, asthma, hay fever |
| FS | Frozen section |
| ID | Intradermal - pertaining to inside the skin |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| SCC | Squamous cell carcinoma - cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| SQ | Subcutaneous |
| subcut | Subcutaneous |
| TD | Transdermal |
| XP | Xeroderma pigmentosa - a genetic disorder in which there is a decreased ability to repair DNA damage such as that caused by ultraviolet (UV) light |
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