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Young 3
chapter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/ | 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 |
| icthyo- | scaly |
| kerato- | prefix that can refer either to the cornea or to horny |
| pachyo- | meaning thick |
| xero- | dry, dryness |
| rhytido- | means wrinkle |
| leuko- | meaning white |
| erythro- | meaning red |
| xantho- | meaning yellow |
| melano- | meaning black |
| comedo | is a clogged hair follicle |
| macerate | to soften tissues after death by soaking and by enzymatic digestion |
| urticaria | hives or welts, are itchy, raised, reddish areas on the skin |
| dermatalgia | localized pain, usually confined to the skin |
| dematodynia | localized pain, usually confined to the skin |
| dermatolysis | loosening of the skin or atrophy of the skin by disease |
| hemathidrosis | condition in which sweat contains blood |
| localized vs generalized | restriction to a limited area of the body vs becoming widespread or diffuse |
| spreading | The dissemination of an infection |
| centrifugal vs centripetal | in a direction away from the body vs passing inward |
| papules | solid elevation of skin with no visible fluid less than 1 cm |
| nodules | is a growth of abnormal tissue |
| plaques | semi-hardened accumulation of substances from fluids that bathe an area |
| vesicles | greater than 1 cm filled with clear fluid |
| bulla | less than 1 cm filled with clear fluid |
| pustules | are filled with pus |
| abscesses | are large pustules |
| macules | freckles small flat spots |
| patches | large flat spots |
| cherry angioma | raised collection of vessels |
| telangiectasia | flat collection of vessels |
| petechiae | small bruise |
| ecchymosis | large bruise |
| cicatrix | the scar that's left behind on skin after a wound has healed |
| keloid | raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury |
| nevus | is a mark on the skin, like a mole or a birthmark |
| dyplastic nevus | specific type of nevus that looks different from a common mole |
| verucca | a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin |
| decubitus ulcer | a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it |
| eczema | refers to several skin conditions in which the skin is inflamed and usually itchy |
| impetigo | a very contagious infection of the skin |
| dermatoconiosis | Any irritation of the skin caused by dust, esp. one due to occupational exposure |
| moh's micrographic surgery | A surgical procedure used to treat skin cancer. |
| electrocauterization | a routine surgical procedure. A surgeon or doctor uses electricity to heat tissue |
| electrodessication | is a quick technique where an electrical current is used to remove specific skin lesions |
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