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Flash Cards 03
Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adiplo | 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- | horny tissue |
| pachyo- | thick |
| xero- | dry |
| rhytido- | wrinkle |
| leuko- | white |
| erythro- | red |
| xantho- | white |
| melano- | black |
| keratoderma | hard skin |
| onychocryptosis | hidden nail |
| rhytidoplasty | surgical repair of wrinkles |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| pachyderma | thick skin |
| albinism | lack of skin pigment |
| melanoma | black-colored tumor |
| leukotrichia | white hair |
| erythroderma | redness of skin |
| xanthopsia | unable to see the color yellow |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| onychophagia | habit of biting the nails destructively |
| hypomelanosis | patches of light-colored skin |
| vesicles | <1 cm and filled with clear fluid |
| bulla | >1 cm and filled with clear fluid |
| pustules | filled with pus |
| abscesses | large pustules |
| Macules | small flat spots |
| Patches | large macules |
| Cherry angioma | raised blood vessel |
| Telangiectasia | flat |
| Petechiae | small bruise |
| Ecchymosis | large bruise |
| Excisional Skin Biopsy | whole lesion or mass is removed and tested |
| Shave Skin Biopsy | razor to scrape surface of skin |
| Punch Skin Biopsy | circular tool used to remove a small section of the skin including deep layers |
| Adipocele | hernia only containing fat within the hernial sac |
| Dermatofibroma | non-cancerous bump, growths within the skin |
| Erthrocyanosis | exposure to cold causing swelling of limbs and irregular red-blue patches on skin |
| Keratogenic | proliferation of epidermal tissues |
| Decubitus Ulcer | open wound on skin |
| Eczema | itchy inflammation of the skin |
| Limpetigo | highly contagious skin infection that causes red sores on face |
| Dermatoconosis | irritation of the skin caused by dust |
| Moh's micrographic surgery | removal of all cancerous cells for the highest cure rate |
| Electrocauterization | surgical procedure using electricity to heat tissue to prevent/stop bleeding after injury/during surgery |
| Electrodessication | electric current is used to remove specific skin lesions |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture & sensitivity |
| decub | decubitus ulcer |
| derm | dermatology |
| EAHF | eczema, asthma, hay fever |
| FS | frozen section |
| ID | intradermal |
| SC | subutaneous |
| SCC | squamous cell carcinoma |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| subcut | subcutaneous |
| TD | transdermal |
| XP | xeroderma pigmentosa |
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