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ch 3 MED
CH 3 MED
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The following mean: adip/o lip/o steat/o | fat |
| The following all mean: cutane/o derm/o dermat/o | skin |
| The following mean: pil/o trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| The following mean: onych/o ungu/o | nail |
| squam/o | scale |
| The following mean: seb/o sebace/o | oil |
| unusual skin texture: | ichthyo- kerato- pachyo- xero- rhytido- |
| unusual skin color: | leuko- erythro- xantho- melano- |
| Some words cannot be broken into word parts: | -comedo -macerate -urticaria |
| Break the med term into smaller word parts to determine its meaning: | -dermatalgia -dermatodynia -dermatolysis -hemathidrosis |
| location of a rash: | localized vs. generalized -spreading *centrifugal vs. centripetal |
| presence of bumps and their size: | -papules <1cm -Nodules >1cm -Plaques are large and flat |
| bumps that are filled with fluid: | -vesicles are <1cm and filled with clear fluid -Bulla are >1cm and filled with clear fluid -Pustules are filled with pus -Abscesses are large pustules |
| Flat spots: | -Freckles are small flat spots called macules -Large macules are called patches |
| skin conditions caused by blood vessels: -collection of blood vessels | *cherry angioma -raised *telangiectasia-flat |
| skin conditions caused by blood vessels: -bruises | *petechiae-small *ecchymosis-large |
| scar formations: | -cicatrix -keloid |
| epidermal tumors: | -nevus -dysplastic -vernucca |