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HIT 120 Module 2
HIT 120 Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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Burns that destroy the epidermis and dermis with some connective tissue damage leaving the skin waxy and charred are classified as: | three degree |
Mary spilled very hot coffee on her hand. She had damage to both the epidermis and part of the dermis. Redness and blisters developed on her hand. This type of burn is a | 2nd degree burn |
A combining form for hair is pil/o. The other combining form for hair is | trich/o |
The skin graft where the person’s own skin from one tissue site to another is used: | autograft |
What does the term metastasis mean? | tumor cells spread from a primary site to a secondary site |
The physician performed a transplantation from a foreign donor “pig” to a human. This type of transplant procedure is called | xenograft |
Parasitic skin infection caused by the “itch mite” is called | scabies |
________________ is a skin condition with localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches | vitiligo |
Pertaining to under a nail: | subungual |
The drug that is used to treat itching from poision ivy and insect bites is: | antihistamine |
The medical term for surgical removal of a nail is: | onychectomy |
The physician examines the elderly patient and notes a stage IV pressure ulcer with necrotized tissue. The physician schedules the patient for _________________ to remove the dead tissue from the wound. | debridement |
The medical term for dry skin is | xeroderma |
Which medical term denotes a fungal skin disease: | tinea |
Instrument to cut skin is the | dermatome |
Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection is called: | abscess |
dermatomycosis is: | a fungal infection of the skin |
The term alopecia means | baldness |
A hard protein found in the epidermis, hair and nails is: | keratin |
The medical term for profuse sweating is | diaphoresis |
Name the 3 layers of the skin | Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous |
The abbreviation BX means | biopsy |
The abbreviation FS means | frozen section |
The abbreviation I&D means | incision & drainage |
The abbreviation IV means | intravenous |
The medical term for softening of a nail is | onychomalacia |
Jeff L. is a 4th grade student, is sent home by the school nurse after she notices head lice in his hair while assessing his height and weight. The medical term for head lice is: | pediculosis |
The combining form pil/o means | hair |
The combining form kerat/o means | hard, horny tissue |
The combining form seb/o mean | sebum |
The combining form cutane/o means | skin |
The combining form erythem/o means | redness |
The combining form albin/o means | white |
Bullae: | Large blisters |
Pustule: | Small abscess |
Itching: | Pruritus |
Keloid: | Thickened scar |