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Chapter 2
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| squam/o | scale |
| xer/o | dry |
| Outer layer of the skin | Epidermis |
| Oil glands in the skin | Sebaceous glands |
| Sudor | Sweat |
| A solid mass larger than 1-2 cm | Tumor |
| A scratch mark | Excoriation |
| Bruise or a black and blue mark | eechymosis |
| Abnormal tissue that grows by more rapid than normal cellular proliferation | Neoplasm |
| Wart | Verruca |
| Baldness | Alopecia |
| Appearance of a skin lesion | Eruption |
| Hives | Urticaria |
| Production of purulent matter | Suppuration |
| Dry skin | Xeroderma |
| Any disorder of the skin | Dermatosis |
| Tissue death associated with loss of blood supply | Gangrene |
| Measles | Rubeola |
| Chickenpox | Varicella |
| Thickened areas of epidermis | Keratosis |
| Skin cancer | Malignant cutaneous neoplasm |
| Inflammation of the fingernail or toenail | Onychia |
| Inflammation of the nail fold | Paraonychia |
| Infestation with lice that causes itching and dermatitis | Pediculosis |
| Removal of an entire lesion | Excisional biopsy |