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CNHP 2010 Chapter 2
CHAPTER TWO - INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. melan/o | black |
| 2. myc/o | fungus |
| 3. onych/o | nail |
| 4. plas/o | formation |
| 5. purpur/o | purple |
| 6. scler/o | hard |
| 7. seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| 8. squam/o | scale |
| 9. steat/o | fat |
| 10. trich/o | hair |
| 11. exanthematous viral disease | an eruption of the skin caused by a viral disease (exanthema = eruption) |
| 12. Rubella | An acute but mild disease cause by rubella virus, also called German Measles |
| 13. Rubeola | a term used for measles |
| 14. Varicella | an acute contagious disease caused by herpes varicella zoster virus - chickenpox |
| 15. eczema | generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin characterized by inflamed papules and vesicles that crust and scale, often with sensations of itching and burning |
| 16. Furuncle | boil; a painful nodule formed in the skin by inflammation originating in a hair follicle; caused by staphylococcosis, also called boil |
| 17. Carbuncle | skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by staphylococcal bacteria |
| 18. Abscess | A localized collection of pus in a cavity formed by inflamed surrounding tissues, which heals when drained |
| 19. gangrene | death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
| 20. herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) | An infection caused by herpes virus marked by eruption of vesicles around the mouth and nose |
| 21. herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) | sexually transmitted, ulcer-like lesions of the genital and anorectal skin and mucosa; after initial infection, the virus lies dormant in the nerve cell root and may recur at times of stress |
| 22. herpes zoster | viral disease affecting the peripheral nerves, characterized by painful blisters that spread over the skin following the affected nerves, usually unilateral; also known as shingles (zoster = girdle) |
| 23. impetigo | A highly contagious bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture, most often around the mouth and nose |
| 24. keratosis | thickened areas of epidermis |
| 25. actinic keratosis | a localized thickening of skin caused by excessive exposure to sunlight, a known precursor to cancer (actinic = ray; solar = sun); also called solar keratosis |
| 26. seborrheic keratosis | superficial, benign, pigmented wart-like lesions; more common after the third decade |
| 27. lupus | any of various chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the skin and other tissues (lupus = wolf) |
| 28. cutaneous lupus erythematosus | various skin lesions evidenced by a characteristic rash, especially on the face, neck and scalp |
| 29. systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | a more severe form of lupus involving the skin, joints, and often vital organs (e.g. lungs or kidneys) |
| 30. malignant cutaneous neoplasm | skin cancer |
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