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Med Term Ch 2
Medical Terminology Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sig | label; instruction to the patient |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| nevus | benign localized overgrowth of melanin-forming cells on the skin present at birth or appearing early in life that can be epidermal or vascular (mole) |
| verruca | epidermal growth caused by a papilloma virus (wart) |
| neoplasm | abnormal tissue that grows by more rapid than normal |
| keloid | abnormal overgrowth of scar tissue that is thick and irregular |
| kele | tumor |
| cicatrix of skin | mark left by the healing of a sore or wound, showing the replacement of destroyed tissue by fibrous tissue |
| cicatrix | scar |
| ecchymosis | bruise, black and blue mark; a large purpura |
| chymo | juice |
| telangiectasia (spider angioma) | radiate from central arteriole; most often found on face, neck, or chest |
| cherry angioma | round, bright red blood vessel tumor; often seen on trunk |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| trich/o | hair |
| skin | cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o |
| fat | adip/o, lip/o, steat/o |
| onych/o | nail |
| hard | kerat/o, scler/o |
| corne/o | horn, hard |
| macule/macula, patch | examples of flat, nonpalpable changes in skin color |
| papule, plaque, nodule, tumor, wheal | examples of elevated, palpable, solid mass |
| vesicle, bulla, pustule | examples of Elevation formed by fluid within a cavity |
| scale, crust | materials on skin surface |
| erosion, ulcer, excoriation, fissure | loss of skin surface |
| squam/o | scale |
| myc/o | fungus |
| hidr/o | sweat |