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Ch. 3
Procedures and Pathology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| culture and sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
| biopsy | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
| excision biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
| dermoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
| erythrocyanosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| deratosis | horny tissue condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
| onycholysis | the loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onychophagia | eating (biting) the nail |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| paronychia | a condition of the tissue around a nail |
| steatoma | a fatty tumor |
| xanthoma | a yellow tumor |