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Chapter 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| derm/o | skin |
| cicatrix | skin |
| kele | tumor |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| steat/o | fat |
| squam/o | scale |
| hist/o | tissue |
| leuk/o | white |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| verruca | epidermal growth |
| plas/o | formation |
| corne/o | horn, hard |
| patch | flat discolored area on the skin |
| wheal | area of localized skin edema |
| pustule | a pus-filled sac |
| fissure | linear crack In the skin |
| vascular lessions | lesions of blood vessel |
| dysplastic nevus | mole with precancerous changes |
| first degree burn | burn involving only the epidermis, aka superficial |
| second degree burn | burn involving the epidermis and the dermis |
| third degree burn | burn that involves destruction of entire skin: epidermis |
| rubella | acute and mild disease cause by rubella virus |
| Rubeola | term used for measles |
| gangrene | death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply |
| keratosis | thickened areas of epidermis |
| onychia | inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
| melanoma | malignant neoplasm composed of melanocytes |
| paronychia | inflammation of the nail fold |