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Ch 2 Med Term Summer
Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| plas/o | information |
| hist/o | tissue |
| trich/o | hair |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| alopecia | baldness or unnatural deficiency of hair |
| erythema | redness of skin |
| carbuncle | skin infection consisting of clusters of furuncles |
| keratosis | thickened areas of epidermis |
| dermatosis | any disorder of the skin |
| rubeola | measles |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| rash | skin eruption |
| urticaria | hives; eruption of wheals |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| suppuration | production of purulent matter (pus) |
| burn | injury to body tissue caused by heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or gases |
| gangrene | tissue death associated with loss of blood supply |
| paronychia | inflammation of the nail fold |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | skin cancer |
| onychia | inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| FS | frozen section |
| Sig | label; instruction to the patient |
| Rx | medical prescription |
| t.i.d | three times a day |
| Bx | biopsy |