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YTI - Chapter Five test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adipose | fatty; pertaining to fat |
| adip | fat |
| androgen | generic term for an agent, usually a hormone (testosterone) |
| dorsal | pertaining to the back or posterior |
| ductle | very small duct |
| duct | to lead; carry |
| homeostasis | relative constancy or equilibrium in the internal enviornment of the body |
| -stasis | standing still |
| hypodermis | subcutaneous tissue layer below the dermis |
| integument | the skin; a covering consisting of the epidermis and dermis |
| systemic | pertaining to the entire body |
| subcutaneous tissue | composed primarily of loose connective tissue and adipose tissue w/blood vessels |
| subcutaneous tissue | contain melanocytes |
| sebum | oily secretion helps to destoy harmful organisms on the skin preventing infection |
| lunula | region where new growth occurs for nails |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| aden | gland |
| ichthy/o | dry; scaly |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| nid | nest |
| trich/o | hair |
| trichopathy | any disease involving the hair |
| scler/o | hardening |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| squam/o | scale |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| xer/o | dry |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -therapy | treatment |
| cry/o | cold |
| py/o | pus |
| an- | without, not |
| dia- | through or across |
| epi- | above, upon |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| sub- | under or below |
| abscess | walled cavity containing pus and surrounded by inflamed or necrotic tissue |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin |
| Bowen disease | form of cancer of skin |
| carbuncle | deep pus filled infection of skin |
| pyogenic infection | pus filled infection |
| cellulitis | widespread, acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue |
| chloasma | pigmentary skin discoloration usually occuring in yellowish-brown patches or spots |
| comedo | small skin lesion of acne vulgaris |
| decubitus ulcer | absess; skin ulceration |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin |
| ecchymosis | hyper pigmentation of skin characterized by yellowish brown patches; commonly called a bruise |
| eczema | acute or chronic skin inflammation |
| erythema | redness of skin |
| eschar | damaged tissue following severe burn |
| furuncle | bacterial infection of hair follicle or sebaceous gland that produced a pus-filled lesion called a boil |
| hirsutism | condition characterized by the excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women |
| impetigo | inflammatory skin disease; isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
| keratosis | thickened area of epidermis; any horny growth on the skin (callus or wart) |
| lentigo | small brown macules, especially on face and arms with lesions distributed on sun-exposed areas of the skin |
| pallor | unnatural paleness or absence of color in the skin |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice |
| petechia | minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
| pruritus | intense itching |
| psoriasis | chronic skin disease |
| purpura | any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite |
| tinea | any fungal skin disease whose name commonly indicated the body part affected; also called ringworm |
| urticaria | allergic reaction of the skin |
| vitiligo | localized loss of skin pigmentation |
| verruca | epidermal growth caused by a virus (warts) |
| debridement | removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue |
| cryosurgery | use of subfreezing temperature to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells |
| anesthetics | block the sensation of pain by numbing the skin layers and mucous membranes |
| antifungals | effective treatment for fungus |
| antihistamines | inhibit inflammation, redness, and itching caused by allergic skin reaction |
| antiseptics | topically applied agents that inhibit the growth of bacteria, preventing infection |
| corticosteriod | decrease inflammation and itching |
| keratolytics | destroy and soften the outer layer of skin so that it is sloughed off or shed |
| parasiticides | kill insect parasites, such as mites and lice |
| protectives | cover, cool, dry, or soothe inflamed skin; do not penetrate skin or soften it |
| BCC | basal cell carcinoma |
| cm | centimeter |
| decub | decubitus (ulcer); bedsore |
| derm | dermatology |
| FS | frozen section |
| ID | intradermal |
| I & D | Incision and drainage |
| IMP | impression (synonymous with diagnosis) |
| Sub Q, sub Q | subcutaneous (injection) |
| ung | ointment |
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