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Med term chap 3
death pt.2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organs of integumentary system | Skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands |
| Albin/o | White |
| Cauter/o | To burn |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Derm/o, dermat/o | Skin |
| Diaphor/o | Profuse sweating |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Erythr/o | Red |
| hidr/o | Sweat |
| Ichthy/o | Scaly, dry |
| Kerat/o | Hard, horny |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lip/o | Fat |
| Melan/o | Black |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Onych/o | Nail |
| Pedicul/o | Lice |
| Phot/o | Light |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Rhytid/o | Wrinkle |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Scler/o | Hard |
| Seb/o | Oil |
| System/o | System |
| Trich/o | Hair |
| Ungu/o | Nail |
| Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| -Derma | Skin condition |
| Allo- | Other, different from usual |
| Xeno- | Foreign |
| Angi/o | Vessel |
| Bas/o | The base |
| Cauter/o | To burn |
| Cortic/o | Outer layer |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Esthesi/o | Feeling |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Septic/o | Infection |
| Vesic/o | Sac |
| - Al | Pertaining to |
| -Ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -Emia | Blood condition |
| - ia | State, condition |
| -Iasis | Abnormal condition |
| -Ic | Pertaining to |
| -Ism | State of |
| -Itis | Inflammation |
| -Logy | Study of |
| - Malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -Oma | Mass or tumor |
| -Opsy | View of |
| -Osis | Abnormal condition |
| -Ous | Pertaining to |
| -Phagia | Eat, swallow |
| -Plasty | Surgical repair |
| -Rrhea | Discharge |
| -Tic | Pertaining to |
| -Tome | Instrument to cut |
| -Ule | Small |
| An- | Without |
| Anti - | Against |
| Auto - | Self |
| De - | Without |
| Epi- | Above |
| Ex- | Outward |
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| Hypo- | Under |
| Intra- | Within |
| Para - | Beside |
| Sub- | Under |
| Cutaneous | Pertaining to the skin |
| Dermal | Pertaining to the skin |
| Dermic | Pertaining to the skin |
| Epidermal | Pertaining to above the skin |
| Hypodermic | Pertaining to below the skin |
| Intradermal | Pertaining to within the skin |
| Subcutaneous | Pertaining to under the skin |
| Ungual | Pertaining to the nail |
| Dermatology | Study of skin |
| Plastic surgery | Surgical specialty involved in repair, reconstruction, or improvement of body structures such as the skin that are damaged, missing, or misshapen |
| Abrasion | Friction scraping away skin surface |
| Anhidrosis | Condition of producing no sweat |
| Bulla | A large blister |
| Cornedo | Hardened sebum in hair follicle; blackhead |
| Contusion | Injury caused by a blow; causes swelling, pain, and bruising |
| Cyst | Fluid filled sac under skin |
| Depigmentation | Loss of normal skin color |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating |
| Ecchymosis | Blood collecting under skin following blunt trauma; a bruise |
| Erythema | Red flushing of skin |
| Erythroderma | Having reddened or flushed skin |
| Eschar | Thick layer of dead tissue over a deep burn area |
| Fissure | Crack-like lesion on the skin |
| Hirsutism | Excessive hair growth |
| Hyperemia | Redness of skin due to increased blood flow |
| Hyperhidrosis | Excessive sweating |
| Hyperpigmentation | Abnormal amount of pigmentation |
| Lesion | General term for an injury or abnormality |
| Leukoderma | White skin from lack of skin pigment |
| Lipoma | Fatty mass |
| Macule | Flat, discolored spot on skin |
| Necrosis | Condition of cell or tissue death |
| Nevus | Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole; usually benign |
| Nodule | Firm, solid mass larger than 0.5 cm |
| Onychomalacia | Softening of nails |
| Pallor | Abnormal paleness of skin |
| Papule | Small, solid raised spot smaller than 0.5 cm |
| Petechiae | Spots from minute hemorrhages under skin |
| Photosensitivity | Abnormal skin reaction to light |
| Pruritus | Severe itching |
| Purpura | Skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels |
| Purulent | Infection producing pus; pus contains dead bacteria, white blood cells, and tissue debris |
| Pustule | Raised spot on skin containing pus |
| Pyoderma | Having pus on or within the skin |
| Scleroderma | Hardened skin |
| Seborrhea | Oily discharge |
| Suppurative | Containing or producing pus |
| Ulcer | Open sore in skin |
| Urticaria | Hives; eruption of wheals with severe itching |
| Vesicle | Small, fluid-filled, raised spot; blister |
| Wheal | Small, round, swollen area; typical of allergic skin reaction |
| Xeroderma | Abnormally dry skin |
| Abscess | Collection of pus in skin |
| Acne rosacea | Chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples, primarily on nose |
| Acne vulgaris | Common form of teenage acne with comedos, papules, and pustules |
| Actinic keratosis | Abnormal condition of hard, horny, wartlike lesion that develops on sun-damaged skin; may become cancerous |
| Albinism | Genetic condition in which the skin is unable to make melanin; skin and hair are white and eyes appear red |
| Basal cell carcinoma | Cancerous tumor in the basal cell layer; common cancer that rarely metastasizes |
| Burn | Skin damage caused by fire, electricity, ultraviolet light, or caustic chemicals; percentage of skin burned is estimated using the rule of nines |
| Cellulitis | Diffuse acute infection of connective tissue of skin |
| Cicatrix | Normal scar |
| Decubitus ulcer (decub) | Open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences; caused by loss of blood flow to skin |
| Dermatitis | Inflammation of the skin |
| Dermatosis | Presence of a skin condition |
| Dry gangrene | Late stages of gangrene; affected area becomes dried, blackened, and shriveled |
| Eczema | Superficial dermatitis; redness, vesicles, itching, and crusting |
| Gangrene | Tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow |
| Ichthyosis | Skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized |
| Impetigo | Highly infections bacterial infection with pustules that rupture and crust over |
| Kaposi's sarcoma | Skin cancer seen in AIDS patients; brownish-purple lesions |
| Keloid | Thick hypertrophic scar |
| Keratosis | Condition of excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer |
| Laceration | Torn or jagged wound |
| Malignant melanoma (MM) | Dangerous form of cancer; begins in melanocytes; quickly metastasizes |
| Mokeypox (m pox) | Contagious viral infection that causes flu-like symptoms and a rash with pustules or blisters |
| Pediculosis | Lice infestation |
| Psoriasis | Chronic inflammatory condition with papules forming "silvery scale" patches |
| Rubella | Contagious viral infection; German measles |
| Scabies | Skin disease caused by a mite infestation |
| Sebaceous cyst | Sebum filled sac under the skin |
| Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | Cancer of epidermis layer; may invade deeper tissue and metastasize |
| Strawberry hemangioma | Congenital collection of dilated blood vessels ; birthmark |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) | Chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin, joints, and kidneys; produces red, scaly butterfly rash |
| Tinea | Fungal infection; itching and scaling lesions |
| Tinea capitis | Fungal infection on scalp ringworm |
| Tinea pedis | Fungal infection of foot; athletes foot |
| Varicella | Contagious viral infection; chickenpox |
| Verruca | Warts; benign growth caused by a virus |
| Vitiligo | Disappearance of pigment from skin in patches; causes milk-white lesions |
| Wet gangrene | Area of gangrene with secondary bacterial infection and pus |
| Alopecia | Absence or loss of hair; baldness |
| Carbuncle | Furuncle involving several hair follicles |
| Furuncle | Bacterial infection of hair follicle; redness, pain, and swelling; a boil |
| Trichomycosis | Fungal infection of the hair |
| Onychia | Infected nail bed |
| Onychomycosis | Fungal infection of the nail |
| Onychophagia | Nail biting |
| Paronychia | Infection of the skin fold around the nail |
| Culture and sensitivity (C&S) | Grows bacteria removed from infected area to identify infecting bacteria; also determines the bacteria's sensitivity to various antibiotics |
| Biopsy (BX, bx) | Removal of piece of tissue to examine under microscope |
| Excisional biopsy | Removal of an entire suspicious area of tissue for examination |
| Exfoliative cytology | Scraping cells from tissue to examine under microscope |
| Frozen section (FS) | Thin piece of tissue out from a frozen specimen for rapid examination under microscope |
| Fungal scrapings | Scrapings from lesions that are cultured and examined under microscope |
| Punch biopsy | Removal of a small cylinder of tissue by an instrument that pierces through tissue like a hole punch |
| Shave biopsy | Removal of thick layer of epidermis or dermis tissue using scalpel or razor; performed to remove tissue elevated above surface of skin |
| Allograft | Skin graft from one person to another; also called homograft |
| Autograft | Skin graft from a person's own body |
| Dermatome | Instrument for cutting skin or for producing thin transplants of skin |
| Dermatoplasty | Skin grafting |
| Skin graft (SG) | Transfer of skin from a normal area to cover another site |
| Xenograft | Skin graft from an animal of another species, usually a pig; also called heterograft |
| Cauterization | Destruction of tissue by using chemicals, electricity, heat, or freezing |
| Cryosurgery | Use of extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue |
| Curettage | Removal of superficial skin lesion with a scraper (curette) |
| Debridement | Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound |
| Electrocautery | Using an electric current to destroy tissue |
| Incision and drainage (I&D) | Making an incision to drain material such as pus |
| Onychectomy | Surgical removal of a nail |
| Chemabrasion | Abrasion using chemicals; chemical peel |
| Dermabrasion | Abrasion using wire brushes or sandpaper; removes scars, tattoos |
| Laser therapy | Removal of lesions using a laser beam |
| Liposuction | Removal of fat beneath skin by means of suction |
| Rhytidectomy | Surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles; facelift |
| Anesthetic | Deaden pain ( lidocaine, procaine) |
| Antibiotic | Kill bacteria (neosporin) |
| Antifungal | Kill fungi (miconazole, clotrimazole) |
| Antiparasitic | Kill mites or lice (kwell, Nix) |
| Antipruritic | Reduce severe itching (bendryl, caladryl) |
| Antiseptic | Kill bacteria (isopropyl alcohol, hydrogen peroxide) |
| Corticosteroid cream | Powerful anti-inflammatory (contaid, kenalog) |
| Abbreviation for number | # |
| Abbreviation for registered nurse with associate's degree | ADN |
| Abbreviation for basal cell carcinoma | BCC |
| Abbreviation for registered nurse with bachelor's degree | BSN |
| Abbreviation for biopsy | BX, bx |
| Abbreviation for culture and sensitivity | C&S |
| Abbreviation for certified nursing assistant | CNA |
| Abbreviation for decubitus ulcer | Decub |
| Abbreviation for dermatology | Derm |
| Abbreviation for frozen section | FS |
| Abbreviation for incision and drainage | I&D |
| Abbreviation for intradermal | ID |
| Abbreviation for licensed practical nurse | LPN |
| Abbreviation for licensed vocational nurse | LVN |
| Abbreviation for malignant melanoma | MM |
| Abbreviation for mokeypox | Mpox |
| Abbreviation for registered nurse with master's degree | MSN |
| Abbreviation for ointment | Oint |
| Abbreviation for four times a day | Qid |
| Abbreviation for registered nurse | RN |
| Abbreviation for squamous cell carcinoma | SCC |
| Abbreviation for skin graft | SG |
| Abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus | SLE |
| Abbreviation for split-thickness | ST |
| Abbreviation for subcutaneous | Subcut |
| Abbreviation for three times a day | Tid |
| Abbreviation for ultraviolet | UV |
| Abbreviation for World Health Organization | WHO |
| Abbreviation for times |
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