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chapter 3
integumentary system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epidermis | outermost layer of skin |
| dermis | under the epidermis |
| pilo/ tricho | hair |
| hidro | sweat glads |
| sebaccea | sebaceous glands |
| keratin | what nails are made of |
| onycho/ unguo | nails |
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| squam/o | scale |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oil |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| karat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o, alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| ab | away |
| rasian | scrape |
| albin | white |
| ism | condition |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anhidross | lack of sweating |
| an | no |
| hidr | sweat |
| osis | condition |
| comedo | a hair follicle that Is plugged with sebum; black or white head |
| cyan | blue |
| cyanhidrosis | blue sweat |
| de/pigment/ation | loss of color from the skin |
| dermat/aligia | skin pain |
| dermato/dynia | skin pain |
| dermato/lysis | loose skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythro/derma | red skin |
| hemat/hidir/osis | sweating blood condition |
| hidro/poiesis | sweat formation |
| hyper/hidr/osis | over sweating condition |
| hyper/kerat/osis | thick skin condition |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| onychophagia | eating or biting of the nails |
| pruitis | itch |
| rhyti/dermia | wrinkled skin |
| sebo/poiesis | formation of oil |
| sebo/rrhea | discharge of oil |
| tricho/megaly | abnormally thick hair |
| urticaria | swollen raised itchy areas of skin |
| xantho/derma | yellow skin |
| Xero/derma | dry skin |
| xer/osis | condition of dryness |
| macule | small.flat, discolored area |
| patch (vitiligo) | lager, flat, discolored area |
| papule | a small solid mass |
| plaque | a small mass on the surface of the skin |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | a larger solid mass |
| vesicle | a smaller blister |
| bulla | bubble |
| pustule | a pus filled blister |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| ulcer | a sore |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| crust | a dried substance |
| vascular lesion | wounds related to blood vessels |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor |
| telangiectasia | the over expansion of the end of a blood vessel |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| ecchymosis | a larger bruise |
| cicatrix | scar |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| epidermal tumors | tumors on the skin |
| nevus | mole |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with bad changes |
| verruca | wart |
| culture and sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation |
| biopsy | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
| excissional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination |
| incisional biospy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination |
| dermascope | 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 |
| erthrocyanosis | a red or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue delopmeny |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryosis | an ingrown nail |
| onycholysis | the loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| paronychia | a condition of skin around the nail |
| steatoma | a fatty tumor |
| xanthoma | a yellow tumor |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| atopic dermatitis | a chronic dry inflammatory disease |
| hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
| ichthyosis | a condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced by women after pregnancy |
| psoriasis | a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| sclerodermatisis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by the sun |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | a harmful new formation of skin tissue |
| malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of melanin cells |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin follicles |
| dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis | a fungal condition |
| onychodystrophy | poor nourishment |
| onychomycosis | a fungal condition of the nail |
| tinea | a fungal condition often called "ringworm" |
| trichomycosis | a fungal condition of the hair |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| first degree burn | burn affecting only the epidermis |
| second degree burn | deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis |
| third degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| fourth degree burn | deep burn affecting all layers of skin, but also muscle and bone |
| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| antiboitic | a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antipruitic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis by killing microorganisms |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| topical | applied directly to the skin |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing |
| dermabrasion | rubbing or scarping away the outer surface of skin |
| electrocauterizaton | using electrify to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| incision and drainage | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| onychectomy | removal of a nail |
| onychotomy | incision into a nail |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| autograft | skin transplant taken from a different place in the patients body |
| homograft | skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species |
| heterograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients |
| xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other that the patients |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| derm | dermatology |
| ID | intradermal |
| SC | subcutaneous |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
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