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Chapter 16

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adip/o fat
albin/o white
alopecia Absence of hair from areas where it normally grows
caus/o burn; burning
coll/a glue
-gen substance that produces
diaphor/o profuse sweating
squam/o scale-like
erythem/o redness
ichthy/o dry; scaly
lip/o fat
xer/o dry
melan/o black
sub- under, below
cutane/o skin
ungu/o nail
Keratin Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails. Keratin means horn and commonly is found in the horns of animals.
kerat/o cornea; hard, horny tissue
eczema Inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular, or papulosquamous lesions.
vesicul/o seminal vesicle
Gangrene Death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply.
Impetigo Bacterial inflammatory skin disease characterized by vesicles, pustules, and crusted-over lesions
Keloid Excess hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision.
Decubitus ulcer bed sores
Petechia small, pinpoint hemorrage
Pruritus itching
Prurit/o itching
Psoriasis Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales.
-iasis abnormal condition
Scabies Contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus
Urticaria hives
Epidermis the surface epithelium of the skin, overlying the dermis.
Vitiligo Loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (milk-white patches
Wheal a red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure
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