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Anatomy #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cutane/o | Skin |
| Seb/o | Sebaceous glands |
| Hidr/o | Sweat glands |
| Pil/I pil/o | Hair |
| Anych/o ungo/o | Nails |
| Debridement | Removal of dirt forgein objects damaged tissue |
| Cyrosurgery | Called freezing destruction of abnormal tissue cells |
| Actinic keratosis | Solar keratosis is a precancerous skin growth that occurs on sun damage skin |
| Squamous cell carcinoma | Malignant tumor of the scaly squamous cell of the epithelium |
| Lipoma | Benign slow growing fatty tumor located between the skin and the muscle layer |
| Dysplastic nevi | Atypical moles that can develop into skin cancer |
| Polyp | Mushroom like growth from the surface of a mucous membrane these growth have many causes |
| Papilloma | Wart like growth on the epithelial tissue or elsewhere |
| Cicatrix | Normal scar resulting from the healing of a wound |
| Granulation tissue | Is the tissue that normally forms during the healing of a wound |
| Granuloma | Small knot like swelling of granulation tissue in the tissue |
| Keratosis | Is any skin growth such as a wart or callus |
| Keloid | Abnormally raised or thickened scar that expands beyond the boundaries of the original incision |
| Pediculosis | Infestation with lice |
| Scabies | Infestation with itch mites |
| Tinea | Fungal infections that grow on the skin hair or nails known as ringworm |
| Carbuncle | Cluster of connected furuncles |
| Impetigo | Highly contagious bacterial skin infection that commonly caused by a loss of circulation to the affected tissues |
| Gangrene | Death of tissue loss of circulation to the affected tissues |
| Furuncles | Boils are larger tender swollen areas caused by a staphylococcal infection |
| Necrotizing fasciitis | Severe infection caused by a group a strep bacteria which are flesh eating bacteria |
| Pyoderma | Acute pus forming bacterial skin |
| Rosacea | Adult acne |
| Urticaria | Hives |
| Scleroderma | Autoimmune disorder in which the connective tissue becomes thickened and hardened |
| Onychomycosis | Fungal infection of the nail |
| Paronychia | Acute or chronic infection of the skin fold |
| Onychocryptosis | Ingrown toenail |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating |
| Seborrhea | Overactivity of the sebaceous glands results in the production of an excessive amount of sebum |
| Comedo | Non-infected lesion formed by the buildup of sebum and Keratin in a hair follicle, whitehead |
| Lunula | Pale half moon shaped region at every nail root |
| Histamine | Released in allergens causes the signs of an allergic response itching and increased mucus secretion |
| Dermis/ corium | Thick layer of living tissue directly below the epidermis |
| Rhytid/o | Wrinkles facelift |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Adipose | Fat tissue |
| Hidr/o | Sweat |
| Histamine | Response to allergens |
| Fissure | Split or crack |
| Psoriasis | Common skin disorder characterized by flare ups in which red papules covered with silvery scales occur on elbows knees |
| Lipedma | Painful fat syndrome |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Furuncles | |
| Hirsutism | Excessive hair growth |
| Bulla | Blister |
| Macule | Discolored area flat |
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