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Med Term Chpt 3
Integumentary System/Dermatology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oil |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweat production |
| hypohidrosis | little sweat production |
| onychalgia | painful nail |
| subungual | pertaining to below the nail |
| squamous layer | scaly layer |
| sebolith | stone made of oil |
| pilosebaceous | pertaining to the hair's oil glands |
| kerato | harness or horniness |
| xero | dryness |
| crypto | hidden |
| leuko | whiteness |
| erythro | redness |
| xantho | yellowness |
| melano | blackness |
| keatoderma | hard skin |
| onychocryptosis | hidden nail |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| keratosis condition | horny tissue |
| albinism | lack of skin pigment |
| melanoma | black colored tumor |
| leukotrichia | white hair |
| erythroderma | redness of the skin |
| axanthopsia | unable to see the color yellow |
| dermatalgia/dermatodynia | painful |
| pruritus | itch |
| urticaria | hives, swollen raised itchy areas of skin |
| seborrhea | discharge of oil |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| depigmentation | loss of pigmentation |
| hypermelanosis | darkening of the skin |
| alopecia | hair loss |
| hypertrichosis | too much hair |
| comedo | plugged hair follicle (white/black head) |
| dermatolysis | loose skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| xanthoderma | condition of yellow skin |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| onychophagia | eating/biting nails |
| hypomelanosis | diminished melanin of the skin |
| localized | rash in one area |
| generalized | spread to other areas |
| centrifugal | started in the middle and then spread outward |
| centripetal | started outside and then spread inward |
| papules/nodules | raised |
| plaques | flat |
| tumors | larger solid masses |
| vesicles (<1cm)/bullae (>1cm) | bumps filled with clear fluid |
| pustules | filled with pus |
| abscessess | large pustules |
| macules | freckles |
| patches | large macules |
| 1st degree burn | affects superficial layer of skin (sunburn) |
| 2nd degree burn | deeper burn involving the dermis |
| 3rd degree burn | reaches subcutaneous layer |
| 4th degree burn | involves underlying tissues like bone, muscle, fascia |
| skin biopsy (Bx) | sampling of skin tissue to determine the cause of an abnormality |
| excision/excisional biopsy | surgical removal/removes the entire lesion |
| shave biopsy | small slices of the lesion |
| punch biopsy | removes circular area of the skin (like a hole punch) |
| ciatrix | scar |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| nevus | birthmark/mole |
| dysplastic nevus | mole that has abnormal formation or changes |
| verruca | war |
| culture and sensitivity | process that takes a sample of the substance to determine the pathogen (culture) and what will kill the pathogen (sensitivity) |
| incisional biopsy | removes portion of lesion |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to view the skin |
| dermoscopy | process of viewing the skin |
| adipocele | hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| dermatofibroma | fibrous skin tumor |
| erythrocyanosis | red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| steatoma | fatty tumor |
| xanthoma | yellow tumor |
| onychia | nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nail |
| onycholysis | loss of nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onychopagia | eating/biting the nail |
| payonychia | condition of tissue around the nail |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore, loss of tissue due to prolonged pressure |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| hypertrichosis | excessive hair growth |
| postpartum alopecia | woman experiences baldness after pregnancy |
| atopic dermatitis | chronic dry inflammatory disease, itchy (eczema) |
| ichthyosis | condition of dry, scaly skin |
| psoriasis | condition of itchy, red, or scaly skin |
| sclerodermatitis | condition of inflammation, hardening and thickening of the skin |
| xanthosis | condition of yellowing of the skin |
| scleronychia | condition of thickening and hardening of the nails |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancer of basal skin cells (most common cause of cancer of skin) |
| malignant melanoma | cancer of pigment producing cells (melanocytes), responsible for most deaths |
| squamous cell carcinoma | starts as small papule, eventually leads to an ulcer |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition due to sun exposure |
| hidradenoma | tumor of sweat glands |
| mycosis | fungal infection |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin |
| mycodermatitis | fungal infection of the skin with inflammation |
| onychomycosis | fungal infection of the nail |
| tinea | ringworm |
| trichomycosis | fungal infection of the hair |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin follicles |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| impetigo | highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| onychodystrophy | poor nail development and nourishment |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of skin due to sun exposure |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation of skin due to discharge of iil (sebum) |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| anti-infection/cleansing agents | ** antibiotics/antiseptics ** |
| anti-immune agents | ** steroids ** |
| anti-itch/allergy agents | ** antihistamines ** |
| chemotherapy/chemosurgery | treatment with chemicals/removes tissue destroyed by chemicals |
| liposuction | procedure using a vacuum |
| cyrosurgery | destruction of tissue by freezing (wart removal) |
| dermabrasion | treatments using a laser, rubbing away the outer surface of skin |
| electrosurgery/electrocauterization/electrodesiccation | treatments using electricity/burning tissue with electricity to destroy it/ drying the tissue with electricity to destroy it |
| moh's micrographic surgery | used to remove skin cancer, thin sections of skin removed until no cancerous cells are seen |
| micrography | mapping out |
| skin graftin | replacement of dead skin with live skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| hypodermic/subcutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| topical | applied directly to the skin |
| surgery | destruction and removal of tissue |
| incision and drainage (I&D) | cutting and draining infected tissue |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | vacuuming of fatty tissue |
| onychectomy | removal of the nail |
| onychotomy | incision into the nail (to remove fluid underneath the nail) |
| rhytidoplasty | surgical treatment of wrinkled skin |
| heterograft/xenograft | graft from another species |
| homograft | graft from the same species |
| autograft | graft from another part of the patient's body |
| antipruritic | prevents itching |
| antibiotic | opposes growth of microorganisms |
| anesthetic | temporarily blocks sensation |
| antispetic | prevents sepsis by killing organisms |
| antihistamie | opposes effect of histamine |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving, used to evaluate moles |
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