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Integumentary System
Chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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cutane/o | skin |
derm/o | skin |
pil/o | hair |
dermat/o | skin |
adip/o | fat |
trich/o | hair |
lip/o | fat |
steat/o | fat |
hidr/o | sweat |
squam/o | scale like |
seb/o | oil |
onych/o | nail |
ungu/o | nail |
kerat/o | hard or horn like |
xer/o | dry |
xanth/o | yellow |
erythr/o | red |
leuk/o | white |
alb/o | loss of pigment (white) |
melan/o | black |
icthy/o | fish like scale |
c&s | culture and sensitivity |
anesthetic | block sensation |
antibiotic | destroy micro organisms |
papule | small soild mass |
tinea | ringworm |
mycosis | fungus |
veruca | wart |
vessicle | small blister |
macule | freckle |
psoriasis | itchy red scaly skin silvery in color |
cryotherapy | freezing |
biopsy | Bx removal or tissue to examine |
excisional biopsy | removal of entire lesion |
incisional biopsy | removal of part of the lesion for exam |
actinic keratosis | horn like skin condition caused by the sun |
excoriation | scratch |
alopecia | baldness |
nevus | birth mark or mole |
autograph | graph from self |
xenograph | graph from another species |
allograph or homograph | graph from same species |
cicatrix | scar |
bulla | bubble |
eczema | red itch rash may weep or ooze then become crusted and scaly |
petichiae | small pinpoint bruise |
cyan/o | blue |
-graph | transplant |
pruistis | itching skin |
comedo | hair folical |