click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hidr/o | sweat |
| Squam/o | scale |
| onych/o | nail |
| Seb/o | oil |
| Cicatrix | scare formations |
| Nevous | Epidermal tumors |
| albinism | lack of skin pigment |
| melanoma | back colored tumor |
| leukotrichia | white hair |
| erythroderma | redness of the skin |
| axanthopsia | unable to see the color yellow |
| cherry angioma | small,round,bright red blood vessel tumor on skin |
| telangiectasia | small dilated blood vessels near the skin surface |
| petechiae | small pinpoint skin hemorrhages |
| ecchymosis | larger area of bruising, dislocation from bleeding under the skin |
| ABCDE | rule for identifying melanoma |
| AK | precancerous rough, scaly skin lesion from sun exposure |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity (test to identify bacteria and best antibiotic |
| derm | skin |
| ID | within the skin |
| SC | subcutaneous (beneath the skin) |
| SQ | subcutaneous (beneath the skin) |
| Hypertrichosis | Associated with hair |
| Atopic dermatitis | Associated with skin |
| Scleronychia. | Associated with nails |
| Adip/o | fat |
| Cutane/o | skin |
| Pil/o | hair |
| keratoderma | hard skin |
| onychocryptosis | hidden nail |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |