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Chapter 3 flash card

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adipocele AD-ih-poh-SEEL a hernia filled with fatty tissue
depigmentation DE-pig-men-TAY-shun loss of pigmentation
dermatolysis DER-mah-TAWL-ih-sis loose skin
erythema ER-ih-THEE-mah redness
hemathidrosis hemat / hidr / osis hee-mat-hai-DROH-sis sweating blood
hyperkerotosis HAI-per-KER-ah-TOH-sis excessive growth of horny skin
leukoderma LOO-koh-DER-mah white skin
rhytidermia rih-tih-DER-mee-ah wrinkled skin
trichomegaly TRIK-oh-MEG-ah-lee abnormally thick hair
xanthoderma ZAN-thoh-DER-mah yellow skin
papule PAP-yool a small solid mass
scale SKAYL skin flaking off
vascular lesion VAS-kyoo-lar LEE-zhun wounds related to blood vessels
telangiectasia (spider angioma) TEL-AN-jee-ek-TAY-zhuh the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin
cicatrix (plural: cicatrices) SIK-ah-triks scar
epidermal tumors EP-ih-DER-mal TOO-murs tumors on the skin
culture and sensitivity (C&S) KUL-chur and sin-sih-TIV-ih-tee growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to
excisional biopsy ex / cision / al ek-SIH-zhun-al removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)
keratogenic ker-at-oh-JEN-ik causing horny tissue development
postpartum alopecia post-PART-um AL-oh-PEE-shah baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy
psoriasis soh-RAI-ah-sis a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
scleronychia SKLEH-roh-NIK-ee-ah thickening and hardening of the nails
malignant cutaneous neoplasm mah-LIG-nant kuh-TAY-nee-us NEE-oh-plazm a harmful new formation of skin tissue (i.e., skin cancer)
second-degree burn SEH-kund deh-GREE birn deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis
antihistamine ANT-ih-HIS-tah-MEEN a drug that opposes the effects of histamine
subcutaneous SUB-kyoo-TAH-nee-us pertaining to beneath the skin
chemosurgery KEEM-oh-SIR-jer-ee removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
electrocauterization e-LEK-troh-KAW-ter-ai-ZAY-shun using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
lipectomy lih-PEK-toh-mee removal of fatty tissue
homograft (allograft) homo / graft (allo / graft) HOH-moh-GRAFT (AL-oh-GRAFT) skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species (homo, because it is from a similar species, and allo, because it is from another person)
Created by: Andriyah Atkins
 

 



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