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Chap 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| hidr/o | sweat |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oil |
| squam/o | scale |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| kerat/o | hard/horny |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| xer/o | dry |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| dermatodynia | skin pain |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hyperpigmentation | excessive pigment in the skin |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| trichomegaly | abnormally thick hair |
| macule, macula | small, flat, discolored area |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| vascular lesion | wounds related to blood vessels |
| ecchymosis | a larger bruise |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous) |
| dermatoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| ichthyosis | a condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| sclerodermatitis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | a harmful new formation of skin tissue (i.e., skin cancer) |
| antipruritic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| onychectomy | removal of the nail |