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HLHS Chap 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o | oil |
| sebace/o | oil |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| centrifugal | rashes that start in the middle and work their way outward |
| centripetal | rashes that spread from the outside inward |
| papules | small bumps (under 1 cm) |
| nodules | larger bumps (over 1 cm) |
| vesicles | small bumps filled with clear fluid |
| pustules | bumps filled with pus |
| bulla | a large vesicle |
| abscesses | large pustules |
| macules | small, flat spots, such as freckles |
| patches | large macules |
| telangiectasia | a heavy concentration of blood vessels that is flat but visible |
| petechiae | small bruises under the skin |
| ecchymosis | larger bruises |
| -raison | scrape |
| -lysis | loose |
| -poiesis | formation |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| -cele | hernia |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| ichthy- | fish scale |
| psor- | itch |
| actin- | sun ray |
| aden/o | gland |
| neo- | new |
| -plasm | formation |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin folicles |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| tinea | a fungal condition often called "ringworm" |
| first-degree burn | burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin |
| second-degree burn | deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and the dermis |
| third-degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| fourth-degree burn | deep burn affect all layers of the skin and underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, or bone |
| aesthet/o | sensation |
| purit/o | itch |
| cauter/o | burn |
| desicc/o | drying |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -graft | transplant |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actin keratosis |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| derm | dermatology |
| ID | intradermal |
| SC | subcutaenous |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| comedo | a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| pruritus | an itch |
| urticarla | swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| cicatrix | scar |
| kel | -tumor |
| nevus | mole |
| verruca | wart |
| pachy/o | thick |
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