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MED TERM ch 3
Flash cards from chapter 3 in module 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| pil/o, trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o, ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oil |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| leuk/o, alb/o | whiteness |
| erythr/o | redness |
| xanth/o | yellowness |
| melan/o | blackness |
| abrasion (ab/raison) | scraping away of the skin |
| albinism (albin/ism) | lack of pigment in the skin causing patient to look white |
| albino | person afflicted with albinism |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anhidrosis (an/hidr/osis) | lack of sweating |
| comedo | a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (blackhead) |
| cyanhidrosis (cyan/hidr/osis) | blue sweat |
| depigmentation (de/pigment/ation) | loss of pigmentation |
| dermatalgia (dermat/algia) dermatodynia (dermato/dynia) | skin pain |
| dermatolysis (dermato/lysis) | loose skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythroderma (erythro/derma) | red skin |
| hemathidrosis (hemat/hidr/osis) | sweating blood |
| hidropoiesis (hidro/poiesis) | the formation of sweat |
| hyperhidrosis (hyper/hidr/osis) | excessive sweating |
| hyperkeratosis (hyper/kerat/osis) | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis (hyper/melan/osis) | excessive melanin in the skin |
| hyperpigmentation (hyper/pigment/ation) | excessive pigment in the skin |
| hypohidrosis (hypo/hidr/osis) | diminishing sweat |
| hypomelanosis (hypo/melan/osis) | diminished melanin in the skin |
| hypopigmentaiton (hypo/pigment/ation) | diminished pigment in the skin |
| leukoderma (leuko/derma) | white skin |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| onychophagia (onycho/phagia) | eating/biting your nails |
| pruritis | an itch |
| rhytidermia (rhyti/demria) | wrinkled skin |
| sebopoiesis (sebo/poiesis) | formation of oil (sebum) |
| seborrhea (sebo/rrhea) | discharge of oil |
| trichomegaly (tricho/megaly) | abnormally thick hair |
| utricaria | swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| xnathoderma (xantho, derma) | yllow skin |
| xeroderma (xero/derma) | dry skin |
| xerosis (xer/osis) | condition of dryness |
| macule, macula (freckle) | small, flat, discolored area |
| patch (vitiligo) | larger, flat discolored area |
| papule | small solid mass |
| plaque | solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | a larger solid mass |
| vescicle (ves/icle) | a small blister (clear liquid) |
| bulla | latin for bubble, large blister (clear liquid) |
| pustule | a pus-filled blister |
| abscess (ab/scess) | localized collection of puss in the body, called an abscess (going away) because it was believed they would "go away" from the body via pus leakage |
| erosion (e/rosion) | loss of skin |
| ulcer | a sore |
| excoriation (ex/cori/ation) | a scratch |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| crust | a dried substance |
| vascular lesion | wounds relation to blood vessels |
| cherry angioma | small blood vessel tumor |
| telangiectasia (spider angioma) (tel/angi/ectasia) | the over-expansion of the end of a blood vessel |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| ecchymosis | a lage bruise |
| cicatrix | scar |
| keloid (kel/oid) | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| epidermal tumors (epi/derm/al tumors) | tumors on the skin |
| nevus | mole |
| dysplastic nevus (dis/plastic nevus) | a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous) |
| verruca | wart |
| culture and sensitivity (C&S) | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine with drugs they might respond to |
| biopsy (Bx) (by/ops/y) | removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own eyes) |
| excisional biopsy (ex/cision/al) | removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out) |
| incisional biopsy (in/cision/al) | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it) |
| dermatoscope (dermato/scope) | instrument used ot look at skin |
| dermatoscopy (dermato/scopy) | procedure for looking at the skin |
| adipocele (adipo/cele) | heria filled with fatty tissue |
| dermatofibroma (dermato/fibr/oma) | fibrous skin tumor |
| erythrocyanosis (erythro/cyan/osis) | red/blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic (kerato/gen/ic) | causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis (kerat/osis) | horny tissue condition |
| necrosis (necr/osis) | tissue death |
| onychia (onych/ia) | nail condition |
| onychocryptosis (onycho/crypt/osis) | an ingrown nail |
| onycholysis (onycho/lysis) | loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia (onycho/malacia) | abnormal softening of the nail |
| onychopathy (onycho/pathy) | nail disease |
| pachyderma (pachy/derma) | touch skin |
| paronichy (par/onych/ia) | condition of the tissue around the nail |
| steatoma (steat/oma) | fatty tumor |
| xanthoma (xanth/oma) | yellow tumor |
| decubitis ulcer (de/cubitis ulcer) | bed sore |
| dermatosis (dermat/osis) | skin condition |
| dermopathy (demro/pathy) | skin disease |
| atopic dermatitis (a/top/os dermat/itis) | a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching |
| hypertrichosis (hyper/trych/osis) | excessive growth of hair |
| ichthyosis (ichthy/osis | condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish skales |
| postpartum alopecia (post/partum alopecia) | baldness experienced by women after a pregnancy |
| psoriasis (psor/iasis) | skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| sclerodermatitis (sclero/dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| scleronychia (scler/onych/ia) | thickening and hardening of the nails |
| xanthosis (canth/osis) | yellowing of the skin |
| actininc karatosis (actin/ic kerat/osis) | |
| basal cell carcinoma (carcin/oma) | cancerous tumor of the basal skin cells |
| hidrdenoma (hidr/aden/oma) | tumor of the sweat glands |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | harmful new formation of skin tissue |
| malignant melanoma | harmful tumor of melanin cells |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| dermaromycosis (dermat0/my/osis) | fungal skin condition |
| hidradenitis (hidr/aden/itis) | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| impetigo | highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| mycodermatitis (myco/dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis (myc/osis) | fungal condition |
| anychodistrophy (onycho/dys/trophy) | poor nourishment (and development) of the nial |
| onychomycosis (onycho/myc/osis) | fungal condition of the nail |
| tinea (ringworm) | fungal condition with a circular appearance |
| trichomycosis (tricho/myc/osis) | fungal condition of the hair |
| actinic dermatitis (actin/is dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure |
| dermatitis (dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin |
| seborrheic dermatitis (sebo/rrhe/ic dermat/itis) | inflammation of the skin caused by discharge of oil (sebum) |
| steatitis (steat/itis) | inflammation of fat tissue |
| first-degree burn | burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin |
| second-degree burn | deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis |
| third-degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| fourth-degree burn | deep burn affecting not just all layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer) but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, and bone |
| anesthetic (an/esthetic) | drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| antibiotic (anti/biotic) | drug that opposes growth of microorganisms |
| antihistamine (anti/histamine) | drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antipruritic (anti/pruritic) | drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| antiseptic (anti/septic) | drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms |
| epidermal (epi/derm/al) | pertaining to the skin |
| hypodermic (hypo/derm/ic) | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| intradermal (intra/derm/al) | pertaining to inside the skin |
| percutaneous (per/cutane/ous) transdermal (trans/derm/al) | pertaining to through the skin |
| subcutaneous (sub/cutane/ous) | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| topical (topic/al_ | applied directly to the skin |
| chemosurgery (chemo/surgery) | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| chemotherapy (chemo/therapy) | treatment using chemicals |
| cryosurgery (cryo/surgery) | destruction of tissue through freezing |
| dermabrasion (demr/ab/rasion) | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of the skin |
| electrocauterization (electro/cauteriz/ation) | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesicciation (electro/desicc/ation) | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| incision and drainage (I&D) | cut into a wound to allow trapped liquid to drain |
| lipectomy (lip/ectomy) | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction (lipo/suction) | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| onychectomy (onych/ectomy) | removal of a nail |
| onychotomy (onych/otomy) | incision into a nail |
| rhytidoplasty (rhytido/plasty) | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| autograft (auto/graft) | skin transplant taken from a different place on the patients body |
| homograft (homo/graft) allograft (allo/graft) | skin transplant taken from another member of the patients species |
| heterograft (hetero/graft) xenograft (xeno/graft) | skin transplant taken form a species other than the patients |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C&S | culture and sensitivty |
| derm | dermatology |
| ID | intradermal |
| SC/SQ | subcutaneous |
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mattrich_57