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Med Term CH3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| what is the integumentary system | skin |
| what is the outermost layer of skin called | epidermis |
| Large scales that look like a fish What the epidermis layer is made of | squamous cell |
| what is the dermis layer home to? | hair follicles, nerves, and glands |
| how does the dermis layer differ from the epidermis layer? | Thicker, fewer cells, fewer fibers. It gives the skin strength and flexibility |
| What two glands secrete fluid for the skin | sweat gland and sebaceous glands |
| What is the function for sweat glands | rid the body of waste and cool the body |
| what is the function of sebaceous glands | secrete oil as a natural moisturizer for the skin and hair |
| What two ways are skin abnormalities categorized | unusual skin texture and color |
| Root for yellow | xanth/o |
| root for red | eyrthr/o |
| root for white | leuk/o, alb/o |
| root for black | melan/o |
| root for fat | adip/o, lip/o, steat/o |
| root for skin | cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o |
| root for hair | pil/o, trich/o |
| root for sweat | hidr/o |
| root for scale | squam/o |
| root for nail | onych/o, ungu/o |
| root for oil | seb/o, sebace/o |
| root for hard/horny | kerat/o |
| root for dry | xer/o |
| abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| comedo | a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum |
| cyanhidrosis | blue sweat |
| what does pilo/tricho mean | hair |
| cerumen | ear wax |
| -osis | condition |
| larger bruise | ecchymosis |
| wrinkled skin | rhytidermia |
| macule | small, flat, discolored area |
| patch | elevated, palpable, solid mass |
| plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | a large solid mass |
| vesicle | a smaller blister |
| bulla | "bubble", a pus-filled blister |
| pustule | a pus-filled blister, a larger blister |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| bed sore | decubitus ulcer |
| angi- | blood vessel |
| urticaria | hives |
| itchy rash | pruritus |
| wet rash | macerate |
| hypertrichosis | too much hair |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -top- | place |
| horney skin | actinic keratosis |
| ichthyosis | skin is dry and scaly |
| antipuritic | relieves itching |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| myc | fungus |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| pruritus | swollen, raised, itchy areas of the skin |
| eczema | a red, itchy rash that may weep or ooze, then become crusted and scaly |
| acne vulgaris | common acne, inflammation of the skin follicles |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| atopic dermatitis | unusual inflammation of the skin |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation cause by sun exposure |
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