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Lang of Med. Ch 16
Language of Medicine, Chapter 16 - Cancer Medicine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paronychia | infection of nail bed |
| pilosebaceous | pretaining to hair and sebaceous gland |
| wheal | smooth slightly elevated, swollen area, hive |
| verruca | wart |
| callus | increased growth of an epidermis due to pressure |
| a type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is an | squamous cell |
| Xer/o means: | Dry |
| Profuse sweating: | Diaphoresis |
| Fungal infection: | Trichomycosis |
| A Wheal is a: | Hive |
| Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma: | Dysplastic Nevi |
| Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silver gray scales covering in red patches in skin: | Psoriasis |
| A dermatomycosis: | Tinea |
| Connective tissue in the skin hardens: | Scleroderma |
| Red, round wheals (hives): | Urticaria |
| Inflammatory skin disease: | Eczema |
| Correct Spelling: | Xanthoma |
| Correct Spelling: | Dermatophytosis |
| Correct Spelling: | Callus |
| Correct Spelling: | Tinea |
| Causalgia | Intensely unpleasant burning sensation in skin |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Seborrheic Dermatitis | Inflammation of skin with yellow or brown-gray greasy scales (dandruff) |
| Paronychia | Inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail |
| Xeroderma | Dry Skin |
| Gangerene | Necrosis of skin tissue resulting rom ischemia |
| Impetigo | Contagious, infectious pyoderma |
| Psoriasis | Chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silver gray scales covering red patches on the skin |
| Malignant Melanoma | Cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes |
| Eczema | Chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions |
| Dermis | The middle layer of the skin |
| Tinea | Fungal infection of the skin |
| Epithelium | Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body |
| Albino | Person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin) |
| Cuticle | Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate |
| Fungal infection of hands and feet | dermatoMYCOSIS |
| Abnormal condition of lack of sweat | anHIDROSIS |
| Loosening of the epidermis | epidermoLYSIS |
| Abnormal condition of nail fungus | onychoMYCOSIS |
| Blackhead | COMEDO |
| Small, pinpoint hemorrhages | Petechia or Petechiae |
| White patches on mucous membrane of tongue or cheek | leukoPLAKIA |
| Characterized by a rash | exANTHEMATOUS |
| Colored pigmentation of the skin (mole) | nEVUS |
| Loosening of the epidermis | epidermoLYSIS |
| Fungal infection of the skin | TINEa |
| caus/o | burn, burning |
| cutane/o | skin |
| onych/o | nail |
| black | melan/o |
| dry | xer/o |
| -ous | pretaining to |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| The procedure in which thin layers of malignant growth are removed and each is microscopically analyzed is | Moh's surgery |
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