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MT Integuement
Medical Terminology Chapter 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adipo | fat |
| lipo | fat |
| axillo | armpit |
| bacterio | bacteria |
| erythemato | redness |
| folliculo | follicle |
| icthyo | fish |
| kerato | horny |
| onycho | nail |
| unguo | nail |
| pilo | hair |
| tricho | hair |
| sebo | sebum |
| sepso | infection |
| septo | infetion |
| xero | dry |
| cidal | killing |
| static | keeping stationary |
| lesion | any visible localized abnomality of the skin |
| nodule | raised area of underlying skin, solid lesion |
| cyst | raised area of underlying skin filled with fluid |
| macule | small nonraised dark patches |
| papules | elevated large patches |
| plaque | elevated large patches |
| vesicle | blister smaller than 1cm |
| bullae | blister larger than 1cm |
| pustules | blisters filled with cloudy fluid |
| wheals | elevated and irregular shaped lesions |
| fissure | linear cracks in the epidermis |
| ulcer | deep, irregular erosion that extend into the dermis |
| keloid | excessive overgrowth of scar tissue |
| laceration | torn, jagged would |
| incision | smooth-edged would |
| contusion | bruise |
| abrasion | skin is rubbed away by friction |
| abcess | cavity that contains pus caused by an infection |
| albinism | absence of normal pigmentation |
| cellulitis | acute infection of the skin with local heat, redness, pain and swelling |
| contact dermatitis | skin rash from exposure to an irritant causing an allergic response |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| discoid lupus erythematosus | chronic disorder of the skin with scaly lesions |
| furuncle | infection of a hair follicle |
| hypopigmentation | lack of skin color |
| ichthyosis | skin that is dry and scaly |
| lipoma | benign tumor of fat cells |
| malignant melanoma | skin cancer originating with melanocytes |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation due to fungus |
| necrosis | death of tissue |
| onychmycosis | fungal infection of the nails |
| pediculosis | lice |
| petechiae | tiny purple or red spots on the skin due to hemorrhage |
| psoriasis | chronic skin disorder with red patches covered by scales |
| scabies | dermatitis due to a mite |
| scleroderma | chronic hardening and thickening of the skin |
| urticaria | hives |
| xerosis | excessive dryness |
| acne vulgaris | blackheads, whiteheads and pus-filled lesions |
| hinradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| seborrhea | excessive sebum |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation of the scalp |
| trichosis | abnormal hair condition |
| transdermal | applying a drug to unbroken skin |
| aspiration | withdrawing fluid with a syringe |
| cryosurgery | use of subfreezing temperatures to destroy tissue |
| curettage | scraping material from the surface |
| debridement | removal of foreign tissue from a wound |
| dermabrasion | removal of superficial scars by sandpaper |
| electrolysis | destruction of a substance by passing an electrical current through it |
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