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Med Term Review LN 3
Lesson 3 - Integumentary System & Colors
| Medical Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acr/o/cyan/osis | abnormal condition of blue of the extremities |
| acr/o/dermat/itis | inflammation of the skin of the extremities |
| cutane/ous | pertaining to the skin |
| cyan/osis | abnormal condition of blue |
| derm/al | pertaining to the skin |
| dermat/itis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermat/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies & treats diseases of the skin |
| dermat/o/logy | study of the skin |
| dermat/o/pathy | disease of the skin |
| epi/derm/al | pertaining to upon the skin |
| erythr/o/cyte | red (blood) cell (RBC) |
| erythr/o/derma | red skin |
| hypo/derm/ic | pertaining to under the skin |
| intra/derm/al | pertaining to within the skin |
| leuk/o/cyte | white (blood) cell (WBC) |
| leuk/o/derma | white skin |
| melan/o/derma | black skin |
| melan/oma | black tumor |
| onych/o/myc/osis | abnormal condition of fungus in the nail |
| onych/osis | abnormal condition of the nail |
| onych/o/tomy | incision into the nail |
| per/cutane/ous | pertaining to through the skin |
| sub/cutane/ous | pertaining to under the skin |
| xanth/o/derma | yellow skin |
| xanth/osis | abnormal condition of yellow |
| abscess | localized collection of pus |
| basal cell carcinoma (BCC) | tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin |
| biopsy (Bx) | removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope |
| edema | puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid |
| laceration | torn, ragged-edged wound |
| lesion | any visible change in tissue resulting from injury or disease |
| pressure ulcer (decub) | eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure |
| shingles | development of painful inflamed blisters that follow the nerve routes |
| squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCA) | a malignant growth that developsfrom scalelike epithelial tissue |
| staphylococcus (staph) | bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grapelike clusters |
| streptococcus (strep) | bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains |
| red (blood) cell | RBC |
| white (blood) cell | WBC |
| tumor arising from the outer layer of skin | BCC (basal cell carcinoma) |
| removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope | Bx (biopsy) |
| eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure | decub (pressure ulcer) |
| a malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue | SqCCA (squamous cell carcinoma) |
| bacteria that grows in a pattern resembling grapelike clusters | staph (staphylococcus) |
| bacteria that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains | strep (streptococcus) |
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