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medical terms
spelling from chabner chapter 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is subungual? | Pertaining to below the nail |
| what is epidermis? | a thin cellular memebrane containing keratin |
| what is dermis? | a dense fibrous connective tissue layer containing collagen (middle layer of skin) |
| what is collagen? | is a frbrous protein material found in the bone, cartilage, tendon, ligaments and skin. |
| what is Stratum corneum? | outer most layer of the epidermis |
| what is the lunula? | the half-moon shaped white part at the base of the nail |
| what is keratin? | hard protein found in the epidermis, hair and nails |
| what is bullae? | large blisters |
| what is xanthoma? | nodules that develope under the skin owing to excessive lipids deposits and can be associated with high cholesteral levels |
| what is ichthyosis? | usually a hereditary condition in which the skin is dry, rough, and scaly because of a defect in keratinization |
| what is causalgia? | intensely unpleasant burning sensation in the skin and muscles when there is damage to nerves |
| what is diaphoresis? | profuse sweating |
| what is phoresis? | sweating |
| what is albinism? | state in which melanin is not forming in the body |
| what is keloid? | hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision |
| what is exanthematous? | rash of the skin due to viral infection |
| what is scabie? | contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus |
| what is pruritus? | itching |
| what is nevus? | pigmented lesions of the skin |
| what is leukoplakia? | white, thickened patches on the mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek |
| what is punch biopsy? | a surgical instrument removes the core of tissue by rotation of its sharp, circular edge |
| what is patch? | its a test in whic an allergen treated piece of gauze is applied to the skin. if the affected are turnes red or swollen, the results are positive |
| what is scratch? | its a test where several scratches are made on the skin and a minimum amount of the test material is added to the scratches |
| what is the combining form adip/o? | fat |
| what is the combining form albin/o? | white |
| what is the combining form caus/o? | burn, burning |
| what is the combining form cauter/o? | heat, burn |
| what is the combining form cutane/o? | skin |
| what is the combining form derm/o? | skin |
| what is the combining form dermat/o? | skin |
| what is the combining form diaphor/o? | profuse sweating |
| what is the combining form erythem/o? | redness |
| what is the combining form erythemat/o? | redness |
| what is the combining form hidr/o? | sweat |
| what is the combining form ichthy/o? | scaly, dry |
| what is the combining form kerat/o? | hard, horny tissue |
| what is the combining form leuk/o? | white |
| what is the combining form lip/o? | fat |
| what is the combining form melan/o? | black |
| what is the combining form myc/o? | fungus |
| what is the combining form onych/o? | nail |
| what is the combining form phyt/o? | plant |
| what is the combining form pil/o? | hair, hair follicle |
| what is the combining form py/o? | pus |
| what is the combining form rhythid/o? | wrinkle |
| what is the combining form seb/o? | sebum |
| what is the combining form squam/o? | scale like |
| what is the combining form steat/o? | fat |
| what is the combining form trich/o? | hair |
| what is the combining form ungu/o? | nail |
| what is the combining form xanth/o? | yellow |
| what is the combining form xer/o? | dry |
| what is the combining form chlor/o? | green |
| what is the combining form erythr/o? | red |
| what is the combining form anthrac/o? | black |
| what is the combining form jaund/o? | yellow |
| what is the combining form lute/o? | yellow |
| what is the abbreviation bx? | biopsy |
| what is the abbreviations ABCDE? | asymmetry, border, color, diameter and evolution (chracteristics associated with melanoma) |
| what is the abbreviation DLE? | discoid lupus erythematosus |
| what is the abbreviation PPD? | purified protein derivative |
| what is the abbreviation PUVA? | psoralen-ultraviolet A light therapy |
| what is the abbreviation SLE? | systemic lups erythematosus |
| what is the abbreviation sc? | subcutaneous |
| what is the suffix -algia? | pain |
| what is the suffix -esis? | condition |
| what is the suffix -lysis? | breakdown, destruction |
| what is the suffix -ose? | sugar |
| what is the suffix -ous? | pertaining to |
| what is the suffix -plakia? | plaque |
| what is the suffix -plasty? | surgical repair |
| what is the suffix -rrhea? | flow, discharge |
| what is sebum? | its is an oily sustance that is secreted from the body to that lubricates the skin and hairs |
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