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Chp 4 Integumentary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Intergumentary system: | part of the immune system, include skin, hair, and nails |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty - repair of a coronary artery w/ a catheter inserted through the skin and through the lumen of a blood vessel |
| lumen | inside diameter of a vessel, duct, or tube |
| subcutaneuous | (subQ, subcu) pertaining to under the skin, AKA hypodermis |
| dermatologist | specialist in the study of the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin AKA cellulitis |
| dermatome | instrument used to cut skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to the outer layer of skin AKA epidermis |
| erythroderma | abnormal red skin color AKA erythema, erythematous, rubeosis |
| ID | intradermal - pertaining to within the skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| dermatoconiosis | abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust |
| dermatoautoplasty | surgical repair of the skin with self (own skin) |
| dermatoheteroplasty | surgical repair using another's skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| pachyderma | thick skin |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin AKA jaundice or icterus |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| onychocryptosis | abnormal condition of an ingrown nail |
| onychomycosis | a condition of nail softening |
| onychomycosis | abnormal condition of nails caused by fungus |
| onychetomy | excision of a nail |
| onychophagia | condition of nail biting |
| paronychia | condition of inflammation adjacent to a nail |
| ungual | pertaining to a nail |
| seb/o | sebum (oil) |
| seborrhea | excessive flow of sebum (oil) |
| trich/o | hair |
| trichomycosis | abnormal condition of fungus in the hair (axillary) |
| trichomonas | STD |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| adipose | pertaining to fat tissue |
| -ose | sugar (gluclose, sucrose, dextrose, lactose, fructose, maltose) |
| lipoid | resembling fat |
| steatoma | fatty tumor or mass |
| rhytidectomy | excision of wrinkles |
| rhytidoplasty | excision of wrinkles AKA face lift |
| Botox | botulism toxin injected to treat facial wrinkles |
| debridement | (debride) removal of necrotic tissue and / or foreign matter |
| disseminate | (dissemination) to scatter over a considerable area |
| pruritus | (pruritic) itching |
| pediculosis | lice (louse) |
| nits | lice ova |
| scabies | skin infection caused by the itch mite |
| sudoriferous glands | glands that produce sweat |
| sudoriferous pores | where sweat is released through ossa |
| diaphoresis | (diaphoretic) profuse sweating |
| Iodoform gauze | a product name for wound packing |
| Penrose drain | product name for a wound drain |
| dehiscence | bursting open of a surgical abdominal wund |
| evisceration | (eviscerate)spilling out of abdominal contents due to dehiscence |
| lesion | any pathological change in structure or function |
| alopecia | hair loss (baldness) |
| antineoplastic medications | chemotherapy; causes alopecia |
| cicatrix | (cicatrices) scars |
| keloid | a hypertrophied scar associated with surgery and 3rd degree burns |
| ulcer | an erosion of the skin or mucous membranes |
| decubitus ulcer | bedore or pressure ulcer, commonly occur on bony prominences |
| bony promineces include: | coccyx, calcanei (heel bone), olecranons (elbows), scapulae, pelvic bones (ilia, ischia), occipital bone, patellas |
| edema | (edematous) tissue swelling (accumulation of fluid) |
| pitting edema | excessive edem a causing pitting after light palpation |
| leukoplakia | white patches on oral mucous membranes, associated with pre-malignant condition |
| macule | flat, usually erythmatous lesion |
| papule | raised lesion |
| nodule | larger papule |
| vesicle | clear liqued filled papule |
| vesicle AKA | blister, bulla, bleb |
| pustule | papule filled with pus |
| abscess | collection of pus |
| acne | inflammatory papular and pustular eruptions caused by clogging of sebaceous glands AKA pimples or zits |
| comedo | whiteheads or blackheads |
| furnucle | a boil |
| carbuncle | cluster of furuncles |
| ecchymosis | black and blue mark AKA bruise, hematoma, or contusion |
| petechiae | pin point skin hemorrhages |
| purpura | combination of ecchymosis and petechiae |
| verruca | warts |
| abrasion | mechanical superficial damage to the skin AKA scrape |
| excoriation | chemical superficial damage to the skin |
| urtucarua | hives AKA wheals |
| cyst | a thickening or lump |
| induration | abnormal hard spot |
| tinea | fungus |
| inea corporis | ringworm |
| fissure | crack or groove caused by tinea pedis |
| laceration | rissue that is cut, torn, or ripped |
| avulsion | tearing away any part of the body away from the whole |
| psoriasis | erythematous lesions with silvery white scales |
| pallor | paleness |
| albinism | congenital absence of skin pigmentation (melanin) |
| vitiligo | localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk white patches |
| cyanosis | abnormal blueish coloration, usually a sign of hypoxia or hypothermia |
| ichtyosis | dry scaly skin |
| crustations | scabs |
| callus | hypertrophied skin |
| impetigo | vesicular and pustular bacterial skin disease |
| neoplasm or neoplasia | new growth, associated with cancer |
| nevus | mole/birthmark |
| melanoma | black tumor, malignant neoplasm |
| I+D | incision and drainage performed on an absess |
| FS | frozen section, type of Bx |
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RBarnes86
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