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chapter 16 skin
skin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| middle layer of skin | dermis |
| outer layer of skin | epidermis |
| white patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek are called | leukoplakia |
| fatty mass within a sebaceous gland is called | steatoma |
| pertaining to under the nail | subungual |
| combining form meaning skin | cutane/o |
| fungal infection of hands and feet is called | dermatomycoses |
| surgical repair of the skin | dermoplasty |
| abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin | ichthyosis |
| abnormal condition of lack of sweat | anhidrosis |
| moles that do not form properly and maqy progress to form melanomas are called | dysplastic nevi |
| a surgical procedure to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis | punch biopsy |
| a type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is a | squamous cell |
| layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically during | mohs surgery |
| chronic hardening and shrinking of connective tissue occurs in | scleroderma |
| a wheal is also called a | hive |
| an inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin it can also affect other organs of the body | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| a black pigment found in the epidermis is called | melanin |
| an oily sybstance secreted by sebaceous glands is called | sebum |
| a band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate is | cuticle |
| two skin tests for allergies are | scratch test patch test |
| purulent means | pus filled |
| large blisters | bullae |
| meaning of comedones | blackheads |
| meaning of nevi | moles |
| meaning of alopecia | baldness |
| meaning of pruritus | itching |
| meaning of urticaria | hives |
| meaning of decubitus ulcer | bedsore |
| meaning of verrucae | warts |
| meaning of tinea pedis | athlete's foot |
| ecchymosis | black and blue marks |
| seborrheic dermatitis | dandruff |
| vesicles | blisters |
| exanthem | rash |
| collection of pus in the skin | pyoderma |
| dry skin | xeroderma |
| removal of subcutaneous fat tissue by aspiration is | liposuction |
| necrosis of skin tissue | gangrene |
| circumscribed collection of clear fluid | vesicle |
| smooth slightly elevated edematous area | wheal |
| discolored flat lesion | macule |
| groove or crack like sore | fissure |
| mushroom like growth extending on a stalk | polyp |
| small elevation containing pus | pustule |
| open sore on the skin or mucous membrane | ulcer |
| solid elevation of the skin | papule |
| solid elevated lesion more than 1cm in diameter | nodule |
| collection of dried serum and cellular debris | crust |
| wearing away or loss of epidermal tissue | erosion |
| melan/o | black |
| adip/o | fat |
| squam/o | scale like |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| xer/o | dry |
| trich/o | hair |
| erythem/o | redness |
| albin/o | white |
| ichthy/o | scaly dry |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ungu/o | nail |
| cauter/o | heat burn |
| steat/o | fat |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
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