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MedTerm Quiz 4
Integumentary System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Albin/o | White |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Cry/o | Cold |
| Cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| Cyan/o | Blue |
| diaphor/o | profuse sweating |
| electr/o | electricity |
| erythro/o | red |
| kerat/o | hard,horny (skin) |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| necr/o | death of tissue |
| onych/o | nail |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard |
| seb/o | oil |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xer/o | dry |
| -derma | skin |
| -opsy | veiw of |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| pathogens | disease causing organisms |
| sensory reciptors | detect temperature, pain, touch and pressure |
| Fluids are produced in what two glands | subaceous and sweat |
| Sweat glands | help he body to maintain it's internal temperature by creating sweat which helps the body to cool |
| Subaceous glands | produce oil which lubricates the skins surface. |
| Epidermis | thin outer membrane of the skin |
| Dermis | middle fibrous connective tissue layer of the skin |
| subcutaneous layer | inner most layer of the skin containing the fatty tissue |
| Basal layer | deepest layer within the epidermis where the cells grow and multiply |
| keratin | hard protein |
| karatinized cells | allow the skin to act as an effective barrier to infection and make the skin waterproof |
| melanocytes | specialized cells that produce the black pigment melanin |
| melanin | black pigment |
| Contained in the Dermis layer of the skin | hair follicles, sweat glands, subaceous glands, blood cessels, lymph vessels,sensory recptors, nerve fibers and muscle fibers |
| Subcutaneous level | hypodermis |
| lipocytes | fat cells |
| sebum | oil from the subaceous glands |
| Subcutaneous | pertaining to under the skin |
| epidermal | pertaining to upon the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to under the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to within the skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist | specialist in skin |
| dermatosis | condition of the skin |
| dermatopathy | skin disease |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repain of the skin |
| lipectomy | removal of fat |
| lipoma | fatty mass |
| melanoma | black tumor |
| melanocyte | black cell |
| necrosis | abnormal condition of dead tissue |
| onychectomy | removal of the nail |
| onychomalacia | softening of the nails |
| pyogenic | pus forming |
| seborrhea | oily discharge |
| ungual | pertaining to the nails |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| pyoderma | pus skin |
| scleroderma | hard skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| abrasion | scraping away of the skin |
| contusion | injury caused by a blow to the body |
| cyanosis | bluish tint to the skin |
| dermatology | branch of medicine that diagnoses and treats conditions and diseases of the integumentary system |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| ecchymosis | bruise |
| erythema | redness of the skin |
| eschar | thick layer of dead skin that forms over a deep burn area |
| hirsutism | excessive hair growth |
| keloid | thickened hypertrophic scar |
| keratosis | skin condition involving an overgrowth |
| lesion | term for a wound, injury or abnormality |
| nevus | mole |
| pallor | paleness of the skin |
| petechiae | pinpoint purple or red spons from a minute hemorrhages |
| pruritus | severe itching |
| purpura | hemorrhages into the skin due to fragile blood vessels |
| purulent | containing pus |
| hemangioma | collection of dialated blood vessels |
| urticaria | hives |
| verruca | warts |
| cyst | fluid filled sac |
| fissure | crack-like grove in the skin |
| pustule | containing pus |
| ulcer | open sore int he skin |
| abcess | a collection of pus |
| acne | inflammation in the sebaceous gland |
| albinism | a genetic condition in which the body is unable to make melanin |
| cellulitis | acute infection and inflammation in the connective tissue in the skin |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore or open sore over bony prominences |
| eczema | superficial dermatitis |
| gangrene | tissue necrosis |
| impetigo | highly infectious bacterial infection of the skin |
| malignant melanoma | skin cancer |
| pediculosis | lice |
| psoriasis | chronic inflammation of the skin causing silvery scale |
| scabies | egg laying mites |
| systemic lupus erythematosus | chronic disease of the connective tissue |
| tinea and tinea capitis | ring worm |
| varicella | chickenpox |
| alopecia | absence or loss of hair |
| paronychai | infection around the nail |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity- test that grows bacteria in order to identify and treat it |
| BX | biopsy- a piece of tissue is removed to examine it under a microscope |
| FS | Frozen section- peice of tissue is cut from a frozen specimen |
| Dermatone | instrument used to cut the skin |
| SG | Skin graft- transfer of skin grom a normal area to cover another site. |
| cryosurgery | extreme cold to freeze and destroy tissue |
| curettage | removal of lesions with a curette |
| curette | surgical instrument that is shaped like a spoon |
| Debridement | removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue from a wound |
| I&D | Incision and Drainage- An incesion which is made to drain pus |
| chemabrasion | abrasion using chemicals |
| dermabrasion | abrasion using wire brushes to remove scars, tattoos and scar tissue |
| liposuction | removal of fat via suction |
| anesthetics | applied to the skin to deaden pain |
| antibiotics | kill bacteria |
| antifungals | kill fungi |
| antiparasitics | kill mites and/or lice |
| antiprutitics | reduce severe itching |
| antiseptics | kill bacteria |
| decub | decubitus ulcer |
| Derm | dermatology |
| MM | malignant melanoma |
| SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
| subq | subcutaneous |
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lynette.thorpe
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