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 |