MrsC Med Term 16 Skin
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| adip/o | fat
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| albin/o | white
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| caus/o | burning
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| erythem/o | redness
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| lip/o | fat
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| onych/o | nail
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| trich/o | hair
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| Xer/o | Dry
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| acne | Build-up of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions
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| Albinism | Absence of pigment in skin
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| albinism | Absence of skin pigment
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| Collagen | Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue:
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| comedo | Blackhead
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| Cutane/o | a combining form meaning skin
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| Decubitus ulcer | Bed sore; break in continuity of skin
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| Dermis | Middle layer of skin
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| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating
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| Dysplastic nevi | Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma
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| eczema | Chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesion
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| gangrene | Necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia
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| impetigo | Contagious, infectious pyoderma
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| Keloid | Thickened scar
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| Keratin | A hard protein material found in the epidermis:
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| Leukoplakia | White patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek
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| malignant melanoma | Cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes
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| melanoma | Malignant tumor of pigmented skin cells
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| Mohs surgery | Layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically
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| nevus | Mole
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| Paronychia | Inflammation of the soft tissue around a nail
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| Pruritus | Itching
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| Psoriasis | Chronic recurrent dermatosis with silvery gray scales covering red patches in skin
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| Scleroderma | Connective tissue in the skin hardens; Chronic hardening and shrinking of connective tissue
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| Squamous cell | A type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is a/an:
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| Steatoma | Fatty mass within a sebaceous gland
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| Subungual | Pertaining to under a nail
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| Systemic lupus erythematosus | Inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin; can affect other body organs, with “butterfly” rash on the face
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| Tinea | A dermatomycosis; Fungal skin infection
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| Trichomycosis | Fungal infection
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| urticaria | Red, round wheals (hives)
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