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Integumentary System

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avascular   pertaining to a type of tissue that does not have blood vessels  
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cutaneous   pertaining to the skin  
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dermis   deeper layer of the skin, composed of nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and sebaceous and sudoriferous glands  
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epidermis   outer protective layer of skin that covers the body and does not have a blood or nerve supply  
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lesion   wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue  
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sebaceous   pertaining to sebum, an oily fatty substance secreted by these glands  
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subcutaneous   pertaining to under the skin  
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sudoriferous   pertaining to or producing sweat  
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systemic   pertaining to a system or the whole body rather than a localized are  
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therapeutic   pertaining to a treatment, remediating, or curing a disorder or disease  
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vascular   pertaining to or containing blood vessels  
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adip/o   fat  
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lip/o   fat  
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steat/o   fat  
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cutane/o   skin  
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dermat/o   sking  
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derm/o   skin  
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cyan/o   blue  
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erythem/o   red  
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erythemat/o   red  
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erythr/o   red  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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sudor/o   sweat  
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ichthyl/o   dry, scaly  
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kerta/o   horny tissue; hard cornea  
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melan/o   back  
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myc/o   fungus  
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onych/o   nail  
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pil/o   hair  
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trich/o   hair  
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scler/o   hardening, sclera (white of eye)  
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seb/o   sebum, sebaceous  
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squam/o   scale  
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therm/o   heat  
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xer/o   dry  
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-cyte   cell  
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-derma   skin  
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-phoresis   carrying, transmission  
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hyper-   excessive, above, normal  
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abrasion   scraping or rubbing away of a surface, such as skin, by friction  
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abscess   localized collection of pus at the infection site (staphylococcal infection)  
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furuncle   abscess that originates in a hair follicle (boil)  
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carbuncle   cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue  
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acne   inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of skin. Marked by comedos (blackheads), papules, and pustules (small skin lesion with purulent material)  
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alopecia   absence or loss of hair, especially on the head (baldness)  
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burn   tissue injury with contact with thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agent  
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first degree burn (superficial)   mild burn. Affects dermis. characterized by redness and pain with no blistering or scar formation  
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second degree burn (partial thickness)   burn affects epidermis and part of the dermis, characterized by blistering, larger bullae, pain, redness. with little or no scarring  
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third degree (full thickness)   severe burn characterized by destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, leaves skin charred black or dry white. also insensitive to touch  
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cacinoma   uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body. (malignant cells)  
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melanoma   malignant tumor, originates in melanocytes, considered most dangerous type of skin change, can be fatal  
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comedo   discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin (blackhead)  
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cyst   closed sac or pouch in or under the skin, with a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material  
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pilonidal cyst   growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening of the skin  
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sebaceous cyst   cyst filled with sebum (fatty material from sebaceous gland)  
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eczema   redness of skin, caused by swelling capillaries  
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gangrene   death of tissue, usually from loss of blood supply  
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hemorrhage   external or internal loss of large amounts of blood in a short period  
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contusion   hemorrhage of any size under the skin, where the skin is not broken (bruise)  
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ecchymosis   skin discoloration, large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow (bruise(  
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petechia   minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin that is a smaller version of an ecchymosis  
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hematoma   elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma  
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hirsutism   excessive hair growth in unusual places, especially in women. due to hypersecretion of testosterone  
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ichthyosis   genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly, resembling fish skin due to a defect in keratinization  
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impetigo   bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture  
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keloid   overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of skin surgery due to excessive collagen formation during healing process  
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psoriasis   chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales  
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scabies   contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite  
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skin lesions   areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal disease  
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tinea   fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected (ringworm=athlete's foot=tinea pedis)  
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ulcer   skin lesion or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissues  
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pressure ulcer   skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, in people who are bedridden (bedsore, decubitus ulcer)  
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urticaria   allergic reaction in skin characterized by pale red elevated patches, irruption, intensely itchy (wheals, hives)  
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verruca   rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus (wart)  
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vesicle   small blister-like elevation on the skin containing clear fluid. large ones are called bullae  
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vitiligo   localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches (leukoderma)  
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wheal   smooth, slightly elevated skin that is white in the center with a pale red, periphery (hives if itchy)  
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biopsy (bx)   removing small piece of tissue from an organ for microscopic examination, to confirm a diagnosis or to follow the course of a disease  
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skin test   test when a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied/injected into the skin to determine the patient's sensitivity to it  
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cryosurgery   subfreezing temperature, used with liquid nitrogen to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as cancer or infected tissue  
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debridement   removing foreign material, damaged tissue, or cellular debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing  
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fulguration   tissue destroyed by means of high-frequency electric current (electrodesiccation)  
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incision and drainage (I&D)   incision of a lesion, like abscess, followed by draining its contents  
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Mohs surgery   (surgical procedure) used to treat skin neoplasms, tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer by layer for microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed  
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skin graft   (surgical procedure) used to transplant healthy tissue by applying to an injured site  
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allograft   transplanting healthy tissue from one person to another person (homograft)  
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autograft   transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual  
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synthetic   transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern  
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xenograft   transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human (heterograft)  
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skin resurfacing   procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos, improves skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals, abrasion, or laser  
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chemical peel   using chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses as well as for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face (chemabrasion)  
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cutaneous laser   any laser treatment employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery  
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dermabraion   removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer  
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antibiotics   kill bacteria that cause skin infection  
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antifungals   kill fungi that infect the skin  
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antipruritics   reduce severe itching  
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corticosteroids   anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation  
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basal cell carinoma   most common type of nonmelanoma skin cancer. a cancerous tumor (malignancy) of the basal layer of the epidermis (hair follicles). caused by overexposure to sunlight  
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electrodessication, cryosurgery, radiation therapy   treatments for basal cell carcinoma  
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squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)   2nd more common form of nonmelanoma skin cancer. due to prolonged UV radiation exposure  
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CA   cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest  
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Derm   dermatology  
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FH   family history  
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IM   intramuscular  
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IMP   impression (diagnosis)  
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PE   physical examination, pulmonary embolism, pressure-equalizing (tube)  
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subcu Sub-Q subQ   subcutaneous (injection)  
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WBC   white blood count  
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dermatologists   specialists focus on diseases of skin and relationship of lesions to a systematic diseases  
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integumentary   covering, skin  
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basal cell carcinoma   most common nonmelanoma skin cancer. cancerous tumor of the basal layer of the epidermis/hair follicles, metastasize  
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malignancy   cancerous tumor  
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metastasize   spread to other parts of the body  
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treatments of basal cell carcinoma   excision, curettage, electrodessication, cryosurgery, radiation therapy  
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squamous cell carcinoma   2nd most common form of nonmelanoma skin cancer. can cause serious implications. from prolonged UV exposure  
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