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Ch. 3 Integumentary

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Definition
adip/o   fat  
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alb'o   white  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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cutane/o   skin  
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derm/o   skin  
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erythr/o   red  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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ichthy/o   scaly  
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kerat/o   hard, horny  
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leuk/o   white  
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lip/o   fat  
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melan/o   black  
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onych/o   nail  
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pachy/o   thick  
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pil/o   hair  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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sebace/o   oil  
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seb/o   oil  
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squam/o   scale  
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steat/o   fat  
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trich/o   hair  
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ungu/o   nail  
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xantho/o   yellow  
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xer/o   dry  
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abrasion   scraping skin away  
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abscess   localized pus collection  
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acne vulgaris   common acne, inflammed skin follicles  
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actinic keratosis   horny skin condition caused by sun exposure  
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adipocele   hernia filled with fatty tissue  
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albinism   lack of pigment in skin looking white  
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albino   person w/ albinism  
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allograft/homograft   skin transplant taken from another memberof patients species homo=same allo=from another  
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alopecia   baldness  
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anesthetic   drug that temporarily blocks sensation  
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anhidrosis   lack of sweating  
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antibiotic   drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms  
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antihistamine   drug that opposes effects of histamine  
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antipruritic   drug relieves itching  
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antiseptic   drug that prevents sepsis/rotting flesh killing microorganisms  
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atopic dermatitis   unusual inflammation of skin  
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autograft   skin tranplant from different part of the body  
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basal cell carcinoma   cancerous tumor of basal skin cell  
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biopsy   removal of tissue to examine  
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bulla   large blister  
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chemosurgery   removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals  
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chemotherapy   treatment using chemicals  
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cherry angioma   a small blood vessel tumor  
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cicatrix/cicatrices   scar  
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comedo   hair follicle plugged with sebum (black head/white head)  
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crust   dried substance  
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cryosurgery   destruction of tissue through freezing  
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culture & sensitivity   growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs might respond to it  
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cyanidrosis   blue sweat  
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decubitus ulcer   bed sore  
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depigmentation   loss of skin pigmentation  
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dermbrasion   rubbing or scraping away outer surface of skin  
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dermatitis   inflammation of skin  
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dermatoconiosis   skin condition caused by dirt  
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dermatofibroma   fribrous skin tumor  
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dermatolysis   loss of skin  
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dermatomycosis   fungal skin condition  
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dermatoscope   intrument used to look at skin  
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dermatosis   skin conditioin  
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dermopathy   skin disease  
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dermoscopy   procedure for looking at the skin  
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dysplastic nevus   mole with bad changes or formation  
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ecchymosis   large bruise  
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eczema   red itchy rash that seeps and oozes then crusty and scaly  
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electrocauterization   using elecetricity to destroy tissue by burning it  
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electrodesiccation   using electricity to destroy by drying it  
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epidermal   pertaining to skin  
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epidermal tumor   tumore on the skin  
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erosion   loss of skin  
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erythema   redness  
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erythrocyanosis   red or blus skin discoloration  
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erythroderma   red skin  
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excisional biopsy   removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)  
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excoriation   scratch  
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fissure   crack in skin  
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hemathidrosis   sweating blood  
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heterograft/xenograft   skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient  
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hidradenitis   inflammation of sweat glands  
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diradenoma   tumor of the sweat gland  
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hidropoiesis   formation of sweat  
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hyperhidrosis   excessive sweating  
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hyperkeratosis   excessive growth of horny skin  
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hypermelanosis   excessive melanin in the skin  
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hyperpigmentation   excessive pigment in the skin  
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hypodermia   pertaining to beneath the skin  
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hypohydrosis   diminished sweating  
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hypomelanosis   diminished melanin  
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hypopigmentation   diminished pigment in skin  
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ichthyosis   condition in the skin that is dry and scaly resembling fish skills  
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impetigo   contagious bacterial infection of skin  
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incision & drainage I&D   to cutinto a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain  
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incisional biopsy   removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into)  
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intradermal   pertaining to inside the skin  
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keloid   overgrowth of scar tissue  
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keratogenic   causing horny tissue development  
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keratosis   horny tissue condition  
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leukoderma   white skin  
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lipectomy   removal of fatty tissue  
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lipsuction   removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum  
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macerate   to soften skin  
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macule   small flat discolored area (freckle)  
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malignant cutaneous neoplasm   harmful new formation of skin tissue  
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malignant melanoma   harmful tumor of melanin cell  
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mycodermatitis   inflammation of the skin caused by fungus  
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mycosis   fungus condition  
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necrosis   tissue death  
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nevus   a mole  
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nodule   a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin  
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onychectomy   remove a nail  
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onychia   a nail condition  
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onychocryptosis   ingrown nail  
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onychodystrophy   poor nourishment of the nail  
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onyycholysis   loss of a nail  
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onychomalacia   abnormal softening of the nail  
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onychomycosis   fungal condition of the nail  
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onychopathy   nail disease  
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onychophagia   eating/biting nail  
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onychotomy   incision into a nail  
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pachyderma   tough skin  
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papule   solid mass  
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paronychia   condition of tissue around nail  
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patch/vitiligo   larger flat discolored area  
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percutaneous   pertaining through the skin  
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petechia   small bruis  
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plaque   solid mass on the skins surface  
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postpartum alopecia   baldness experiences after pregnancy  
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pruritus   swollen raised itchy areas of the skin  
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pustule   pus fille dblister  
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rhytidoplasty   reconstruction of wrinkled skin  
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scale   skin flaking off  
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sclerodermatitis   inflammation of skin accompanied by thickening and hardening  
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scleronychia   thickening an dhardening of the nail  
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seborrheic dermatitis   inflammatio of skin bc of sebum/discharge of oil  
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spider angioma/talangiectasia   overexpansion of blodd vessel  
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squamous cell carcinoma   cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells  
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steatitis   inflammation of fat tissue  
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steatoma   fatty tumor  
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transdermal   pertaining to through the skin  
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trichomycosis   fungal condition of hair  
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tumor   large solid mass  
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ulcer   sore  
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vascular lesion   wounds related to blood vessels  
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verruca   wart  
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vesicle   small blister  
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xanthoderma   yellow skin  
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xanthoma   yellow tumr  
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xanthosis   yellowing of the skin  
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xeroderma   dry skin  
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xerosis   condition of dryness  
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