CHAPTER 4 Medical Terminology - McGraw Hill 2023
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| cutan/o | show 🗑
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| dermat/o, derm/o | show 🗑
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| hidr/o | show 🗑
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| show | fish, scaly
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| kerat/o | show 🗑
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| lip/o | show 🗑
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| show | black, very dark
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| myc/o | show 🗑
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| onych/o | show 🗑
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| show | hair
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| seb/o | show 🗑
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| show | fat
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| show | hair
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| show | yellow
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| xer/o | show 🗑
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| dermatology | show 🗑
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| show | Any fluid excreted out of tissue, especially fluid excreted out of an injury to the skin.
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| show | Test for allergic sensitivity in which a small dose of antigen is applied to the skin on a small piece of gauze.
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| show | Test for allergic sensitivity in which a small amount of antigen is scratched onto the surface of the skin.
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| show | Test that injects antigen or protein between layers of skin.
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| show | Test for tuberculosis in which a small dose of tuberculin is injected intradermally with a syringe.
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| show | Diagnostic aid in the detection of tuberculosis.
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| show | Screening test for tuberculosis in which a small dose of tuberculin is injected into a series of sites within a small space with a tine (instrument that punctures the surface of the skin).
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| show | A wound, damage, or injury to the skin.
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| show | Lesion in a blood vessel that shows through the skin.
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| show | Small, flat, noticeable colored spot on the skin.
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| show | Solid elevation on the skin.
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| show | Small knob of tissue.
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| show | Small area of skin differing in color from the surrounding area; buildup of solid material, such as a fatty deposit, on the lining of an artery.
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| show | Bulging mass of tissue that projects outward from the skin surface.
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| show | Polyp that projects upward from a slender stalk.
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| Tumor | show 🗑
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| Wheal | show 🗑
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| Bulla (pl. Bullae) | show 🗑
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| Pustule | show 🗑
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| show | Small, raised sac on the skin containing fluid.
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| Cyst | show 🗑
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| show | Cyst containing hair usually found at the lower end of the spinal column.
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| Sebaceous cyst | show 🗑
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| show | Wearing away of the surface of the skin, especially when caused by friction.
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| show | Injury to the surface of the skin caused by a scratch, abrasion, or burn, usually accompanied by some oozing.
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| Fissure | show 🗑
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| Ulcer | show 🗑
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| show | Chronic ulcer on skin over bony parts that are under constant pressure; pressure sore.
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| show | Chronic ulcer on skin over bony parts that are under constant pressure.
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| Crust | show 🗑
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| Keloid | show 🗑
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| show | Placement of fresh skin over a damaged area.
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| show | Skin graft using skin from one's own body.
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| show | Skin graft using donor skin from one person to another; homograft.
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| Homograft | show 🗑
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| Heterograft | show 🗑
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| show | Skin graft using donor skin from one species to another; heterograft.
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| Cryosurgery | show 🗑
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| show | Removal of wrinkles, scars, tattoo,s and other marks by scraping with brushes or emery papers.
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| Cauterized | show 🗑
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| show | Excision of tissue for microscopic examination.
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| show | After Frederic Edward Mohs, US surgeon; removal of thin layers of malignant tissue until nonmalignant tissue is found.
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| show | Treatment of cancer that uses chemicals to destroy malignant cells.
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| Radiation therapy | show 🗑
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| show | Artificial sunlight used to treat some skin lesions.
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| show | Agent that controls allergic reactions by blocking the effectiveness of histamines in the body.
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| Antibiotics | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms.
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| Antibacterials | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that kills or slows the growth of fungi.
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| show | Agent that relives the symptoms of inflammation.
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| show | Agent that controls itching.
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| Anesthetic | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that smooths or softens skin.
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| show | Agent that removes excess oils and impurities from the surface of the skin.
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| show | Agent added to cosmetics to improve the skin's appearance.
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| show | Localized collection of pus and other exudate; usually accompanied by swelling and redness.
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| show | Inflammatory eruption of the skin; occurring in or near sebaceous glands of the face, neck, shoulders, or upper back.
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| Acne vulgaris | show 🗑
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| show | Fatty; relating to fat.
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| Albinism | show 🗑
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| Alopecia | show 🗑
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| Alopecia areata | show 🗑
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| Basal cell carcinoma | show 🗑
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| show | Excision of tissue for microscopic examination.
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| Birthmark | show 🗑
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| Blackhead | show 🗑
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| show | Damage to the skin caused by exposure to heat, chemicals, electricity, radiation, or other skin irritants.
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| Callus | show 🗑
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| Candidiasis | show 🗑
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| show | Infected area of the skin producing pus and usually accompanied by fever.
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| Cauterize | show 🗑
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| Cellulitis | show 🗑
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| Ceruminous glands | show 🗑
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| show | A dome-shaped vascular lesion that usually occurs in the elderly.
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| Chloasma | show 🗑
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| Cicatrix | show 🗑
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| Cold sore | show 🗑
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| show | Major protein substance that is tough and flexible and that forms connective tissue in the body.
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| Comedo | show 🗑
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| show | Growth of hard skin, usually on the toes.
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| show | Severe inflammatory condition of the skin, usually of unknown cause.
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| Emollient | show 🗑
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| show | Outer portion of the skin containing several strata.
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| Purpura | show 🗑
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| show | Vascular disease that causes blotchy, red patches on the skin, particularly on the nose and cheeks.
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| Roseola | show 🗑
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| show | Disease that causes a viral skin rash; German measles.
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| show | Thickening of the skin caused by an increase in collagen formation.
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