CHAPTER 4 Medical Terminology - McGraw Hill 2023
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| adip/o | show 🗑
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| cutan/o | show 🗑
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| dermat/o, derm/o | show 🗑
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| show | sweat
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| ichthy/o | show 🗑
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| show | horny tissue
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| show | fatty
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| show | black, very dark
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| myc/o | show 🗑
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| show | nail
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| pil/o | show 🗑
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| seb/o | show 🗑
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| steat/o | show 🗑
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| trch/o | show 🗑
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| xanth/o | show 🗑
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| show | dry
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| dermatology | show 🗑
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| exudate | show 🗑
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| patch test | show 🗑
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| scratch test | show 🗑
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| show | Test that injects antigen or protein between layers of skin.
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| Mantoux test | show 🗑
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| show | Diagnostic aid in the detection of tuberculosis.
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| TB tine, tine test | show 🗑
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| show | A wound, damage, or injury to the skin.
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| Vascular lesion | show 🗑
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| Macule | show 🗑
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| show | Small area of skin differing in color from the surrounding area.
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| show | Solid elevation on the skin.
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| show | Small knob of tissue.
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| Plaque | show 🗑
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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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| Sessile polyp | show 🗑
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| Tumor | show 🗑
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| show | Itchy patch of raised skin.
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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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| show | Abnormal sac containing fluid.
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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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| Excoriation | show 🗑
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| Fissure | show 🗑
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| Ulcer | show 🗑
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| Decubitus | show 🗑
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| Pressure ulcer, pressure sore | show 🗑
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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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| Autograft | show 🗑
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| show | Skin graft using donor skin from one person to another; homograft.
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| show | Skin graft using donor skin from one person to another; allograft.
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| Heterograft | show 🗑
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| Xenograt | show 🗑
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| Cryosurgery | show 🗑
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| Dermabrasion | show 🗑
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| Cauterized | show 🗑
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| show | Excision of tissue for microscopic examination.
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| Mohs' surgery | show 🗑
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| show | Treatment of cancer that uses chemicals to destroy malignant cells.
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| show | Treatment of cancer that uses ionizing radiation to destroy malignant cells.
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| Ultraviolet light | show 🗑
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| Antihistamines | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that kills or slows the growth of microorganisms.
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| Antiseptics | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that kills or slows the growth of bacteria.
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| Antifungals | show 🗑
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| Anti-inflammatory | show 🗑
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| show | Agent with anti-inflammatory properties.
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| Antipruritics | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that relives pain by blocking nerve sensations.
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| Emollients | show 🗑
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| show | Agent that removes excess oils and impurities from the surface of the skin.
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| Keratolytics | show 🗑
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| show | Agent added to cosmetics to improve the skin's appearance.
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| Abscess | show 🗑
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| Acne | show 🗑
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| Acne vulgaris | show 🗑
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| show | Fatty; relating to fat.
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| show | Rare; congenital condition causing either partial or total lack of pigmentation.
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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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| show | Open hair follicle filled with bacteria and sebum; common in acne; comedo.
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| Burn | show 🗑
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| Callus | show 🗑
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| show | Yeastlike fungus on the skin, caused by Candida; characterized by pruritus, white exudate, peeling, and easy bleeding; examples are thrush and diaper rash.
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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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| show | Severe inflammation of the dermis and subcutaneous portions of the skin, usually caused by an infection that enters the skin through an opening, as a wound; characterized by local heat, redness, pain, and swelling.
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| Ceruminous glands | show 🗑
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| Cherry angioma | show 🗑
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| Chloasma | show 🗑
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| Cicatrix | show 🗑
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| show | Eruption around the mouth or lips; herpes simplex virus Type 1.
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| Collagen | show 🗑
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| show | Open hair follicle filled with bacteria and sebum; common in acne; blackhead.
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| show | Growth of hard skin, usually on the toes.
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| Eczema | show 🗑
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| Emollient | show 🗑
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| Epidermis | show 🗑
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| show | Skin condition with extensive hemorrhages underneath the skin covering a wide area.
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| Rosacea | show 🗑
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| Roseola | show 🗑
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| show | Disease that causes a viral skin rash; German measles.
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| Scabies | show 🗑
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| Scleroderma | show 🗑
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