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Chapter 3 The Integumentary System

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Definition
epidermis   The outermost layer of skin.  
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dermis    
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o   fat  
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermato/o   skin  
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hair   pil/o, trich/o  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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squam   scale  
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onych/o, ungu/0   nail  
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seb/o, sebace/o   oil  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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kerat/o   hard, horny  
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xer/o   dry  
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xanth/o   yello  
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erythr/o   erythroderma  
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leuk/o, alb/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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abrasion   scraping away of skin  
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albinism   lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white  
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albino   a person afflicted with albinism  
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alopecia   baldness  
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anhidrosis   lack of sweating  
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comedo   a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head)  
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depigmentation   loss of pigmentation  
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dermatalgia   skin pain  
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dermatolysis   loose skin  
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erythema   redness  
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hidropolesis   the formation of sweat  
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leukoderma   white skin  
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macerate   to soften the skin  
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onychophagia   eating or biting the nails  
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pruritus   an itch or itching  
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rhytidermia   wrinkled skin  
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sebopolesis   formation of oil (sebum)  
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seborrhea   discharge of oil (sebum)  
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trichomegally   abnormally thick hair  
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urticaria   swollen raised itchy areas of the skin  
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xanthoderma   yellow skin  
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xeroderma   dry skin  
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xerosis   condition of dryness  
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macule, macula   small, flat discolored area  
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patch (vitiligo)   large, flat, discolored area  
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papule   a small solid mass  
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plaque   a solid mass on the surface of the skin  
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nodule   a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin  
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tumor   a larger solid mass  
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vesicle   a smaller blister  
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bulla   Latin for "bubble"  
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pustule   a pus-filled blister  
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abscess   a localized collection of pus in the body  
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erosion   loss of skin  
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ulcer   a sore  
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excoriation   a scratch  
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fissure   a crack in the skin  
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scale   skin flaking off  
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crust   a dry substance on the skin  
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vascular lesion   wounds related to to blood vessels  
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cherry angioma   a small blood vessel tumor  
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telangiectasia (spider angioma)   the over expansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called spider angioma because of the way it looks on the skin  
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petechia   a small bruise  
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ecchymosis   a large bruise  
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cicatrix   scar  
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keloid   overgrowth of scar tissue  
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epidermal tumors   tumors on the skin  
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nevus   mole  
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dysplastic nevus   a mole with bad changes/formations (often precancerous)  
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verruca   wart  
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Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)   growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to  
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biopsy   removal of tissue in order to examine it  
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excisional biopsy   removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out)  
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incisional biopsy   removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)  
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dermatoscope   instrument used to look at the skin  
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dermatoscopy   procedure for looking at the skin  
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adipocele   a hernia filled with fatty tissue  
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dermatofibroma   a fibrous skin tissue  
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erythrocynosis   a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin  
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keratogenic   causing horny tissue development  
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keratosis   horny tissue condition  
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necrosis   tissue death  
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onychia   a nail condition  
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onychocryptosis   ingrown nail  
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onycholysis   a loss of a nail  
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pachyderma   tough skin  
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steatoma   a fatty tumor  
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xanthoma   a yellow tumor  
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decubitus ulcer   bed sore  
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dermatosis   skin condition  
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dermopathy   skin disease  
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atopic dermatitis   a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching  
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hypertrichosis   excessive growth of hair  
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ichthyosis   a condition in the skin; it is dry and scaly resembling fish scales  
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postpartum alopecia   baldness experienced by women after pregnancy  
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psoriasis   a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin  
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sclerodermatitis   inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening  
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scleronychia   thickening and hardening of the nails  
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xanthosis   yellowing of the skin  
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actinic keratosis   horny skin condition caused by sun exposure  
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basal cell carcinoma   cancerous tumor of basal skin cells  
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hidradenoma   tumor of the sweat gland  
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malignant cutaneous neospasm   a harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer)  
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malignant melanoma   a harmful tumor of melanin cells  
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squamous cell carcinoma   cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells  
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acne vulgaris   inflammation of the skin follicles (acne)  
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impetigo   a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin  
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mycodermatitis   inflammation of the skin caused by fungus  
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mycosis   a fungal condition  
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onychodystrophy   pour nourishment (and development) of the nail  
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tinea   a fungal condition often called "ringworm" due to its circular appearance  
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trichomycosis   a fungal condition of the hair  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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seborrheic dermatitis   inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)  
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steatitis   inflammation of fat tissue  
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anesthetic   a drug that temporarily blocks sensation  
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antibiotic   a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms  
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antihistamine   a drug that opposes the effects of histamine  
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antipruritic   a drug that prevents or relieves itching  
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antiseptic   a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms  
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hypodermic   pertaining to beneath the skin  
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intradermal   pertaining to inside the skin  
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percutaneous   pertaining to through the skin  
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subcutaneous   pertaining to beneath the skin  
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topical   applied directly to the skin  
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transdermal   pertaining to though the skin  
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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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cryosurgery   destruction of tissue through freezing  
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dermabrasion   rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin  
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electrocauterization   using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it  
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electrodesiccation   using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it  
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Incision and Drainage (I & D)   to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain  
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lipectomy   removal of fatty tissue  
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liposuction   removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum  
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autograft   skin transplant taken from a different place on a patient's body  
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homograft (allograft)   skin transplant taken from another member of the patient's species  
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heterograft   skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's  
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xenograft   skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients  
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ABCDE   asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving  
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Bx   biopsy  
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C & S   Culture and Sensitivity  
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derm   dermatology  
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ID   Intradermal  
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SC   Subcutaneous  
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SQ or Subq   Subcutaneous  
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