Anatomy chapt. 12
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| bi/o | life
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| derm/o, dermat/o | skin
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| erythr/o | red
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| hirsut/o | hairy, rough
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| kerat/o | horny, hard, cornea
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| lip/o | fat, lipid
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| melan/o | black, dark
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| myc/o | muscle
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| onych/o | fingernail/toenail
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| pedicul/o | louse, lice
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| rhytid/o | wrinkle
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| seb/o | sebum
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| urtic/o | nettle, rash, hives
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| xer/o | dry
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| squamous | scale-like
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| basal layer | the lowest layer of the epidermis
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| melanin | dark brown to black pigment
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| ultraviolet | light that is beyond the visible spectrum at the violent end
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| corium | AKA dermis, is the thick layer of living tissue directly below the epidermis.
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| anticoagulant | prevents blood clotting
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| adipose | fat
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| cellulite | a term sometimes used to describe deposits of dimpled fat.
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| fat cells | AKA lipocytes, are predominant in the subcutaneous layer where they manufacture & store large quantities of fat
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| sudoriferous glands | AKA sweat glands, are tiny, coiled glands found on almost all body surfaces
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| sweat | AKA perspiration, is secreted by sweat glands & is made up of 99% water plus some salt & metabolic waste products.
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| sweating | AKA perspiring, is one way in which the body excretes excess water
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| nail body | is translucent, is closely molded to the surface of the underlying tissues.
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| nail bed | joins the nail body to the underlying connective tissue, nourishes the nail.
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| free edge | is the portion of the nail not attacted to the nail bed, extends beyond the tip of the finger or toe.
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| lunula | little moon
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| cuticle | little skin
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| plastic surgeon | AKA cosmetic surgeon, is a physician who specializes in the surgical restoration & reconstruction of body structures
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| plastic | surgical repair
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| acne | AKA acne vulgaris, is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by pustular eruptions of the skin caused by an overproduction of sebum
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| vulgaris | a Latin term meaning common
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| comedo | a noninfected lesion formed by the buildup of sebum & keratin in a hair follicle
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| seborrhea | overactivity of the sebaceous glands that results in the production of an excessive amount of sebum
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| dandruff | a form of seborrheic dermatitis
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| cradle cap | scalp rash in infants
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| diaphoresis | profuse sweating
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| miliara | AKA heat rash & prickly heat, is an intensely itchy rash caused by blockage of the sweat glands by bacteria & dead cells
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| night sweats | AKA sleep hyperhidrosis, is the occurrence of excessive hyperhidrosis during sleep
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| folliculitis | an inflammation of the hair follicles
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| hirsutism | the presence of excessive body & facial hair in women, usually occuring in a male pattern
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| alopecia | AKA baldness, is the partial or complete loss of hair, most commonly on the scalp
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| areata | occurring in patches
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| capitis | head
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| universalis | total
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| kollonychia | AKA spoon nail, is a malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out like a bowl of a spoon
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| onychia | AKA onychitis, is an inflammation of the matrix of the nail that usually results in the loss of the nail
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