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Chp 4 Integumentary

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Intergumentary system:   part of the immune system, include skin, hair, and nails  
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cutane/o   skin  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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percutaneous   pertaining to through the skin  
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PTCA   percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty - repair of a coronary artery w/ a catheter inserted through the skin and through the lumen of a blood vessel  
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lumen   inside diameter of a vessel, duct, or tube  
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subcutaneuous   (subQ, subcu) pertaining to under the skin, AKA hypodermis  
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dermatologist   specialist in the study of the skin  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin AKA cellulitis  
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dermatome   instrument used to cut skin  
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epidermal   pertaining to the outer layer of skin AKA epidermis  
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erythroderma   abnormal red skin color AKA erythema, erythematous, rubeosis  
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ID   intradermal - pertaining to within the skin  
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leukoderma   white skin  
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dermatoconiosis   abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust  
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dermatoautoplasty   surgical repair of the skin with self (own skin)  
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dermatoheteroplasty   surgical repair using another's skin  
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xeroderma   dry skin  
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pachyderma   thick skin  
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xanthoderma   yellow skin AKA jaundice or icterus  
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onych/o   nail  
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ungu/o   nail  
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onychocryptosis   abnormal condition of an ingrown nail  
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onychomycosis   a condition of nail softening  
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onychomycosis   abnormal condition of nails caused by fungus  
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onychetomy   excision of a nail  
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onychophagia   condition of nail biting  
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paronychia   condition of inflammation adjacent to a nail  
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ungual   pertaining to a nail  
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seb/o   sebum (oil)  
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seborrhea   excessive flow of sebum (oil)  
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trich/o   hair  
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trichomycosis   abnormal condition of fungus in the hair (axillary)  
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trichomonas   STD  
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adip/o   fat  
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lip/o   fat  
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steat/o   fat  
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adipose   pertaining to fat tissue  
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-ose   sugar (gluclose, sucrose, dextrose, lactose, fructose, maltose)  
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lipoid   resembling fat  
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steatoma   fatty tumor or mass  
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rhytidectomy   excision of wrinkles  
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rhytidoplasty   excision of wrinkles AKA face lift  
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Botox   botulism toxin injected to treat facial wrinkles  
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debridement   (debride) removal of necrotic tissue and / or foreign matter  
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disseminate   (dissemination) to scatter over a considerable area  
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pruritus   (pruritic) itching  
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pediculosis   lice (louse)  
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nits   lice ova  
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scabies   skin infection caused by the itch mite  
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sudoriferous glands   glands that produce sweat  
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sudoriferous pores   where sweat is released through ossa  
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diaphoresis   (diaphoretic) profuse sweating  
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Iodoform gauze   a product name for wound packing  
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Penrose drain   product name for a wound drain  
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dehiscence   bursting open of a surgical abdominal wund  
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evisceration   (eviscerate)spilling out of abdominal contents due to dehiscence  
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lesion   any pathological change in structure or function  
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alopecia   hair loss (baldness)  
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antineoplastic medications   chemotherapy; causes alopecia  
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cicatrix   (cicatrices) scars  
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keloid   a hypertrophied scar associated with surgery and 3rd degree burns  
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ulcer   an erosion of the skin or mucous membranes  
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decubitus ulcer   bedore or pressure ulcer, commonly occur on bony prominences  
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bony promineces include:   coccyx, calcanei (heel bone), olecranons (elbows), scapulae, pelvic bones (ilia, ischia), occipital bone, patellas  
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edema   (edematous) tissue swelling (accumulation of fluid)  
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pitting edema   excessive edem a causing pitting after light palpation  
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leukoplakia   white patches on oral mucous membranes, associated with pre-malignant condition  
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macule   flat, usually erythmatous lesion  
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papule   raised lesion  
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nodule   larger papule  
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vesicle   clear liqued filled papule  
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vesicle AKA   blister, bulla, bleb  
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pustule   papule filled with pus  
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abscess   collection of pus  
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acne   inflammatory papular and pustular eruptions caused by clogging of sebaceous glands AKA pimples or zits  
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comedo   whiteheads or blackheads  
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furnucle   a boil  
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carbuncle   cluster of furuncles  
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ecchymosis   black and blue mark AKA bruise, hematoma, or contusion  
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petechiae   pin point skin hemorrhages  
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purpura   combination of ecchymosis and petechiae  
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verruca   warts  
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abrasion   mechanical superficial damage to the skin AKA scrape  
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excoriation   chemical superficial damage to the skin  
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urtucarua   hives AKA wheals  
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cyst   a thickening or lump  
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induration   abnormal hard spot  
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tinea   fungus  
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inea corporis   ringworm  
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fissure   crack or groove caused by tinea pedis  
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laceration   rissue that is cut, torn, or ripped  
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avulsion   tearing away any part of the body away from the whole  
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psoriasis   erythematous lesions with silvery white scales  
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pallor   paleness  
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albinism   congenital absence of skin pigmentation (melanin)  
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vitiligo   localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk white patches  
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cyanosis   abnormal blueish coloration, usually a sign of hypoxia or hypothermia  
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ichtyosis   dry scaly skin  
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crustations   scabs  
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callus   hypertrophied skin  
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impetigo   vesicular and pustular bacterial skin disease  
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neoplasm or neoplasia   new growth, associated with cancer  
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nevus   mole/birthmark  
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melanoma   black tumor, malignant neoplasm  
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I+D   incision and drainage performed on an absess  
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FS   frozen section, type of Bx  
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