Ch. 3 Integumentary Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| adip/o | fat |
| alb'o | white |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | scaly |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| onych/o | nail |
| pachy/o | thick |
| pil/o | hair |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| sebace/o | oil |
| seb/o | oil |
| squam/o | scale |
| steat/o | fat |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xantho/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| abrasion | scraping skin away |
| abscess | localized pus collection |
| acne vulgaris | common acne, inflammed skin follicles |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
| adipocele | hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin looking white |
| albino | person w/ albinism |
| allograft/homograft | skin transplant taken from another memberof patients species homo=same allo=from another |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anesthetic | drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| antibiotic | drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms |
| antihistamine | drug that opposes effects of histamine |
| antipruritic | drug relieves itching |
| antiseptic | drug that prevents sepsis/rotting flesh killing microorganisms |
| atopic dermatitis | unusual inflammation of skin |
| autograft | skin tranplant from different part of the body |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cell |
| biopsy | removal of tissue to examine |
| bulla | large blister |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor |
| cicatrix/cicatrices | scar |
| comedo | hair follicle plugged with sebum (black head/white head) |
| crust | dried substance |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing |
| culture & sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs might respond to it |
| cyanidrosis | blue sweat |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| depigmentation | loss of skin pigmentation |
| dermbrasion | rubbing or scraping away outer surface of skin |
| dermatitis | inflammation of skin |
| dermatoconiosis | skin condition caused by dirt |
| dermatofibroma | fribrous skin tumor |
| dermatolysis | loss of skin |
| dermatomycosis | fungal skin condition |
| dermatoscope | intrument used to look at skin |
| dermatosis | skin conditioin |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| dermoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| dysplastic nevus | mole with bad changes or formation |
| ecchymosis | large bruise |
| eczema | red itchy rash that seeps and oozes then crusty and scaly |
| electrocauterization | using elecetricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy by drying it |
| epidermal | pertaining to skin |
| epidermal tumor | tumore on the skin |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythrocyanosis | red or blus skin discoloration |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out) |
| excoriation | scratch |
| fissure | crack in skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| heterograft/xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat glands |
| diradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| hidropoiesis | formation of sweat |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hyperkeratosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| hyperpigmentation | excessive pigment in the skin |
| hypodermia | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| hypohydrosis | diminished sweating |
| hypomelanosis | diminished melanin |
| hypopigmentation | diminished pigment in skin |
| ichthyosis | condition in the skin that is dry and scaly resembling fish skills |
| impetigo | contagious bacterial infection of skin |
| incision & drainage I&D | to cutinto a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into) |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| lipsuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| macerate | to soften skin |
| macule | small flat discolored area (freckle) |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | harmful new formation of skin tissue |
| malignant melanoma | harmful tumor of melanin cell |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis | fungus condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| nevus | a mole |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| onychectomy | remove a nail |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nail |
| onychodystrophy | poor nourishment of the nail |
| onyycholysis | loss of a nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of the nail |
| onychomycosis | fungal condition of the nail |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| onychophagia | eating/biting nail |
| onychotomy | incision into a nail |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| papule | solid mass |
| paronychia | condition of tissue around nail |
| patch/vitiligo | larger flat discolored area |
| percutaneous | pertaining through the skin |
| petechia | small bruis |
| plaque | solid mass on the skins surface |
| postpartum alopecia | baldness experiences after pregnancy |
| pruritus | swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| pustule | pus fille dblister |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| sclerodermatitis | inflammation of skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| scleronychia | thickening an dhardening of the nail |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammatio of skin bc of sebum/discharge of oil |
| spider angioma/talangiectasia | overexpansion of blodd vessel |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| steatoma | fatty tumor |
| transdermal | pertaining to through the skin |
| trichomycosis | fungal condition of hair |
| tumor | large solid mass |
| ulcer | sore |
| vascular lesion | wounds related to blood vessels |
| verruca | wart |
| vesicle | small blister |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| xanthoma | yellow tumr |
| xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
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