Chapter 16 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
A type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is a	Squamous cell
Dermis	Middle layer of skin
A hard protein material found in the epidermis	Keratin
Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue	Collagen
Xer/o	dry
Pertaining to under a nail	Subungual
What is a combining form meaning skin	cutane/o
absence of pigment in skin	albinism
inflammation of the soft tissue around a nail	paronychia
profuse sweating	diaphoresis
fungal infection	trichomycosis
fatty mass within a sebaceous gland	steatoma
a wheal is a/an	hive
bullae	large blisters
pustule	small abscess
itching	pruritus
keloid	thickened scar
inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin: can affect other organs of the body	Systemic lupus erythematosus
moles that can develop into malignant melanoma	dysplastic nevi
bed sore: break in continuity of skin	decubitus ulcer
chronic recurrent dematosis with silvery gray scales covering red patches in skin	psoriasis
a dermatomycosis	tinea
white patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek	leukoplakia
connective tissue in the skin hardens	scleroderma
layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically	mohs surgery
a fat cell is a	lipocyte
the half-moon shaped white area at the base of a nail is called the	lunula
a structural protein found in skin and connective tissue is	collagen
a black pigment found in the eipidermis	melanin
the deepest region of the epidermis is the	basal layer
the outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells is the	stratum corneum
an oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands is	sebum
the middle layer of the skin is the corium or	dermis
a hard, protein material found in epidermis, hair, and nails is	keratin
a band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate is the	cuticle
the outermost layer of skin	epidermis
profuse sweating	disphoresis
excessive secretion from sebaceous glands	seborrhea
inflammation and swelling of soft tissue around a nail	paronychia
fungal infection of the skin	dermatomycosis
buring sensation (pain) in the skin	causalgia
surigcal repair of the skin	dermatoplasty
pertaining to under the skin	subcutaneous
abnormal condition of lack of sweat	anhidrosis
abnormal condition of proliferation of kerantinized cells	keratosis
abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin	ichthyosis
loosening of the epidermis	epidermolysis
yellow tumor (nodule under the skin)	xanthoma
under the nail	subungual
abnormal condition of nail fungus	onychomycosis
circumscribed collection of clear fluid (blister)	vesicle
smooth, slightly elevated edematous area (hive)	wheal
discolored, flat lesion (freckle)	macule
groove or crack-like sore	fissure
mushroom-like growth extending from the surface of a mucous membrane	polup
circumscribed collection of pus	pustule
closed sac containing fluid or semi-solid material	cyst
open sore of erosion of skin	ulcer
solid elevation of the skin(pimple)	papule
larger than 1 cm solid elevation of the skin	nodule
baldness	alopecia
itching	pruritus
blackhead	comedo
purplish, macular patch	ecchymosis
loss of pigment in skin	vitiligo
small, pinpoint hemorrhages	petechia
contagious parasitic infection with intense pruritus	scabies
white patches on mucous membrane of tongue or cheek	leukoplakia
characterized by a rash	exanthematous viral diseases
colored pigmentation of the skin	nevus
acute, allergic reaction in which hives develop	urticaria
large blisters	bullae
raised, thickened scar	keloid
sac of fluid and hair over the sacral region of the back	pilonidal cyst
chickenpox	varicella
build-up of sebum and keratin in pores of the skin leading to papular and pustular eruptions	acne
fungal skin infection	tinea
chronic harding and shrinking of connective tissue	scleroderma
bedsore	decubitus ulcer
necrosis of skin tissue resulting from ischemia	gangrene
contagious, infectious pyoderma	impetigo
chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by silvery gray scales covering red patches on the skin	psoriasis
cancerous tumor composed of melanocytes	malignant melanoma
widespread inflammatory disease of joints and collagen of the skin with "butterfly" rash on the face	systemic lupus erythematosus (sle)
chronic or acute inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, pustular, or papular lesions	eczema
two skins tests for allergy are	patch and scratch test
a surgical procedue to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis is a	punch biopsy
the procedure in which thin layers of malignant growth are removed and each is microscopically analyzed is	mohs surgery
moles that do not form properly and may progress to form melanomas are called	dysplastic nevi
destruction of tissue by intensely cold temperatures is called	cryosurgery
tumor of fatty tissue	lipoma
half-moon shaped, white area of the base of a nail	lunula
condition of absence of pigment in the skin	albinism
pigment that gives the skin color	melanin
band of eipdermis at the base and side of the nail plate	cuticle
intensely unpleasant buring sensation in skin	causalgia
craping away of skin (to remove tattoos or fine wrinkles)	dermabrasion
pertaining to redness of the skin	erythematous
condition of absence of sweating	anhidrosis
baldness	alopecia
condition of white plaques (spots or patches) on the tongue or cheek	leukoplakia
separation of the nail plate from the nail bed	onycholysis
inflammation of skin with yellow or brown-gray greasy scales (dandruff)	seborrheic dermatitis
pertaining to under a nail	sublungual
inflammation and swelling of the soft tissue around the nail	paronychia
dry skin	xeroderma
pertaining to hair and glands that secrete sebum	pilosebaceous
abnormal condition of thickened area of the epidermis	keratosis
abnormal conditon of a fungal infection of the skin	dermatomyocis
structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue	collagen
infection of the skin caused by a fungus	tinea
increased growth of cells in the horny (keratinized) layer of the eipdermis	callus
hypertrophied, thicken scar that occurs after trauma or surgical incision	keloid
normal scar left by a healed wound	cicatrix
bacterial inflammatory skin disease; a contagious pyoderma	impetigo
papular and pustular eruption of the skin; comedones occur	acne
chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itch, scaly, red patches covered by silvery, gray scales	psoriasis
inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicular lesions; common allergic reaction in children and adults	eczema
loss of pigment in areas of the skin	vitiligo
itching	pruritus
bluish-black marks on the skin caused by hemorrhages into the skin	ecchymosis
large areas of bleeding under the skin	purpura
death of tissue associated with loss of blood supply	gangrene
a small solid elevation of the skin (pimple)	papule
a smooth, slightly elevated, edematous area that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin	wheal
an acute allergic reaction of the skin with hives and itching	urticaria
bedsore	decubitus ulcer
malignant tumor of cells in the eipdermal layer of the skin	basil cell carcinoma
an exanthematous viral disease; german measles	rubella
large vesicles	bullae
pertaining to fat	adipose
the middle layer of the skin;corium	dermis
Layer of skin cells on outer and inner surface on the body	epithelium
Hives	urticaria
Inflammation of soft tissue around the skin	paronychia
fungal infection of the skin	tinea
a black pigment formed by cells in the skin	melanin
a collection of pigmented cells on the skin surface	nevus
hard protein material found in the skin, hair, and nails	keratin
structural protein found in the skin and connective tissue	collagen
loosening of the epidermis	epidermolysis
inflammation of sweat glands	hiradenitis
excessive or profuse sweating	diahoresis
pertaining to under the skin	subcutaneous
a blackhead	comedo
a purplish patch on the skin caused by hemorrhage	ecchymosis
pertaining to hair and oil glands	pilosebaceous
hypertrophied, thickened scar	keloid
fungal infection of the skin	tinea
dried serum and cellular debris	crust
fluid or semisolid filled sac	cyst
wearing away, loss of epidermis	erosion
slit, groove	fissure
discolored, flat	macule
solid, elevated mass, more than 1 cm	nodule
small, solid elevation	papule
growth	polyp
pus-filled	pustule
open sore, erosion	ulcer
clear fluid, blister	vesicle
smooth, slightly elevated, edema	wheal
lays of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body	epithelium
middle layer of the skin	dermis
sac within which each hair grows	hair follicel
person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)	albino
band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate	cuticle
most numerous of sweat-producing glands in the skin	eccrine sweat gland
deepest region of the epidermis: it gives rise to all the epidermal cells	basal layer
large dermal exocrine gland;located in axilla and genitals	apocrine sweat gland
outermost lay of the skin	epidermis
fat cell	lipocyte
tiny opening on the surfce of the skin	pore
oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands	sebum
half-moon shaped, white area at the base of a nail	lunula
soft tissue surround the nail border	paryonychium
arranged in layers	stratified
flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis	squamous epithelium
major skin pigment	melanin
hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails	keratin
intermost layer of the skin, containing fatty tissue	subcutaneous layer
the skin and it accessory structures, such as hair and nails	integumentary system
outer most layer of the epidermis; consisting of flattened keratinized cells	stratum corneum
oil secreting gland in ther dermis; associated with hair follicles	sebaceous gland
adip/o	fat
albin/o	white
caus/o	burn, burning
cutane/o	skin
dermat/o	skin
diaphor/o	profuse sweating
erythem/o	redness
hidr/o	sweat
hydr/o	water
trich/o	hair
onych/o	nail
myc/o	fungus
ungu/o	nail
lip/o	fat
pil/o	hair
py/o	pus
melan/o	black
xer/o	dry
xanth/o	yellow
rhytid/o	wrinkle
ichthy/o	scaly, fish-like
-algia	pain
-derma	skin
-lysis	loosening/destruction
-osis	condition
-ous	pertaining to
-plakia	plaque
-plasty	surgical repair
-rrhea	flow/discharge
chronic recurrent dematosis marked by itchy, scaly, red patches covered by silvery scales	psoriasis
small, solid elevation of the skin	papule
depigmentation in areas of the skin	vitiligo
death of tissue from loss of blood supply	gangrene
innermost layer of the skin (under the skin)	subcutaneous
papular and pustular eruption of the skin	acne
wart	verruca
increased growth of cells in the horny layer of the epidermis due to pressure or friction.	callus
outer layer of the skin	epidermis
white, thicken patches on mcous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek	leukoplakia
a "butterfly" as in SLE	rash
a mushroom-like growth extending on a stalk from the surface of a mucous membrane	polyp
thicken are of the epidermis; actinic and seborrheic are types	keratosis
injuries to tissue caused by heat contact	burn
a contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritus	scabies
bacterial, inflammatory, contagious skin disease charcterized by vesicles and pustules	impetigo
inflammatory skin disease with erythematous, papulovesicula lesions	eczema
a open sore or erosion of the skin	ulcer
study of the skin	dermatology
infection of the skin cuaed by a fungus	tinea
a chronic disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue	scleroderma
tissueis destroyed by the aplication of intensely cold liquid nitrogen	cyrosurgery
colored (pigmented) lesion of the skin: a mole	nevus
an enlarged, thickened scar after trauma or surgery	keloid
which condition is caused by a fungal infection	candidiasis
which condition is a cancerous condition	mycosis fungoides
which condition is caused by a bacterial infection	cellulitis
what is a common location for candidiasis	mouth and genital area
paronychial lesion occur around the	nails
thrush can occur	in the mouth and in the vagina
cellulitis is a nonsuppurative infection. This means	is is not purulent
edematous skin means	swollen tissue
streptococci are	berry-shaped bacteria in twisted chains
mycosis fungoides involes malignant	leukocytes
generalized erythroerma means	widespread red skin
treatment for mycosis fungoides includes	dermatoligic chemotherapy and radiotherapy

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