chapter 16 skin Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
middle layer of skin | dermis |
outer layer of skin | epidermis |
white patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek are called | leukoplakia |
fatty mass within a sebaceous gland is called | steatoma |
pertaining to under the nail | subungual |
combining form meaning skin | cutane/o |
fungal infection of hands and feet is called | dermatomycoses |
surgical repair of the skin | dermoplasty |
abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin | ichthyosis |
abnormal condition of lack of sweat | anhidrosis |
moles that do not form properly and maqy progress to form melanomas are called | dysplastic nevi |
a surgical procedure to core out a disk of skin for microscopic analysis | punch biopsy |
a type of epithelial cell in the epidermis is a | squamous cell |
layers of growth are removed and examined microscopically during | mohs surgery |
chronic hardening and shrinking of connective tissue occurs in | scleroderma |
a wheal is also called a | hive |
an inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin it can also affect other organs of the body | systemic lupus erythematosus |
a black pigment found in the epidermis is called | melanin |
an oily sybstance secreted by sebaceous glands is called | sebum |
a band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail plate is | cuticle |
two skin tests for allergies are | scratch test patch test |
purulent means | pus filled |
large blisters | bullae |
meaning of comedones | blackheads |
meaning of nevi | moles |
meaning of alopecia | baldness |
meaning of pruritus | itching |
meaning of urticaria | hives |
meaning of decubitus ulcer | bedsore |
meaning of verrucae | warts |
meaning of tinea pedis | athlete's foot |
ecchymosis | black and blue marks |
seborrheic dermatitis | dandruff |
vesicles | blisters |
exanthem | rash |
collection of pus in the skin | pyoderma |
dry skin | xeroderma |
removal of subcutaneous fat tissue by aspiration is | liposuction |
necrosis of skin tissue | gangrene |
circumscribed collection of clear fluid | vesicle |
smooth slightly elevated edematous area | wheal |
discolored flat lesion | macule |
groove or crack like sore | fissure |
mushroom like growth extending on a stalk | polyp |
small elevation containing pus | pustule |
open sore on the skin or mucous membrane | ulcer |
solid elevation of the skin | papule |
solid elevated lesion more than 1cm in diameter | nodule |
collection of dried serum and cellular debris | crust |
wearing away or loss of epidermal tissue | erosion |
melan/o | black |
adip/o | fat |
squam/o | scale like |
xanth/o | yellow |
myc/o | fungus |
onych/o | nail |
pil/o | hair |
xer/o | dry |
trich/o | hair |
erythem/o | redness |
albin/o | white |
ichthy/o | scaly dry |
hidr/o | sweat |
ungu/o | nail |
cauter/o | heat burn |
steat/o | fat |
rhytid/o | wrinkle |
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