Ch 16 Skin Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
Q
adip/o
A
fat
2
Q
lip/o
A
fat
3
Q
steat/o
A
fat
4
Q
albin/o
A
white
5
Q
caus/o
A
burn, burning
6
Q
cauter/o
A
heat, burn
7
Q
derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
8
Q
diaphor/o
A
profuse sweating
9
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
10
Q
erythem/o, erythemat/o
A
redness
11
Q
ichthy/o
A
dry, scaly (fish-like)
12
Q
anthrac/o
A
black
13
Q
chlor/o
A
green
14
Q
cirrh/o
A
tawny yellow
15
Q
cyan/o
A
blue
16
Q
eosin/o
A
rosy
17
Q
erythr/o
A
red
18
Q
jaund/o
A
yellow
19
Q
leuk/o
A
white
20
Q
lute/o
A
yellow
21
Q
melan/o
A
black
22
Q
poli/o
A
gray
23
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
24
Q
kerat/o
A
hard
25
myc/o
fungus
26
onych/o
nail
27
ungu/o
nail
28
phyt/o
plant
29
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
30
trich/o
hair
31
py/o
pus
32
rhytid/o
wrinkle
33
seb/o
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
34
squam/o
scale-like
35
xer/o
dry
36
samples of skin are examined for presence of microorganisms
bacterial analysis
37
scrapings from skin lesions, hair specimens, or nail clippings are sent to a laboratory for culture and microscopic examination
fungal tests
38
use of subfreezing temperature achieved with liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue
cryosurgery
39
use of a sharp dermal curette to scrape away a skin lesion
curettage
40
tissue destroyed by burning with an electric spark
electrodesiccation
41
thin layers of malignant tissue are removed, and each slice is examined under a microscope to check for adequate extent of the resection
Mohs surgery
42
suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and examined microscopically by a pathologist
skin biopsy
43
substances are injected intradermally or applied to the skin, and results are observed
skin test
44
bx
biopsy
45
Derm.
dermatology
46
DLE
discoid lupus erythematosus
47
SLE
systemic lupus serythematosus
48
SC
subcutaneous
49
UV
ultraviolet
