Ch 3 Integumentary System pt 1 Flashcards
1
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adip(o) lip(o) steat(o)
A
fat
2
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cutane(o) derm(o) dermat(o)
A
skin
3
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pil(o) trich(o)
A
hair
4
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hidr(o)
A
sweat
5
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squam(o)
A
scale
6
Q
onych(o) ungu(o)
A
nail
7
Q
seb(o) sebace(o)
A
oil
8
Q
crypt(o)
A
hiddn
9
Q
kerat(o)
A
hard/horny
10
Q
xer(o)
A
dry
11
Q
xanth(o)
A
yellow
12
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erythr(o)
A
red
13
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leuko(o) alb(o)
A
white
14
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melan(o)
A
blackb
15
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abrasion
A
scraping away of skin
16
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albinism
A
lack of pigmentation in skin causing Pt to look white
17
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alopecia
A
baldness
18
Q
anhidrosis
A
lack of sweating
19
Q
comedo
A
hair follicle plugged w sebum (white head, black head)
20
Q
cyanhidrosis
A
blue sweat
21
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depigmentation
A
loss of pigmentation
22
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dermatalgia
A
skin pain
23
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dermatolysis
A
loose skin
24
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erythema
A
redness
25
erythdroderma
red skin
26
hermathidrosis or hermatidrosis
sweating blood
27
hidropoiesis
formation of sweat
28
hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
29
hyperkerotosis
excessive growth of horny skin
30
hypermelanosis
excessive melanin in skin
31
hyperpigmentation
excessive pigmentation in skin
32
hypohidrosis
diminished sweating
33
hypomelanosis
diminished melanin in skin
34
hypopigmentation
diminished pigment in skin
35
leukoderma
white skin
36
macerate
to soften the skin
37
onychophagia
eating or biting nails
38
pruritus
an itch
39
rhytidermia
wrinkled skin
40
sebopoiesis
formation of oil
41
seborrhea
discharge of oil
42
trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
43
urticaria
swollen itchy areas of skin
44
xeroderma
dry skin
45
xanthoderma
yellow skin
46
xerosis
condition of dryness
47
macule/macula
small flat discolored area (freckle)
48
patch
larger, flat discolored area (vitiligo)
49
papule
small solid mass
50
plaque
solid mass under the surface of the skin
51
tumor
a larger solid mass
52
nodule
solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
53
vesicle
small blister
54
bulla
latin for "bubble" large pus filled blister
55
pustule
pus filled blister
56
abscess
localized collection of pus in the body
57
erosion
loss of skin
58
ulcer
a sore
59
excoriation
a scratch
60
fissure
crack under the skin
61
scale
skin flaking off
62
crust
dried substance on the skin
63
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
64
cherry angioma
small blood vessel tumor
65
telangiectasia
overexpansion of a blood vessel
66
petechia
small bruise
67
ecchymosis
a larger bruise
68
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
69
epidermal tumor
tumors on the skin
70
nevus
mole
71
dysplastic nevus
mole w bad changes/formations (often precancerous)
72
verruca
wart
73
culture and sensitivity
growing microorganisms in insolation to determine which drugs they may respond to
74
biopsy
removal of tissue in order to examine it
75
excisional biopsy
removal of entire lesion for examination
76
incisional biopsy
removal of portion of a lesion for examination
77
dermatoscope
instrument used to look at skin
78
dermatoscopy
procedure for looking at skin
