Chap 3 - integumentary Flashcards
1
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define dermatology
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diagnosis and treatment of skin
2
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included in integumentary system
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skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands
3
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adip/o
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fat
4
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lip/o
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fat
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steat/o
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fat
6
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cutane/o
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skin
7
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dermat/o
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skin
8
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derm/o
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skin
9
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hidr/o
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sweat
10
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sudor/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaly
12
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kerat/o
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horny tissue, hard, cornea
13
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melan/o
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black
14
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myc/o
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fungus
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onych/o
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nail
16
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pil/o
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hair
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trich/o
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hair
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scler/o
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hardening, sclera (white of eye)
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seb/o
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sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
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scale
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xer/o
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dry, scaly
22
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—derma
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skin
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—oid
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resembling
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—phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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—plasty
surgical repair
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—therapy
treatment
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epi
above, upon
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define melanoma
black tumor
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define ademona
tumor composed of glandular tissue
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define adipectomy
excision of fat
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define keratosis
horny tissue - skin condition
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define sudoriferous
sweat glands
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define comedos
blackheads
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define pustules
whiteheads
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define hidrosis
abnormal condition of sweat
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define trichopathy
disease of the hair
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define trichosis
abnormal condition of the hair
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define trichomycosis
abnormal condition of the hair causes by fungus
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define onychoma
tumor of the nail
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define onychomalacia
softening of the nail
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define onychomycosis
abnormal condition of the nail causes by fungus
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define lipocele
hernia w/ fat or fatty tissue
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albin/o
white
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black
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xanth/o
yellow
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—penia
decrease or deficiency
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define leukocytopenia
abnormal decrease in whit blood cells
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abbreviation - WBC
white blood cell
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—emia
blood
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define xanthomas
small yellow tumor
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define —osis (related to blood)
increase
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leukocytosis
increase white blood cells
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define necrosis
abnormal condition of death
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define gangrene
form of necrosis - loss of blood supply
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auto
self, own
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autograft
transplant from persons own skin
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define abrasion
scraping, rubbing of surface
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define abscess
localized collection of pus
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define furuncle
abscess from hair follicle, boil
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define carbuncle
clusters of furuncles
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define acne
inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles
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define alopecia
loss of hair
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define comedo
dried sebum (blackhead)
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define cyst
closed sac or pouch in or under skin
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define eczema
redness of the skin - swelling capillaries
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define hemorrhage
large amount of blood loss
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define contusion
hemorrhage under skin (bruise)
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define ecchymosis
skin discoloration (bruise)
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define petechia
minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot
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define hematoma
blood trapped under skin - from trauma
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define hirsutism
excessive growth of hair in unusal places
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define impetigo
bacterial skin infection - isolated pustules
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define psoriasis
chronic skin disease - itchy red patches - silver scales
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define scabies
contagious skin disease - transmitted by itch mite
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define skin lesions
pathologically altered skin - caused by disease, injury, wound
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define primary lesion
flat or elevated
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define secondary lesion
changes in primary
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define tinea
fungal infection - ringworm
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define ulcer
lesion of skin - mucous membranes
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define pressure ulcer
skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure
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define urticaria
allergic reaction, red-elevated patches
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define verruca
rounded epidermal growth, virus (wort)
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define vitiligo
loss of skin pigmentation
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define cryosurgery
subfreezing temperature, distroy tissue
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define debridement
removal of foreign materal from tissue
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define electodessication
electrical sparks destroy diseased tissue
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define incision and drainage
incision of lesion (abscess) drain
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define skin graft
transplant healthy skin
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define allograft
transplant tissue from one person to another
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define autograft
transplant from one site to another (same person)
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define synthetic graft
artifical skin
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define xenograft
transplant of dermis from foreign donor (pig)
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define skin resurfacing
repairs damaged skin, acne scars
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define chemical peel
use of chemicals to remove outter layers of skin
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define cutaneous laser
laser tx - plastic and cosmetic repair
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define dermabrasion
removal of acne scars, tattoos wrinkles
