Chapter 12: The Intergumentary system Flashcards
(86 cards)
1
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leuk/o
A
white
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albin/o
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white
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bi/o
A
pertaining to life
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-opsy
A
view of life
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derm/o
A
skin
6
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dermat/o
A
skin
7
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cutane
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skin
8
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hidr/o
A
sweat
9
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kerat/o
protein
A
hard
horny
cornea of the eye
10
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adip/o
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fat
fatty tissue
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lip/o
A
fat
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melan/o
A
black
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myc/o
A
fungus
14
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onych/o
(unguis)
sounds like: “on-i-ko”
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nail
-either finger or toe
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pedicul/o
A
lice
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pil/o
A
hair
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pil/i
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hair
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rhytid/o
sounds like: ritted
A
wrinkle
19
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blephar/o
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eye lid
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seb/o
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sebum
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xer/o
sounds like “zero”
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dry
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urtic/o
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rash
23
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-aria
A
connected with
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-ous
A
pertaining to
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-phagia
sounds like: fay-gee-ah"
to eat or swallow
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hirsut/o
hairy
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py/o
pus
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-ia
abnormal condition
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-ism
abnormal condition
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an-
without
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a-
without
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subcutaneous
below skin
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acute
fast approching
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chrom
color
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angi
blood vessel
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hem/o
blood
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scler/o
hardening
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prognosis
predicting the outcome of a disease
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diagnosis
identifying nature and cause with patient
| "what's wrong"
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albin/ism
inherited deficiency/absence of pigment in skin, hair and eyes
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alopec/ia
partial/complete loss of hair
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alopec
baldness
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an/hidr/osis
lacking/being without sweat
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bi/opsy
small piece of living tissue removed to confirm diagnosis
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blepharo/plasty
surgical repair/reduction of eye lids
| AKA: Lid lift
47
cauterization
destruction of tissue by burning
48
cellulite
non technical term for: subcutaneous deposits of fat (especially in the thighs and buttocks)
49
contusion
injury to underlying tissue; doesn't break skin
| AKA: bruise
50
dermat/itis
inflammation of the upper layers of skin
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dermat/o/myc/osis
fungal infection of the skin
| tinea versicolor
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dermat/o/plasty
skin graft
| -surgical repair of skin using tissue taken from donor site on patient's body
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-plasty
surgical repair
54
dermatologist
skin specialist
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dys/chrom/ia
disorder of pigmentation of skin or hair
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ecchymosis
bruise
| -purplish area due to hemorrhaging under the skin
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ecchym
pouring out of juice
58
erythem/a
redness of skin
| due to nervous blush, inflammation, sunburn, etc
59
follicul/itis
inflammation of hair follicle
60
hem/angi/oma
benign tumor of newly formed blood vessels
| AKA: birth marks
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hemat/oma
swelling of clotted blood trapped in the tissues (caused by injury)
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hirsut/ism
excessive abnormal pattern of hairiness in a woman
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hirsut
hairy
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hyper/hidr/osis
condition of excessive sweating
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kerat/osis
wart or callus
| -abnormal thickening of skin
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koil/onych/ia
spoon nail
| -outer surface is concave and could mean iron deficiency; anemia
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koil
concave
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lipectomy
surgical removal of fat
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lip/oma
benign fatty deposit under skin causing a bump (tumor)
70
necrotizing fasciitis
sever infection caused by strep
flesh-eating bacteria
can be fatal
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onych/ia
inflammation of the nail
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onych/itis
inflammation of the nail
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onycho/myc/osis
fungal infection of the toe or finger nail
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onycho/crypt/osis
ingrown toenail
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crypt
hidden
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onycho/phagia
biting or swallowing of the nails
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-phagia
eat or swallow
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pedicul/osis
infestation of lice
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pyo/derma
acute pus forming bacterial skin infection
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prurit/us
itching due to most kinds of dermititis
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psoriasis
sounds like: so-rye-o-sis
autoimmune disorder of skin
| -red pa pules covered with silvery scales
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rhytid/ectomy
surgical removal of wrinkles
83
scler/o/derma
autoimmune disease with abnormal tissue thickening; starts with hands, feet or face
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urtic/aria
hives or rash due to allergic reaction
85
aria
connected with
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xero/derma
excessively dry skin
