Chapter 3 Flashcards by Miss Nancy

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albin/o

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white

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cauter/o

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to burn

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cry/o

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cold

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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diaphor/o

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profuse sweating

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electr/o

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electricity

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erythr/o

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red

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hidr/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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scaly, dry

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kerat/o

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hard, horny

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leuk/o

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white

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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onych/o

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nail

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pedicul/o

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lice

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phot/o

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light

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkle

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sarc/o

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flesh

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scler/o

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hard

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seb/o

oil

system/o

system

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

vesic/o

sac, bladder

xer/o

dry

-derma

skin condition

allo-

other, different from usual

xeno-

foreign

angi/o

vessel

bas/o

base

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

chem/o

chemical

cis/o

to cut

cortic/o

outer layer

esthesi/o

feeling

hem/o

blood

septic/o

infection

-derma

skin condition

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-ia

state, condition

-iasis

abnormal condition

-ism

state of

-itis

inflammation

-logy

study of

-malacia

abnormal softening

-oma

mass, tumor

-opsy

view of

-osis

abnormal condition

-phagia

eat, swallow

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

discharge

-tome

instrument to cut

-ule

small

an-

without

anti-

against

auto-

self

de-

without

epi-

above

ex-

outward

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below

intra-

within

para-

beside

sub-

under

xeno-

foreign

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

bid

two times a day

bx

biopsy

C&S

culture and sensitivity

decub

decubitus ulcer

derm

dermatology

FS

frozen section

I&D

incision and drainage

ID

intradermal

MM

malignant melanoma

oint

ointment

qid

four times a day

SCC

squamous cell carcinoma

SG

skin graft

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

STSG

split-thickness skin graft

subc or subq

subcutaneous

tid

three times a day

UV

ultraviolet

x

times

deadens pain when applied to skin

anesthetic

kills bacteria

antibiotic

kills fungi

antifungal

kills mites or lice

antiparasitic

reduces severe itching

antipruritic

anti-inflammatory

corticosteroid cream