Chapter 3 Flashcards by aubree ann

The suffix for carrying, transmission is

-phoresis

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The combining form meaning fat

adip/o

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An abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil is

furuncle

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Another word for blackhead - a dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

comedo

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The transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person

allograft

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Combining form meaning dry

xer/o

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epidermis

the top layer of the skin

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An abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil is

furuncle

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dermis

subcutaneous tissue

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subcutaneous

deepest layer under the skin

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function

covers and protects the body from pathogens and other harmful substances

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sebaceous glands

oil glands

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sudoriparous

sweat glands

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cutane/o, demat/o, derm/o

skin

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Accessory organs

oil and sweat glands, hair and nails

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Integument

refers to the skin

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adip/o, lip/o,
steat/o

fat

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hidr/o, sudor/o

sweat

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ichthy/o

dry, scaly

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cyan/o

blue

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onych/o

nail

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squam/o

scale

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-derma

skin

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Abscess

collection of pus at infection site

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

caused by repeated overexposure to sun

furuncle

boil

Psoriasis

chronic skin condition that makes the skin flaked and red covered with SILVERY SCALES

Acne Vulgaris

inflammation disease of sebaceous (oi) glands and hair follicles

Scabies

parasitic skin infection caused by the itch mite

Impetigo

superficial skin infection that is usually yellow curations on the skin

alopecia

absence or loss of hair, especially of the head; also known as baldness

ecchymosis

discoloration of skin caused by bruising

urticaria

an allergic reaction of the skin with red itchy patches - also called wheals or hives

Allergy skin test

Suspected allergen is applied to or injected into the skin to determine patient’s sensitivity to it.

Scratch Test

The act of taking suspected allergens in small quantities onto a lightly scratched area of the skin

Biopsy

Excision of a piece of tissue from a body site for microscopic examination

Debridement

Removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound.

Mohs surgery

Layers of cancer-containing skin are progressively excised and examined.

Allograft

transportation of healthy tissue from one person to another, also called homograft

Xenograft

transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) to a human; also called heterograft.

Antifungals

destroy fungi that infect skin

Antipruritics

reduce severe itching

Corticosteroids

anti-inflammations

Synthetic Skin Graft

transplantation of artificial skin

Autograft

transportation of healthy tissue from one spot to the other using the same individual

I&D

Incision of a lesion followed by drainage of its content, such as an abscess

melan/o

black

kerat/o

horny tissue

myc/o

fungus

vitiligo

patches of skin that have color pigmentation, also called leukoderma

hematoma

blood blister trapped under the skin

-oid

resembling

-phoresis

carrying, transmission

-plasty

surgical repair

leuk/o

white

erythr/o

red

pil/o, trich/o

hair

scler/o

hardening, sclera (white of eye)

seb/o

sebum, sebaceous (oil)

myc/o

fungus (plural, fungi)

verruca

rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus

tinea

fungal skin disease, also called ringworm

cryosurgery

refers to use of liquid nitrogen to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells

debridement

refers to removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue especially in a wound

metastasize

means to spread or invade distant structures of the body

dermis sudoriferous onychopathy mycosis xenograft epidermis dermatologist sebaceous carcinoma ichthyosis onychomalacia antibiotic lipocyte psoriasis pyoderma