Chapter 3 Flashcards
The Integumentary System- Dermatology (44 cards)
1
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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
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fat
2
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cutane/o, derm/o, demat/o
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skin
3
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hidr/o
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sweat
4
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squam/o
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scale
5
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onych/o, ungu/o
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nail
6
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seb/o, sebace/o
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oil
7
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crypt/o
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hidden
8
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kerat/o
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hard,horny
9
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xanth/o
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yellow
10
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erythr/o
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red
11
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leuk/o, alb/o
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white
12
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melan/o
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black
13
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macule, macula
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small, flat, discolored area
14
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patch (vitiligo)
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larger, flat, discolored area
15
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papule
A
a small solid mass
16
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plaque
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a solid mass on the surface of the skin
17
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nodule
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a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
18
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vesicle
A
small blister
19
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bulla
A
bubble
20
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pustule
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a pus-filled blister
21
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abscess
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a localized collection of puss in the body
22
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erosion
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loss of skin
23
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ulcer
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a sore
24
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excorlation
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a scratch
25
fissure
a crack in the skin
26
scale
skin flaking off
27
crust
a dried substance on the skin
28
vascular lesion
wounds related to blood vessels
29
cherry angloma
a small blood vessel tumor
30
telanglectasia
the over expansion of the end of a blood vessel
31
petechia
a small bruise
32
ecchymosis
a larger bruise
33
cicatrix
scar
34
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
35
epidermal tissue
tumors on the skin
36
nevus
a mole with bad changes/formations
37
verruca
wart
38
Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)
growing microorganisms in isolation to study drug response
39
biopsy Bx
removal of tissue for examination
40
excisional biopsy
removal of entire lesion for examination
41
incisional biopsy
removal of a protion of lesion for examination
42
dermatoscope
instrument used to look at the skin
43
dermascopy
procedure for looking at skin
44
adipocele
a hernia filled with fatty tissue
