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1
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integumentary/o-

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skin

2
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cutane/o-

A

skin

3
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to

4
Q

cut/i-

A

skin

5
Q

derm/o-

A

skin

6
Q

dermat/o-

A

skin

7
Q

derm/o-

A

skin

8
Q

Epidermis

A

outermost layer of skin, ketatin, a hard, fibroud protein

9
Q

epi-

A

upon

10
Q

melanin

A

a dark brwon or black pigment/chemical subs

11
Q

Suntan

A

increase sun UV rays= excessive/incresase melanin

12
Q

Sunburn

A

prolong sun exposure= decrease melanin absorption

13
Q

sebum

A

fat

14
Q

sudor/i-

A

sweat

15
Q

fer/o-

A

to bear

16
Q

piloerection

A

goose bump, erector muscles at the base of the hair follicle

17
Q

Pil/o-

A

hair

18
Q

erect/o-

A

to stand up

19
Q

Ecchymosis

A

a 3 cm in diameter or larger area of hemorrhage under the skin

20
Q

Ecchym/o-

A

blood in tissues

21
Q

contusion

A

bleeding of any size under the skin bruising

22
Q

hematoma

A

elevated collection of blood under the skin

23
Q

hemat/o-

A

blood

24
Q

-oma

A

tumor, mass

25
Q

Exudate

A

oozing fluid

26
Q

dermat/o-

A

skin

27
Q

Pruritis

A

itchy skin

28
Q

Xeroderma

A

dry skin

29
Q

xer/o-

A

dry

30
Q

-derma

A

skin

31
Q

Jaundice

A

assoc with liver disease-bile not filtering

32
Q

cyanotic

A

nail bed’s blood vessels have lack of oxygen in the tissues

33
Q

necrosis

A

poor blood flow

34
Q

Vitiligo

A

Melanocytes are destroyed

35
Q

striae

A

irregular areas of skin that look like bands, stripes, or lines

36
Q

Callus

A

a thicken, wide elevated pad on the epidermis layer

37
Q

corn

A

a callus with a hard central area

There is pain and inflamamation of the deeper skin tissues. ex. little toe

38
Q

Keloid

A

scar that continues to grow until it is larger than the original injury abnormally large scar

39
Q

Cicatrix

A

fibroud tisue that replaces injured skin tissue

40
Q

Cellulitis

A

inflammation/infection of the connective tissue and muscle

41
Q

cellul/o-

A

cell

42
Q

Psoriasis

A

overproduction of excessive amounts of epidermal cells

43
Q

psor/o-

A

itching

44
Q

-iasis

A

state of

45
Q

seb/o-

A

sebum (oil)

46
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

47
Q

Anhidrosis

A

lack of sweating

48
Q

hidr/o-

A

sweat

49
Q

an-

A

without, not

50
Q

Diaphoresis

A

sweating profuse

51
Q

Hirsutism

A

presence of excessive hair on caused by hypersecretion of testosterone

52
Q

hirsut/o-

A

hairy

53
Q

-ism

A

process

54
Q

Schizotrichia

A

condition of split hair

55
Q

schiz/o-

A

split

56
Q

trich/o-

A

hair

57
Q

Excisional Biopsy

A

use of a scapel to remove an entier large lesion

58
Q

Incisional Biopsy

A

use of a scalpel to make an incision to remove part of a large lesion

59
Q

Punch Biopsy

A

use of a circular metal cutter to remove a plugged core that includes the epidermis, dermis, and subcu

60
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shave biopsy

A

use of a scepel/razor blade to shave off a lesion in the epidermis/dermis