Integumentary Flashcards
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adip/o
A
fat
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lip/o
A
fat
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steat/o
A
fat
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cutane/o
A
skin
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dermat/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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hidr/o
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sweat
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sudor/o
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sweat
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ichthy/o
A
dry, scaly
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kerat/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
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melan/o
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black
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myc/o
A
fungus
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onych/o
A
nail
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pil/o
A
hair
15
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trich/o
A
hair
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera
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seb/o
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sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
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scale
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xer/o
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dry
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-derma
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skin
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-oid
A
resembling
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-phoresis
A
carrying, transmission
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-therapy
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treatment
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albin/o
white
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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melan/o
black
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xanth/o
yellow
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abrasion
scraping, or rubbing away of a surface
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abscess
localized collection of pus at the site of infection
33
furuncle
Abscess that originate in a hair follicle; a boil
34
carbuncle
Cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue
35
acne
Inflamed sebaceous follicles of the skin
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Alopecia
Absence or loss of hair
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comedo
Discolored, dried sebum plug; blackhead
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cyst
Closed sac or pouch in or under the skin with liquid or solid material
39
sebaceous
A cyst filled with sebum
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eczema
Redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries
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hemorrhage
Loss of large amounts of blood
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contusion
Hemorrhage of any size under unbroken skin; a bruise.
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ecchymosis
Skin discoloration consisting of large irregular blue/black or greenish colors; a bruise.
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petechia
Minute pinpoint hemorrhagic spots on the skin
45
hematoma
Elevated, localized collection of blood under the skin, usually a result of trauma.
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hirsutism
Excessive growth of hair or hair present in unusual places. Usually in women.
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impetigo
Crusted pustules of bacterial infection.
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psoriasis
Autoimmune disease; itchy red patches with silvery scales
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scabies
skin disease caused by mites
50
tinea
associate with specific body parts; ringworm
51
ulcer
lesion of skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation, necrosis, and sloughing of damaged tissue
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urticaria
Allergic reaction of skin; eruption of pale red elevated patches that are very itchy. AKA hives or wheals.
53
verruca
Warts
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vitiligo
leukoderma; localized, patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
