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integumentary Flashcards

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Albin/o

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White

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Adip/o

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Pertaining to fat

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Caut/o

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Burn

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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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Erythr/o

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Red

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Ichthy/o

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Fish

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Kerat/o

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Hard; horny; Cornia of eye

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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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Onych/o

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Nails

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Pil/o

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Hair

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Scler/o

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Hard; also refers to sclera of the eyes

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Squam/o

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Scales

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Trich/o

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Hair

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Xer/o

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Dryness

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Abrasion

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Scrapping or rubbing away of skin

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Abscess

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Localized collection of pus in any body part

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Acne vulgaris

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Common inflammatory disorder seen on the face, neck, etc.

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Albinism

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Absence of pigment in skin, hair, eyes

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Basel cell carcinoma

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Most common malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue

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Blister

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A small, thin walled, skin lesion containing clear fluid

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Bruise

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Discolored area of skin caused by escape blood into tissue as result of injury

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Cellulitis

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Acute infection of an area of skin characterized by localized heat and deep redness, pain, and swelling.

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Cerumen

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Ear wax

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Contusion

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Injury to a part of the body without break in skin

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Corium

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Dermis; the layer of skin just under the epidermis

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Cryosurgery

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Noninvasive treatment that uses subfreezing temperatures to freeze and destroy tissue

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Debridement

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Removal of debris, foreign objects, and damaged or necrotic tissue from a wound

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Dermatologist

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A physician who specializes in the treatment of disease and disorders of the skin

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Epidermis

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Outer layer of skin

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Exanthematous viral disease

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Any viral illness associated with a rash

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Fissure

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A crack like sore or groove

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Gangrene

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Tissue death due to loss of blood supply, invasion of bacteria, decay of enzymes

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Hair follicle

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The tiny tube within the dermis that contains root or hair shaft

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Impetigo

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Contagious superficial skin infection

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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Rare malignant lesions

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Laceration

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A tear in the skin

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Lanula

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The crescent shaped pale area at the base of the fingernail or toenail

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Leukoplakia

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White thickened patches firmly attached to the mucous membrane

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Liposuction

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Removing excess fat from under the skin

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Macule

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A discolored but neither raised more depressed spot

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Papule

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Small solid circumscribed elevation of skin

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Pediculosis

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Infestation of lice

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Perspiration

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The secretion of sweat

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Petechia

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Small pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin

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Polyp

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Small, stalklike growth that produces upward or outward muccous membrane surface

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Pruritus

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Itching

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Psoriasis

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Skin disease red, itchy, scaly patches

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Scabies

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Contagious skin disease itching, small raised red spots

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Scales

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Thin flakes of hardened epithelium that are shed from the epidermis

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Sebum

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Oily secretion of the sebaceous glands

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Shingles

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Inflammation of the nerve, skin eruptions forming a griddle

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Skin tags

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Small brownish or flesh colored outgrowths of skin occurring frequently on the neck

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Stretch marks

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Linear tears in the dermis

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Stria

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Linear mark, ridge, groove on surface

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Subcutaneous tissue

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Tissue beneath; fatty layer of the tissue beneath the dermis

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Systemic lupus erythematosus

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Inflammatory of connective tissue

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Tinea capitis

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Fungal infection of scalp

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Ulcer

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Circumscribed, open sore or lesion that is accompanied by inflammation

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Vesicle

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Small thin walled, skin lesion containing clear fluid

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Wheal

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Circumscribed, elevated lesion that is paler in the middle

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