Integumentary System Flashcards
1
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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
2
Q
epidermis
A
outermost layer
3
Q
pil/o, trich/o
A
hair
4
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
5
Q
sebace/o, seb/o
A
oil, sebaceous glands
6
Q
onych/o, ungu/o
A
nails
7
Q
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
A
fat
8
Q
kerat/o
A
hardness, horniness
9
Q
xer/o
A
dry
10
Q
erythr/o
A
red
11
Q
xanth/o
A
yellow
12
Q
melan/o
A
black
13
Q
leuk/o, alb/o
A
white
14
Q
pruritus
A
itchy
15
Q
urticaria
A
hives
16
Q
seborrhea
A
oily
17
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xerosis
A
very dry
18
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macerate
A
very wet
19
Q
hyperhidrosis
A
producing too much sweat
20
Q
anhidrosis, hypohidrosis
A
producing too little sweat
21
Q
depigmentation
A
loss of skin pigment
22
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hypermelanosis
A
darkening of the skin
23
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albinism, albino
A
lacking pigment
24
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alopecia
A
hair loss, baldness
25
hypertrichosis
too much hair
26
abrasion
scraping away of skin
27
dermatalgia, dermatodynia
skin pain
28
erythema
redness
29
erythroderma
red skin
30
hidropoiesis
formation of sweat
31
hyperkerotosis
excessive growth of horny skin
32
hypomelanosis
diminished melanin in the skin
33
hypopigmentation
diminished pigment in the skin
34
leukoderma
white skin
35
onychophagia
eating or biting the nails
36
trichomegaly
abnormally thick hair
37
xanthoderma
yellow skin
38
xeroderma
dry skin
39
macule
freckle - small, flat, discolored area
40
patch
larger, flat, discolored area
41
papule
small solid mass, <1cm; nodules are >1cm
42
plaque
solid mass on surface of the skin
43
bulla
larger blister, >1cm
44
pustule
pus-filled blister
45
abscess
large pustule
46
vesicle
smaller blister, <1cm
47
ulcer
sore
48
scale
skin flaking off
49
crust
dried substance on the skin
50
ecchymosis
larger bruise
51
petechia
small bruise
52
cicatrix
scar
53
keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
54
nevus
mole
55
verruca
wart
56
biopsy (Bx)
removal of tissue in order to examine it
57
keratogenic
causing horny tissue to develop
58
keratosis
horny tissue condition
59
onychocryptosis
ingrown nail
60
onychopathy
nail disease
61
steatoma
fatty tumor
62
acne vulgaris
common acne, inflammation of the skin follices
63
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
64
dermatomycosis
fungal skin condition
65
dermopathy
skin disease
66
eczema
red itchy rash
67
hidradenitis
inflammation of the sweat glands
68
itchthyosis
dry and scaly skin that resembles fish scales
69
impetigo
highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin
70
mycodermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
71
onychomycosis
fungal condition of the nail
72
sclerodermatitis
inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening
73
scleronychia
thickening and hardening of the nails
74
seborrheic dermatitis
inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil
75
steatitis
inflammation of fat tissue
76
trichomycosis
fungal condition of the hair
77
xanthosis
yellowing of the skin
78
first degree burn
burn affecting only the epidermis
79
second degree burn
burn affecting epidermis and dermis
80
third degree burn
burn affecting epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer
81
fourth degree burn
burn affecting all layers of skin and underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, and bone
82
malignant melanoma
harmful tumor of melanin cells
83
hypodermic
pertaining to beneath the skin
84
intradermal (ID)
pertaining to inside the skin
85
percutaneous
pertaining to through the skin
86
subcutaneous (SC, SQ, subcut)
pertaining to beneath the skin
87
transdermal (TD)
pertaining to through the skin
88
chemotherapy
treatment using chemicals
89
cryosurgey
destruction of tissue through freezing
90
dermabrasion
rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
91
incision and drainage (I&D)
to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain
92
lipectomy
removal of fatty tissue
93
liposuction
removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
94
onychectomy
removal of nail
95
onychotomy
incision into a nail
96
anesthetic
drug that temporarily blocks sensation
97
antibiotic
drug that destroys growth of microorganisms
98
antihistamine
drug that opposed effects of histamine
99
antipruritic
drug that prevents or relieves itching
100
ABCDE
asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
101
culture and sensitivity (C&S)
test to find germs that cause infection; checking what medicine will treat infection
102
decubitus ulcer (decub)
bedsore
103
heterograft, xenograpft
transplant from an individual of one species to an individual of another species
104
homograft
transplant from an individual of one species to an individual of the same species
105
autograft
tissue taken from same person
106
allograft
tissue taken from another person
107
centrifugal
moving away from center
108
centripetal
moving towards center
