Lesson 3 Flashcards
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Leuk
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White
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Onych
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Nail
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Acr
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Extremities
3
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Dermat
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Skin
3
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Myc
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Fungus
5
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Cyan
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Blue
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Erythr
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Red
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Melan
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Black
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-osis
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Abnormal condition
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Xanth
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Yellow
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-ous
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Pertaining to
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-tomy
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Incision into
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Epi-
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On, upon, over
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Cutane
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Skin
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Derm
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Skin
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Hypo-
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Below, deficient, under
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Intra-
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Within
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Per-
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Through
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Sub-
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Below, under
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Access
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Localized collection of pus
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
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Tumor arising from the outter layer of the skin
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Biopsy BX
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Removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes
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Edema
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Puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid
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Laceration
Torn, ragged-edged wound
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Pressure ulcer (bed sore) (decub)
Eroded sore on the skin caused by prolonged pressure
26
Shingles (herpes zoster)
Development of painful, inflamed blisters that follow nerve routes
27
Squamous cell carcinoma (SqCCA)
A malignant growth that develops from scale like epithelial tissue
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Staphylococcus (staph)
Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling grape like clusters and can cause skin infections
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Streptococcus (strep)
Bacterium that grows in a pattern resembling twisted chains and can cause sling infections
