MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY – INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEM

Question 1

infestation w/ lice

Answer 1

pediculosis

Question 2

depigmentation in areas of the skin characterized by milk-white patches

Answer 2

vitiligo

Question 3

any fungal skin disease, especially ringworm

Answer 3

tinea

Question 4

a contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

Answer 4

scabies

Question 5

a skin infection characterized by vesicles that become pustular and crusted and then rupture

Answer 5

impetigo

Question 6

severe itching of the skin, known as hives

Answer 6

urticaria

Question 7

hyperpigmentation of the skin, characterized by yellowish-brown patches or spots

Answer 7

chloasma

Question 8

hemorrhagic spot or bruise on the skin

Answer 8

echymosis

Question 9

minute or small hemorrhagic spots on the skin

Answer 9

petechiae

Question 10

loss or absence of hair

Answer 10

alopecia

Question 11

atypia

Answer 11

the state of not conforming to the standard or regular type

Question 12

dermatitis

Answer 12

inflammation of the skin

Question 13

dermis

Answer 13

the skin

Question 14

dorsum

Answer 14

back/posterior surface of a part

Question 15

neoplastic

Answer 15

new, abnormal tissue formation

Question 16

papillary

Answer 16

concerning a nipple or papilla

Question 17

pathology

Answer 17

study of the nature and cause of disease

Question 18

squamous

Answer 18

scale-like

Question 19

hyperesthesia

Answer 19

extreme sensitivity to sensory stimuli

Question 20

inflammation

Answer 20

to inflame