MedTerm chapter 3 Flashcards
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Avascular
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pertaining to without vessel or lymph
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a
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without, not
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vascul
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vessel
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-ar
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pertaining to
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cutane
A
skin
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-ous
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pertaining to
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derm
A
skin
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-is
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makes the word a noun
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epi
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above, upon
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lesion
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wound, injury or pathological change in body tissue
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sebace
A
sebum
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sub
A
under,below
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therapeut
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treatment
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ic
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pertaining to
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vascul
A
vessel or lymph
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-ar
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pertainingto
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adip
A
fat
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-cele
A
hernia, swelling
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lip
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fat
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cyte
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cell
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-oma
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tumor
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steat
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fat
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sub
A
under, below
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cutane
A
skin
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logist
specialist in the study of
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dermat
skin
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derm
skin
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hypo
under, below deficient
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ic
pertaining to
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cyan
blue
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-osis
abnormal condition
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erythem
red
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erthemat
red
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-ous
pertaining to
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-cyte
cell
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erthr
red
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hidr
sweat
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-esis
condition
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sudor
sweat
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kerat
horney tissue hard; cornea
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ichthy
dry, scaly
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melan
black
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myc
fungus
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malacia
softening
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onych
nail
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nid
nest
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pil
hair
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trich
hair
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scler
hardening; sclera
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seb
sebum, sebaceous
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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squam
scale
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therm
heat
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xer
dry
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-cyte
cell
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-derma
skin
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-oma
tumor
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py
puss
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leuk
white
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carcin
cancer
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-phoresis
carring, transmission
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dia
through, across
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-plasty
surgical repair
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--therapy
treatment
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cry-
cold
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hidr
sweat
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an
without, not
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epi
above, upon
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homo
same
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-graft
transplantation
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abrasion
sraping or rubbing away of surface (road rash)
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abscess
collection of pus, site of infection
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furuncle
abscess hair follicle
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carbuncle
cluster of furuncles or hair follicles (boil)
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acne
inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles (blackheads,papules,pustule)
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alopecia
loss of hair (baldness)
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First degree, superficial
mild burn of the epidermis. resness and pain no blistered
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second- degree, partial thickness
part of the epidermis and part of dermis. redness, blistering, larger bullae and pain little scarring
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third-degree, full thickness
severe burn. damage to subcutaneous layer, black or dry white
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carcinoma
uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells "cancer"
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melanoma
malignant tumor on melanocytes "skin cancer"
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comedo
dried sebum plugging excretory duct of skin "blackhead"
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cyst
closed sac or pouch under the skin
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pilonidal
growth of hair dermoid cyst
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sebaceous
cyst filled with sebum (fatty material)
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eczema
redness of skin swelling of the capillaries
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gangrene
death of tissue loss of blood supply
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hemorrhage
loss of a large amount of blood
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contusion
hemorrhage of any size under the skin. (bruise)
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ecchymosis
skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregular formed hemorrhagic area commonly called a bruise
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petechia
pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin
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hematoma
elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin
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hirsutism
excessive growth of hair in unusual places, especially in women
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ichthyosis
genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly (fish skin)
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impetigo
bacterial skin infection, isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture
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keloid
overgrowth of scar tissue
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psoriasis
chronic skin disease, itchy red patches with silvery scales
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scabies
contagious skin disease, itch mite
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skin lesions
pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury due to ext or int disease
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tinea
fungal infection commonly indicates body part ex. tinea pedis (athletes foot)
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ulcer
lesion of the skin
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pressure ulcer
skin lesion caused by prolonged pressure in a person that is bedridden
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urticaria
allergic reaction of the skin, wheals or hives
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verruca
rounded epidermal growth. virus (wart)
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vesicle
small blister like elevation clear fluid.large vesicles called bullae
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vitiligo
localized loss of skin pigmentation. white milk patches also called leukoderma
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wheal
smooth slightly elevated skin that is white in the center (hives)
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biopsy
removal of a small piece of living tissue
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bio-
life
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bi
two
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skin test
any test for allergen or sensitizer into the skin
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cryosurgery
subfreezing temperature to destry abnormal tissue cells
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cry
cold
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debridement
removal of foreign material, damaged tissue
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fulguration
tissue destruction with high frequency electric current. (electrodesiccation
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incision and drainage
incision of a lesion (abscess) followed by drainage
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mohls surgery
surgical procedure to treat skin neoplasms (cancer) removed layer by layer
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skin graft
surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue to injured site
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allograft
transplant from one person to another, or homograft
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autograft
transplant from one site to another site in the same person
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auto
self
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allo
other, different from normal
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synthetic
transplant of artificial skin
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xengraft
transplant from foreign donor (usually a pig) also called hetergraft
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xen
foriegn
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Bx or bx
biopsy
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CA
cancer, chronological age; cardiac arrest
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Derm
dermatology
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FH
family history
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I&D
incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement
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IM
intramusclar
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IMP
impression
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PE
phycial examination; pulmonary embolism; pressure equalizing
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SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
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UV
ultraviolet
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WBC
white blood count
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Bartholin gland
mucus gland at vagina opening
