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Skin Flashcards

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fat

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Adip/o

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2
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skin

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Steat/o Derm/o

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3
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skin

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Cutane/o Dermat/o

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4
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sweat

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Hidr/o Sudori/o

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5
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Hard/cornea

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Kerat/o

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6
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black

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Melan/o

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7
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nail

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Onych/o Ungu/o

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8
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hair

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Pil/o Trich/o

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9
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Sebum, sebaceous

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Seb/o

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Foreign, strange

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Xen/o

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11
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dry

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Xer/o

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12
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cell

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-cyte

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13
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skin

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-derma

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14
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Specialist of the study

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-logist

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15
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Study of

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-logy

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16
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Without, not

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An-

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17
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Through, across

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Dia-

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18
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Above, upon

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epi-

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19
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Above, upon

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epi-

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20
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same

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homo-

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21
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Excessive, above normal

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Hyper-

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Under, below

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Sub-

23
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Without, not

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An-

24
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Localized collection pus at the site of an infection. (charateristically a staphylococcal infection)

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ABSCESS

25
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Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin, also called acne vulgaris.

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ACNE

26
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Partial or complete loss of hair resulting from aging, drug reaction or a skin disease, commonly called baldness.

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ALOPECIA

27
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Form of intraepidermal carcinoma characterized by red brown scaly or crusted lesions

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Bowen precancerous dermatosis

BOWEN DISEASE

28
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Widespread acute infection of the skin characterized by a light glossy appearance of the skin, localized heat, redness, pain, swelling, fever and chills.

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CELLULITIS

29
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Pigmentary skin discoloration usually occurring in yellowish brown patches or spots.

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CHLOASMA

30
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Typical small skin lesion of acne caused by accumulation of bacteria and sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin.

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COMEDO

31
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Infection of the skin caused by fungi, common type is called ringworm.

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DERMATOMYCOSIS

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Skin discoloration changing from blue to black to greenish brown or yellow, commonly called a bruise

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ECCHYMOSIS

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Skin discoloration changing from blue to black to greenish brown or yellow, commonly called a bruise

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ECZEMA

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Redness of the skin caused by swelling of capillaries, examples are mild sunburn and nervous blushing.

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ERYTHEMA

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Damaged tissue from a severe burn.

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ESCHAR

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Condition of dry or scaly skin, resembling fish scales

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ICHTHYOSIS

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Small brown macules, especially on the face and arms, brought by sun exposure usually seen in middle aged or older persons. Benign.

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LENTIGO

38
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Tiny, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin, smaller version of an ecchymosis.

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PETECHIA

39
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Tiny, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin, smaller version of an ecchymosis.

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PETECHIA

40
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Pilonidal cyst commonly develops at the base of the spine, develops as a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst.

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PILONIDAL

41
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Skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure from lying in one position that prevents blood flow to the tissues, also known as decubitus ulcer

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PRESSURE ULCER

42
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Intense itching

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PRURITIS

43
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Chronic skin disease characterized by red patches covered by thick, dry, silvery adherent scales caused by excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis.

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PSORIASIS

44
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Any of severe bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues producing ecchymosis or petechiae.

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PURPURA

45
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Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact.

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SCABIES

46
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Fungal skin infection, also called ringworm. Tinea barbae (beard) Tinea corporis (body) Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) Tinea cruris (jock itch)

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TINEA

47
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Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the eruption of pale red, elevated patches called wheals or hives.

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URTICARIA

48
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Epidermal growth caused by a virus, also known as warts. Types include plantar warts, juvenile warts and veneral warts.

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VERRUCA

49
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Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches.

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VITILIGO

50
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Any test in which a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied to or injected into the skin to determine patient’s sensitivity to it.

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SKIN TEST

51
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Tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electric current, also called electrodesiccation

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FULGURATION

Medical Terminology (11 decks)

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