Unit 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Adip/o
Lip/o
Steat/o
A
Fat
Adipose, liposuction, steatorrhea
2
Q
Alb/o
Leuk/o
A
White
Albino, leukoderma
3
Q
Crypt/o
A
Hidden
Cryptoonychosis
4
Q
Cutane/o
Derm/o
Dermat/o
A
Skin
Cutaneous, dermatitis, dermatomycosis
5
Q
Cyan/o
A
Blue
Cyanosis
6
Q
Erythr/o
A
Red
Erythrocyte
7
Q
Hidr/o
Sudor/o
A
Sweat (personal water, so “I”)
Anhidrosis, sudoriferous
8
Q
Hirsut/o
Pil/i
Pil/o
Trich/o
A
Hair
hirsuitism, piliform, pilocyst, trichoepithelioma
9
Q
Hydr/o
A
Water
hydrophobia
10
Q
Ichthy/o
A
Scaly (Greek word for “fish”)
ichthyosis
11
Q
Kerat/o
A
Horn-like, hard
keratoderma
12
Q
Melan/o
A
Black
melanoma
13
Q
Myc/o
A
Fungus
mycoderma
14
Q
Necr/o
A
Dead
necrotic
15
Q
Onych/o
Ungu/o
A
Nail
cryptoonychosis, ungual
16
Q
Prur/i
A
Itch
pruritus
17
Q
Py/o
A
Pus
pyoderma
18
Q
Ras
A
Scrape (razor)
Rash
19
Q
Rhytid/o
A
Wrinkle
rhytidophobia
20
Q
Scler/o
A
Hardening
scleroderma
21
Q
Seb/o
Sebace/o
A
Oil
seborrhea, sebaceous
22
Q
Squam/o
A
Flat, plate-like
squamous
23
Q
Urtic/o
A
Rash, hives
urticaria
24
Q
Xanth/o
A
Yellow
xanthoderma
25
Xer/o
Dry
xeroderma
26
Abrasion
Rubbing away by friction
27
Abscess
collection of pus, Latin, “going away, oozing”
28
Acne
Greek: mound, eruption
29
Alopecia
Greek: “without a fox’s mane,” bald
30
Atopic dermatitis
atopic: “no place,” ie, unusual dermatitis, skin inflammation
31
basal cell carcinoma
melanoma
squamous cell carcinoma
Types of skin cancer
32
Biopsy
removal of cells or tissues (usually surgically) for pathological examination
33
Blister, bulla, pustule, vesicle
Fluid-filled bumps on the skin
34
Cicatrix
Scar
35
Comedo
Blackhead or whitehead; plural comedones
36
Contusion
Bruise
37
Cyst
sac-like structure in tissue filled w liquid, gas, or semi-solid
38
Decubitus ulcer
bedsore, pressure sore, skin sore caused by prolonged skin tissue hypoxia due to pressure (as in a bed-ridden or wheelchair patient)
39
Dermatitis
inflammation of the skin (from any cause)
40
Ecchymosis
Bruise
41
Eczema
Red itchy blistering rash, Greek, “boil over”
42
Hirsutism
abnormal hair growth for the age and/or sex of the individual
43
Hives
raised, red, intensely pruritic areas of skin, urticarial
44
Impetigo
skin infection caused by staph or strep bacteria
45
Keloid
Exuberant scar tissue
46
Macule, patch
freckle, flat pigmented spot
47
Nevus
mole, flat or elevated pigmented spot
48
Nodule, papule, tumor
Raised skin lesions
49
Petechiae (plural)
pinpoint spots on skin caused by capillary rupture, singular petechia
50
Pruritus
Itch
51
Psoriasis
scaly red skin patches, probable immune disorder
52
Rosacea
redness, visible blood vessels on face
53
Seborrhea
non-inflammatory dryness and scaling of skin
54
Tinea
fungal disease of skin (ringworm, athlete’s foot, toenail fungus)
55
Ulcer
Open sore or wound
56
Urticaria
Hives
57
Verruca
Wart
58
Vitiligo
Lightening of skin due to loss of melanocytes
59
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Extreme skin sensitivity to sunlight, very high risk for skin cancer
60
Allograft / homograft
tissue transplant from one person to another
61
anesthetic / anæsthetic
drug that causes loss of sensation (including pain)
62
Antibiotic
Drug used to treat bacterial infections
63
Antihistamine
Drug that counteracts histamine released from mast cells
64
Antipruritic
Anti-itch drug
65
Antiseptic
Discourages growth of microorganisms
66
Autograft
Tissue transplant from one place to another on the same person
67
Cortisone
Synthetic formulation of cortisol, potent steroid anti-inflammatory
68
Dermatologist
Physician specialized in skin
69
esthetician / æsthetician
Specialist in skin beautification
70
Graft
Tissue moved from one place to another
71
heterograft / xenograft
tissue transplant from one species to another (usually pig or cow to human)
72
Incision and drainage
Minor surgical procedure to release pus from an abscess
73
Intradermal
Within or between the layers of the skin
74
Subcutaneous
Below the skin, within the subcutaneous (hypodermal) layer
75
ABCDE
mnemonic for assessing skin lesions for cancer risk: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
76
BCC
Basil cell carcinoma
77
Bx, bx
Biopsy
78
Decub
Decubital layer
79
Derm
Dermatology
80
I&D
Incision and drainage
81
ID
Intradermal
82
IM
Intramuscular
83
SC, SQ, subQ
Subcutaneous
84
SCC
Squamous cell carcinoma
85
Ung
Ointment (Latin, unguentum)
86
XP, XDP
Xeroderma pigmentosum
