Unit #4 - Terms on Test Flashcards
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allo-
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other, different; different member of the same species
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homo-
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same
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xeno-
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stranger; a different species
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e-, ec-, ex-
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out, off, from, beyond
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ab-
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off, from, away
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anti-
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against
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hyper-
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too much
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hypo-
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too little
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xero-
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dry
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Chemo-
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chemicals
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Cryo-
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cold
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par- or para-
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beside; near
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Xeno-
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strangers
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neo-
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new formation
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albin/o
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white
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carot
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orange
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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jaun
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yellow
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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xanth/o
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yellow
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cer/at, corn
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horn
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crypt-
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hidden; concealed
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fibr/o
fiber
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glabr
smooth
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macer
to soften
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myring/o
eardrum
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pilo
hair
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psora, prur
itch
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rhytido
wrinkle
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sclero
hard
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septic
filled with microorganisms
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–ectasia
dilated condition
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-lysis
breaking down; destroying
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-malacia
softening due to disease
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-megaly
enlargement due to disease
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-itis
inflammation
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-oma
tumor
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-plasm
growth
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-trophy
nourishment or growth
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ABCDE
abbreviation is a mnemonic for assessing the cancer risk of skin lesions
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BCC, SCC
abbreviations denote different kinds of skin cancer (carcinoma)?
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SC, SQ, subQ
abbreviations for an injection into the layer immediately beneath the skin
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decub
abbreviation for an ulcer that occurs when a person lies in one position for a long period of time
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Bx
abbreviation for a procedure to sample tissue for analysis by a pathologist
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I&D
abbreviation for a procedure to cut into, and allow liquid to drain from, a lesion in the skin
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ung
abbreviation for an ointment (based on an old name for ointments)
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IM
intramuscular
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allo-graft
a skin tissue donation from an unrelated individual of the same species
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auto-graft
a skin tissue donation from oneself
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chemo-surgery
surgery using chemicals
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chemo-therapy
therapy using chemicals
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cryo-surgery
surgery using cold
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demato-dynia
pain in the skin
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dermato-fibr-oma
fibrous tumor of the skin
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dermato-logy
study of the skin
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dermato-lysis
breakdown of the skin
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dermato-myc-osis
fungal infection of the skin
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dermato-scopy
visualizing the skin with an instrument
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xeno-graft
a skin tissue donation from another species
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eryth-ema
redness
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erythro-cyan-osis
reddish-blue color of skin when the body is cold
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erythro-derma
red skin
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leuko-derma
white skin
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melan-in
protein that causes skin pigmentation
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melano-cyte
cell that produces and stores melanin
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melan-oma
extremely dangerous cancer that arises from melanocytes
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melano-some
melanin-filled pigment granules inside melanocytes
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xantho-derma
yellow skin
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xanth-oma
yellow raised bumps due to fat accumulation under the skin
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xanth-osis
yellow discoloration of degenerating tissues
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ep-onycho-ium
cuticle (literally, "anatomical part on top of the nail")
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onycho-crypt-osis
ingrown nail
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onycho-dys-trophy
malformed nail
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onycho-lysis
breakdown of a nail
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onycho-malacia
softening of a nail
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onycho-myc-osis
fungal infection of a nail
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onycho-pathy
disease of a nail
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onycho-phagia
nail biting (literally, "nail eating")
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onycho-tomy
cutting into a nail
