Word List 3 Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
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adip/o
A
fat
2
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cutane/o
A
skin
3
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cyan/o
A
blue
4
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derm/o
A
skin
5
Q
erythem/o
erythemat/o
erythr/o
A
red
6
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
7
Q
ichthy/o
A
dry, scaly
8
Q
kerat/o
A
horny tissue, hard, cornea
9
Q
lip/o
A
fat
10
Q
melan/o
A
black
11
Q
myc/o
A
fungus
12
Q
onych/o
A
nail
13
Q
pil/o
A
hair
14
Q
scler/o
A
hardening. sclera (white of eye)
15
Q
seb/o
A
sebum, sebaceous
16
Q
squam/o
A
scale
17
Q
steat/o
A
fat
18
Q
sudor/o
A
sweat
19
Q
therm/o
A
heat
20
Q
trich/o
A
hair
21
Q
xer/o
A
dry
22
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-cyte
A
cell
23
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-derma
A
skin
24
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-oma
A
tumor
25
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
26
-therapy
treatment
27
adipocele
ah-DIH-poh-seel
hernia or swelling of fat
28
anhidrosis
abnormal condition of no sweat
29
carcinoma
tumor of cancer
30
cellulitis
skin infection
31
contusion
bruise
32
cryotherapy
cold treatment
33
cyanosis
abnormal condition of blue color
34
decubitus ulcer
duh-KYOO-bih-tihs
pressure ulcer "bed sore"
35
debridement
dih-BREED-mihnt
removal of dead/infected tissue from wound to promote healing
36
dehiscence
duh-HIH-sihns
reopening of previously closed wound
37
dermatitis
skin inflammation
38
dermatologist
specialist in the study of skin
39
dermatomycosis
abnormal condition of skin fungus
40
diaphoresis
sweating
41
ecchymosis
eh-keh-MOH-sihs
bruising
42
epidermoid
noncancerous cysts/small bumps below skin
43
erythema/erythematous
ehr-ih-THEE-muh
ehr-ih-THEH-muh-tuhs
redness
44
hematoma
tumor of blood (bruise)
45
hidrosis
hye-DROH-sihs
abnormal condition of sweat
46
homograft
HOH-moh-grahft
tissue graft from donor of same species
47
hyperhidrosis
abnormal condition of excessive sweat
48
hypodermic
pertaining to below the skin
49
ichthyosis
ihk-thee-OH-sihs
abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin
50
induration
abnormal hard area overlaying an area of soft tissue or organ
51
keloid
KEE-loyd
abnormal scar formation
52
melanoma
skin cancer from melanocytes (literal "tumor of black")
53
onychomalacia
aw-nih-koh-muh-LAY-shuh
softening of nails
54
pallor
PAH-luhr
paleness
55
paronychia
peh-ruh-NIH-kee-uh
skin infection around nails
56
petechia
puh-TEE-kee-uh
tiny red spots on skin
57
pilonidal
pye-luh-NYE-duhl
abnormal cyst containing hair and skin debris
58
psoriasis
chronic skin condition marked by dry scaly patches and itchy
59
purulent
PYURH-uh-lihnt
having pus
60
pruritic
proo-RIH-tihk
itchy
61
scleroderma
skleh-ruh-DUHR-muh
skin hardening (tightening)
62
seborrhea
seh-buh-REE-uh
skin condition causing scaly patches, inflamed skin, and dandruff
63
steatoma
tumor of fat
64
subcutaneous
pertaining to below the skin
65
sudoresis
soo-doh-REE-sihs
condition of sweat (excess sweating)
66
trichopathy
trih-KAW-puh-thee
disease of hair
67
urticaria
uhr-tih-KEHR-ee-uh
hives
68
xeroderma
dry skin
