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med-terms ch.3
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12th Grade
03/31/2009

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albin/o
Definition
white
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bi/o
Definition
life
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cry/o
Definition
cold
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cutane/o
Definition
skin
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cyan/o
Definition
blue
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derm/o
Definition
skin
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dermat/o
Definition
skin
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diaphor/o
Definition
profuse sweating
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electr/o
Definition
electricity
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erythr/o
Definition
red
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hid/o
Definition
sweat
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icthy/o
Definition
scaly/dry
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kerat/o
Definition
hard/horny
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leuk/o
Definition
white
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lip/o
Definition
fat
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melan/o
Definition
black
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myc/o
Definition
fungus
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necr/o
Definition
death
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onych/o
Definition
nail
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pil/o
Definition
hair
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phot/o
Definition
light
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py/o
Definition
pus
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rhytid/o
Definition
wrinkle
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scler/o
Definition
hard
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seb/o
Definition
oil
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trich/o
Definition
hair
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ungu/o
Definition
nail
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vesic/o
Definition
bladder
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xer/o
Definition
dry
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-derma
Definition
skin
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-opsy
Definition
view of
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-tome
Definition
instrument used to cut
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allo-
Definition
different
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xeno-
Definition
strange/foreign
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abrasion
Definition
scraping by friction
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cicatrix
Definition
scar
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comedo
Definition
hardened sebum in follicle (blackhead)
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contusion
Definition
injury to body (skin not broken)
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cyanosis
Definition
bluish tint caused by deoxygenation
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depigmentation
Definition
loss of normal skin color
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dermatology
Definition
doctor of integumentry system
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diaphoresis
Definition
profuse sweating
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ecchymosis
Definition
discoloration caused by collection of blood under skin (blunt trama)
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erythema
Definition
redness or flushing of skin
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eschar
Definition
dead tissue over deep burn area
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hisutism
Definition
excessive hair growth over an area
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hyperemia
Definition
redness due to increases blood flow
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hyperpigmentation
Definition
abnormal amount of pigment in skin
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keloid
Definition
raised or thickened scar after surgey or injury
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keratosis
Definition
overgrowth/ thickening of epidermis
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lesion
Definition
general term for wound/injury/abnormality
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nevus
Definition
skin blemish/mole/birthmark
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pallor
Definition
abnormal paleness of skin
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pectechiae
Definition
pinpoint purple spots from minute hemorrages
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photosensitivity
Definition
skin abnormally reacts to UV light
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plastic surgery
Definition
specialty involving repair, reconstruction,or improvement of body
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pruritus
Definition
severe itching
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purpura
Definition
hemorrhages in skin due to fragle blood vessels
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purulent
Definition
containing puss or produicing pus
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strawberry hemangioma
Definition
collection of dilated blood vessel during and few months after birth
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suppurative
Definition
containing or producing pus
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urticaria
Definition
(hives) skin eruption of pale reddish wheals
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verruca
Definition
(warts) benign growth caused by virus
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cyst
Definition
fluid filled sac under skin
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fissure
Definition
crack-like lesion or groove
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laceration
Definition
torn or jagged wond
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macule
Definition
flat/discolored area that is flush with skin surface
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nodule
Definition
firm, solid mass of cells in the skin larger than .5 cm in diameter
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papule
Definition
small solid circular raised spot on surface, larger than .5 cm in diameter
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pustule
Definition
raised spot on the skin cotaining pus
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ulcer
Definition
open sore or lesion in mucous membrane
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vesicle
Definition
(blister) small fluid raised spot on skin
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wheal
Definition
small round swollen area on skin, useally seen in alergic reaction
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abscess
Definition
collection of puss in skin
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acne
Definition
inflamatory disease of sebaceous glands
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acne rosacea
Definition
cronic acne in adults
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acne vulgaris
Definition
common acne in teenagers
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albinism
Definition
body unable to produce melanin
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basal cell carcinoma
Definition
cancerous tumor of basal cell layer
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burn
Definition
damage to skin as a result of fire, electricity, UV light, or chemicals
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burn 1st degree
Definition
skin reddened
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burn 2nd degree
Definition
skin blistered
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burn 3rd degree
Definition
skin chared
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cellultis
Definition
diffuse, acute infection of connective tissue of skin
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decubitus ulcer
Definition
open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences cuting blood flow
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dry gangrene
Definition
late stages of gangreen. tissue becoming "mummified"
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eczema
Definition
superficial dermatisis of unknown cause
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gangrene
Definition
tissue necrosis due to deficient blood supply
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ichthyosis
Definition
skin becomes scaly/dry/hard
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impetigo
Definition
highly infectious baacteral infection of skin
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kaposi's sarcoma
Definition
form of skin cancer frequently seen in AIDS
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maligiant melanoma
Definition
dangerous form of skin cancer caused by uncontrollable growth of melanocytes
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pediculosis
Definition
infestation of lice
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psoriasis
Definition
inflammatory condition consisting of papules forming
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rubella
Definition
contagious viral skin condition
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scabies
Definition
contagious skin disease caused by a mite
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sebaceous yst
Definition
sac under skin filled with oil
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squamous cell carcinoma
Definition
cancer of epidermus.
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systemic lupus erythematosus
Definition
cronic disease of connective tissue. injures skin, joints, kidneys, nervous system and mucous membranes
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tinea
Definition
fungal skin disease. results in itching, scaling lesions
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tinea pedis
Definition
(athlete's foot) fungal infection of foot
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varcella
Definition
(chicken pox) contagious viral skin infection
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vitilligo
Definition
(leukoderma) disapperance of pigment in patches
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wet gangrene
Definition
an area of gangrene that becomes secondarily infected by pus producing bacteria
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alopecia
Definition
absence or loss of hair
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carbuncle
Definition
furuncle involving several hair follicles
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furuncle
Definition
(boil) bacterial infection of a hair follicle.
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onychia
Definition
infected nail bed
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paronychia
Definition
infection of skin around nail
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culture and sensitivity
Definition
(test) bacteria is removed in order to identify and determine antibiotics
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biopsy
Definition
piece of tissue removed and examined
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exfoliative cytology
Definition
scraping cells from tissue and examined
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frozen section
Definition
thin slice of tissue is removed from frozen specimine for rapid examination
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fungal scraping
Definition
scapings are grown to identify growth
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allograft
Definition
skingraft from one person to another
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tinea capitis
Definition
(ringworm) fungal infection of scalp
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autograft
Definition
skin graft from a person's own body
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dermatome
Definition
instroment for cutting skin
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dermatoplasty
Definition
skin grafting
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heterograft
Definition
skin graft from another species
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skin graft
Definition
transfer of skin
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xenograft
Definition
skin graft from antoher species
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cauterization
Definition
destruction of tissue by caustic chemicals, electricity, heat, freezing
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cryosurgery
Definition
use of cold to freeze and destroy tissue
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curettage
Definition
removial of legions
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debridmant
Definition
removial of foreign material or damaged tissue from a wound
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electrocautery
Definition
to destroy tissue with electrity
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incision and draining
Definition
making incision to allow draining of pus
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chemabrasion
Definition
(chemical peel)abrasion using chemicals
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dermabrasion
Definition
abrasion using friction
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laser therapy
Definition
removial os skin lesions usiong close-range laser
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liposuction
Definition
removial of fat beneath skin by suction
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rhytictomy
Definition
surgical removial of excess skin
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anestetics
Definition
applied to skin so deaden pain
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antibiotics
Definition
kill bacteria causing skin infection
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antifungals
Definition
kill fungi infection skin
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antiparasitics
Definition
kill mites or lice
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antipurtics
Definition
reduce severe itching
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antiseptics
Definition
kill bacteria in skin
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anti-virals
Definition
treat herpes simplex infection
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corticosteroid cream
Definition
specific type of powerful anti-inflammatory cream
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