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Med term ch 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Roots for Fat | Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o |
| Roots for Skin | cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o |
| Roots for Hair | pil/o, trich/o |
| Roots for Sweat | hidr/o |
| Roots for Scale | squam/o |
| Roots for Nail | onych/o, ungu/o |
| Roots for Oil | seb/o, sebace/o |
| Roots for Hidden | crypt/o |
| Roots for Hard, Horny | kerat/o |
| Roots for Dry | xer/o |
| Roots for Yellow | xanth/o |
| Roots for Red | erythr/o |
| Roots for White | leuk/o, alb/o |
| Roots for Black | melan/o |
| Abrasion uh-bray-zhun | ab= away, rasion=scrape scraping away of skin |
| Albinism Al-bin-ism | albin=white, ism=condition lack of pigment in skin causing person to look white |
| Albino al-BAI-noh | a person afflicted with albinism |
| Alopecia a-loh-PEE-sha | From Greek for fox baldness |
| Anhidrosis an-hi-DROH-sis | an= no, hidr= sweat, osis= condition lack of sweating |
| Comedo koh-MEE-doh | from latin, for "to eat up" a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black/white head) |
| cyanidrosis sai-yan-ih-DROH-sis | cyan=blue, idr=sweat, osis=condition blue sweat |
| Depigmentation DE-pig-men-TAY-shun | de= away, pigment=pigment, ation=condition loss of pigmentation |
| dermatalgia der-mah-TAL-jah | dermat=skin, algia=pain skin pain |
| dermatodynia der-MA-toh-DIH-nee-ah | dermato=skin, dynia=pain skin pain |
| dermatolysis der-mah-TAWL-ih-sis | dermato=skin, lysis=loose loose skin |
| erythema eh-rih-THEE-ma | redness |
| erythroderma eh-RIH-throh-DER-ma | erythro= red, derma= skin red skin |
| hemathidrosis heh-mat-ih-DROH-sis | hemat=blood, hidr= sweat, osis= condition sweating blood |
| hidropoiesis hih-droh-poh-EE-sis | hidro=sweat, poiesis= formation the formation of sweat |
| hyperhidrosis hai-per-hih-DROH-sis | hyper=over, hidr=sweat, osis= condition excessive sweating |
| hyperkerotosis hai-per-ker-ah-TOH-sis | hyper=over, kerat=horny, osis= condition excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis hai-per-mel-an-OH-sis | hyper=over, melan= black, osis= condition excessive melanin in the skin |
| hyperpigmentation hai-per-pig-men-TAY-shun | hyper=over, pigment= pigment, ation= condition excessive pigment in skin |
| hypohidrosis hai-poh-hih-DROH-sis | hypo=under, hidr=sweat, osis=condition diminished sweating |
| hypomelanosis hai-poh-mel-an-OH-sis | hypo=under, melan= black, osis= condition diminished melanin in skin |
| hypopigmentation hai-poh-pig-men-TAY-shun | hypo=under, pigmentation= pigmentation, ation-condition Diminished pigmentation in the skin |
| leukoderma loo-koh-DER-mah | leuko=white, derma-skin white skin |
| Macerate MAS-ir-ayt | to soften the skin |
| onychophagia aw-nih-koh-FAY-jah | onycho=nail, phagia=eat eating or biting nails |
| pruritus prur-AI-tis | an itch |
| rhytidermia rih-tih-DER-mee-ah | rhyti=wrinkle, dermia= skin wrinkled skin |
| Seborrhea seh-boh-REE-ah | sebo=oil, rhhea=dishcarge discharge of oil (sebum) |
| trichomegaly tri-koh-MEG-ah-lee | tricho=hair, megaly= enlargement abnormally thick hair |
| urticaria ur-tih-KAR-ee-ah | swollen raised itchy areas of skin |
| xanthoderma zan-thoh-DER-mah | xantho=yellow, derma=skin yellow skin |
| xeroderma zeh-roh-DER-mah | xero=dry, derma= skin dry skin |
| xerosis ze-ROH-sis | xer=dry, osis=condition condition of dryness |
| Papules | small bumps (of a rash on skin) under 1cm - small solid mass |
| Nodules | A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| Macule, macula (freckle) | small, flat discolored area |
| Patch, vitiligo | larger, flat, discolored area |
| Plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| Tumor | a larger solid mass |
| Vesicle | ves=bladder, icle-small a small blister |
| bulla | from lattin for "bubble" |
| pustule | a pus filled blister |
| abscess | ab-away, scess=go a localized collection of pus in the body |
| erosion | (e=away, rosion=raw,eat) loss of skin |
| ulcer | a sore |
| excoriation | ex=out, cori=skin, ation=condition a scratch |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| crust | a dried substance (ie blood, pus) on the skin |
| vascular lesion | wounds related to blood vessels |
| cherry angioma | angi=blood vessel, oma=tumor a small blood vessel tumor |
| telangiectasia (spider angioma) tel-an-jee-ek=TAY-zhuh | tel=end, angi=blood vessel, ectasia= expansion the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin |
| petechia puh-TEE-kee-yah | a small bruise |
| ecchymosis eh-kih-MOH-sis | a larger bruise |
| cicatrix (plural: cicatrices) SIK-ah-triks | a scar |
| keloid KEE-loid | kel= tumor, oid= resembling overgrowth of scar tissue |
| epidermal tumors | epi=upon, derm= skin, al tumor = pertaining to tumor tumors on the skin |
| nevus NEE-vus | mole |
| Dysplastic nevus | dys=bad, plastic nevus= formation mole a mole with bad changes/ formations (often precancerous) |
| verruca | wart |
| culture and sensitivity (C&S) | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
| biopsy (Bx) | bi=two, ops= eye, y=procedure removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes) |
| Excisional biopsy | ex=out, cision=cut, al=pertaining to removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out) |
| Incisional biopsy | in = in, cision= cut, al=pertaining to removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it) |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
| dermoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| adipocele | adipo=fat, cele= tumor(hernia) a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| dermatofibroma | deramto=skin, fibr=fiber, oma=tumor a fibrous skin tumor |
| erythrocyanosis eh-RITH-roh-sai-an-OH-sis | erytho=red, cyan=blue, osis=condition a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | kerato=horny, gen=creation, ic=pertaining to causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis | kerat=horny, osis=condition a horny tissue condition |
| onychia oh-NIK-ee-ah | onych=nail, ia=condition a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | onycho=nail, crypt=hidden, osis= condition an ingrown nail |
| onychomalacia | onycho=nail, malacia=softening abnormal softening of a nail |
| onychopathy | onycho=nail, pathy=disease nail disease |
| onychophagia | onycho=nail, phagia=eat eating (biting) the nail |
| pachyderma pa-kih-DER-mah | pachy=thick, derma=skin tough skin |
| paronychia par-aw-NIH-kee-ah | par=around, onych=nail, ia=condition a condition of tissue around a nail |
| steatoma STAY-ah-TOH-ma | steat=fat, oma-tumor a fatty tumor |
| xanthoma | xanth-yellow, oma-tumor a yellow tumor |
| Most skin problems are; | infections, inflammations, tumors, or changes in the skin. |
| decubitus ulcer deh-KYOO-bih-tus UL-sir | de=down, cubitus ulcer = lie sore bed sore |
| dermatosis der-mah-TOH-sis | dermat=skin, osis=condition Skin condition |
| dermopathy | dermo=skin, pathy=disease skin disease |
| atopic dermatitis AY-taw-pik | a=not, top=place, ic dermat= pertaining to skin, itis=inflammation a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching |
| hypertrichosis | hyper=over, trich=hair, osis=condition excessive growth of hair |
| ichthyosis ik-thee-OH-sis | ichthy= fish scale, osis=condition a condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| postpartum alopecia | post-after, partum alopecia = birth baldness baldness experienced by women after pregnancy |
| psoriasis tor-AI-ah-sis | psor= itch, iasis= presence of |
| scleronychia skleh-raw-NIH-kee-ah | scler=hard, onych=nail, ia=condition a thickening and hardening of the nails |
| xanthosis | xanth=yellow, osis=condition yellowing of the skin |
| actinic keratosis | actin= sun ray, ic kerat= pertaining to horny, osis= condition horny skin condition caused by sun exposure (precancerous and frequently develops into cancer) |
| basal cell carcinoma | basal cell carcin= base cell cancer, oma=tumor cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| hidradenoma hih-drad-eh-NOH-mah | hidr=sweat, aden=gland, oma= tumor tumor of the sweat gland |
| malignant cutaneous neoplasm | malignant cutane= harmful skin, ous neo= pertaining to new, plasm= formation a harmful new formation of skin tussue (ie skin cancer) |
| malignant melanoma | malignant - bad black, oma = tumor a harmful tumor of melanin cells |
| squamous cell carcinoma SKWAY-mus | squam= scale, ous cell carcin= pertaining to cell cancer, oma=tumor a cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| acne vulgaris | acne=acne, vulgaris=common inflammation of the skin follicles |
| dermatomycosis | dermato=skin, myc=fungus, osis=condition a fungal skin condition |
| hidradenitis | hidra= sweat, aden= gland, itis = inflammation inflammation of the sweat glands |
| impetigo im-peh-TAI-goh | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| mycodermatitis | myc= fungus, dermat=skin, itis=inflammation inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis | myc= fungus, osis = condition a fungal condition |
| onychodystrophy | onycho= nail, dys= bad, trophy = nourishment poor nourishment (and development) of the nail |
| onychomycosis | onycho = nail, myc= fungus, osis= condition a fungal condition of the nail |
| tinea | a fungal condition often called "ringworm" due to its circular appearance |
| trichomycosis | tricho= hair, myc= fungus= osis= condition a fungal condition of the hair |
| actinic dermatitis | actin = sun ray, ic dermat= pertaining to skin, itis = inflammation inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure |
| dermatisis | dermat= skin, itis= inflammation inflammation of the skin |
| seborrheic dermatitis se-boh-RAY-ik | sebo= oil, rrhe (a)= discharge, ic dermat= pertaining to skin, tiis = inflammation inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum) |
| steatitis stay-ah-TAI-tis | steat= fat, itis = inflammation inflammation of fat tissue |
| first-degree burn | burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin |
| second-degree burn | deeper burn affecting both epidermis and dermis |
| third-degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| fourth-degree burn | deep burn not just affecting all layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer), but also underlying tissues like muscles, fascia, or bone |
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