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Chapter 2
Medical Terminology
Question | Answer |
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adip/o | fat |
cutane/o | skin |
leuk/o | white |
melan/o | black |
myc/o | fungus |
squam/o | scale |
xer/o | dry |
Outer layer of the skin | Epidermis |
Oil glands in the skin | Sebaceous glands |
Sudor | Sweat |
A solid mass larger than 1-2 cm | Tumor |
A scratch mark | Excoriation |
Bruise or a black and blue mark | eechymosis |
Abnormal tissue that grows by more rapid than normal cellular proliferation | Neoplasm |
Wart | Verruca |
Baldness | Alopecia |
Appearance of a skin lesion | Eruption |
Hives | Urticaria |
Production of purulent matter | Suppuration |
Dry skin | Xeroderma |
Any disorder of the skin | Dermatosis |
Tissue death associated with loss of blood supply | Gangrene |
Measles | Rubeola |
Chickenpox | Varicella |
Thickened areas of epidermis | Keratosis |
Skin cancer | Malignant cutaneous neoplasm |
Inflammation of the fingernail or toenail | Onychia |
Inflammation of the nail fold | Paraonychia |
Infestation with lice that causes itching and dermatitis | Pediculosis |
Removal of an entire lesion | Excisional biopsy |