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Ch. 3
Procedures and Pathology
Question | Answer |
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culture and sensitivity | growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to |
biopsy | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
excision biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination |
incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination |
dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
dermoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tumor |
erythrocyanosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
deratosis | horny tissue condition |
necrosis | tissue death |
onychia | a nail condition |
onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
onycholysis | the loss of a nail |
onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
onychopathy | nail disease |
onychophagia | eating (biting) the nail |
pachyderma | tough skin |
paronychia | a condition of the tissue around a nail |
steatoma | a fatty tumor |
xanthoma | a yellow tumor |