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Medical terms ig
terms for med class
Term | Definition |
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pil/o, trich/o | medical root term for hair |
keratosis | horny skin tissue ;) |
leukotrichia | white hair |
albinism | lacking skin pigment |
urticaria | (Hives); red, itchy skin that form from a reaction |
xerosis | dry skin |
alopecia | medical term for being bald |
macerate | to soften |
xanthoderma | yellow/orange coloration of the skin (aka jaundice) |
ecchymosis | beeg bruise |
petechiae | smoll bruise |
three types of skin biopsies | excisional, shave, & punch |
abbreviation for biopsy | Bx (case sensitive) |
medical root term for nail | onych |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
mastalgia | booby pain |
mastoptosis | booby droopy (not good) |
leukorrhea | white discharge |
hypermastia | BEEG boobies 👀 |
hypomastia | itty bitty titty-committee |
oophorocystosis | ovarian cyst(s) |
pyosalpinx | blockage in fallopian tube caused by puss (the forbidden pimple) |
colposcopy | examining the vagina via scope |
vaginoscope | used to examine the vagina |
bradytocia | slow labor (HELL) |