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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3 The Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| epidermis | The outermost layer of skin. |
| dermis | |
| adip/o, lip/o, steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o, derm/o, dermato/o | skin |
| hair | pil/o, trich/o |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam | scale |
| onych/o, ungu/0 | nail |
| seb/o, sebace/o | oil |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yello |
| erythr/o | erythroderma |
| leuk/o, alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white |
| albino | a person afflicted with albinism |
| alopecia | baldness |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| comedo | a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head) |
| cyanhidrosis | blue sweat |
| depigmentation | loss of pigmentation |
| dermatalgia | skin pain |
| dermatodynia | skin pain |
| dermatolysis | loose skin |
| erythema | redness |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| hidropolesis | the formation of sweat |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hyperkerotosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypermelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| hypohidrosis | diminished sweating |
| hypermelanosis | diminished melanin in the skin |
| leukoderma | white skin |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| onychophagia | eating or biting the nails |
| pruritus | an itch or itching |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| sebopolesis | formation of oil (sebum) |
| seborrhea | discharge of oil (sebum) |
| trichomegally | abnormally thick hair |
| urticaria | swollen raised itchy areas of the skin |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| xeroderma | dry skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| macule, macula | small, flat discolored area |
| patch (vitiligo) | large, flat, discolored area |
| papule | a small solid mass |
| plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | a larger solid mass |
| vesicle | a smaller blister |
| bulla | Latin for "bubble" |
| pustule | a pus-filled blister |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| ulcer | a sore |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| crust | a dry substance on the skin |
| vascular lesion | wounds related to to blood vessels |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor |
| telangiectasia (spider angioma) | the over expansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called spider angioma because of the way it looks on the skin |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| ecchymosis | a large bruise |
| cicatrix | scar |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| epidermal tumors | tumors on the skin |
| nevus | mole |
| dysplastic nevus | 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 | removal of tissue in order to examine it |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination (to cut it out) |
| incisional biopsy | removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it) |
| dermatoscope | instrument used to look at the skin |
| dermatoscopy | procedure for looking at the skin |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| dermatofibroma | a fibrous skin tissue |
| erythrocynosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| necrosis | tissue death |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nail |
| onycholysis | a loss of a nail |
| pachyderma | tough skin |
| paronychia | a condition of the tissue around the nail |
| steatoma | a fatty tumor |
| xanthoma | a yellow tumor |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| dermopathy | skin disease |
| atopic dermatitis | a chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching |
| hypertrichosis | excessive growth of hair |
| ichthyosis | a condition in the skin; it is dry and scaly resembling fish scales |
| postpartum alopecia | baldness experienced by women after pregnancy |
| psoriasis | a skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin |
| sclerodermatitis | inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening |
| scleronychia | thickening and hardening of the nails |
| xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
| actinic keratosis | horny skin condition caused by sun exposure |
| basal cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of basal skin cells |
| hidradenoma | tumor of the sweat gland |
| malignant cutaneous neospasm | a harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer) |
| malignant melanoma | a harmful tumor of melanin cells |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of the skin follicles (acne) |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by fungus |
| mycosis | a fungal condition |
| onychodystrophy | pour nourishment (and development) of the nail |
| tinea | a fungal condition often called "ringworm" due to its circular appearance |
| trichomycosis | a fungal condition of the hair |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by skin exposure |
| seborrheic dermatitis | inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum) |
| steatitis | 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 the epidermis and dermis |
| third-degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| fourth-degree burn | deep burn affecting not just all layers of the skin, but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, or bone |
| anesthetic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| antibiotic | a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antipruritic | a drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms |
| hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| percutaneous | pertaining to through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| topical | applied directly to the skin |
| transdermal | pertaining to though the skin |
| chemosurgery | removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| cryosurgery | destruction of tissue through freezing |
| dermabrasion | rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin |
| electrocauterization | using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| Incision and Drainage (I & D) | to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| lipectomy | removal of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| autograft | skin transplant taken from a different place on a patient's body |
| homograft (allograft) | skin transplant taken from another member of the patient's species |
| heterograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's |
| xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patients |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | actinic keratosis |
| Bx | biopsy |
| C & S | Culture and Sensitivity |
| derm | dermatology |
| ID | Intradermal |
| SC | Subcutaneous |
| SQ or Subq | Subcutaneous |
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