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week 4
integumentary system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| androgen | Generic term for an agent, usually a hormone (testosterone) that stimulates activity of the accessory male sex organs or stimulates activity of male characteristics |
| dors/o | back (of body) |
| duct/o | to lead, carry |
| homeo | same, alike |
| -stasis | standing still |
| hypodermis | subcutaneous tissue layer below the dermis |
| integument | a covering (the skin) consisting of the epidermis and dermis, or corium |
| systemic | pertaining to the entire body rather than to one of its individual parts |
| lip/o | fat |
| steat/o | fat |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| sub- | under, below |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| icthy/o | dry, scaly |
| kerat/o | horny tissue; hard; cornea |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| ungu/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| nid | nest |
| scler/o | hardening; sclera |
| seb/o | sebum, sebaceous |
| sebum | oil secretion of the sebaceous glands |
| squam/o | scale |
| xen/o | foreign, strange |
| xer/o | dry |
| -derma | skin |
| -therapy | treatment |
| cry/o | cold |
| -phoresis | carrying, transmission |
| abscess | walled cavity containing pus and surrounded by inflamed or necrotic tissue |
| acne | inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin. Characterized by comedones (blackheads), papules, and pustules; usually associated with seborrhea |
| Bowen disease | form of intraepidermal carcinoma (squamous cell) characterized by red-brown scaly or crusted lesions that resemble a patch of psoriases or dermatits. |
| carbuncle | deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin usually involving subcutaneous tissues. A carbuncle consists of several furuncles developing in adjoining hair follicles with multiple drainage sinuses. |
| cellulitis | diffuse, acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue. Cellulitis is characterized by localized heat, redness, pain, swelling, and occasionally fever, malaise, chills, and headache |
| chloasma | pigmentary skin discoloration usually occurring in yellowish-brown patches or spots |
| comedo | typical small skin lesion of acne vulgaris caused by accumulation of keratin, bacteria, and dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin |
| deculitus ulcer | skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridde; also known as a bedsore |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin |
| ecchymosis | skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise |
| eczema | acute or chronic skin inflammation characterized by erythema, papules, vesicles, pustules, scales, crusts, scabs, and possibly itching |
| erythema | redness of the skin caused by swelling of the capillaries |
| eschar | damaged tissues following a sever burn |
| furuncle | bacterial infection of a hair follicle or sebaceous gland that produces a pus filled lesion commonly called a boil |
| hirsutism | condition characterized by the excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women |
| inpetigo | inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
| keratosis | thickened area of the epidermis; any horny growth on the skin (such as a callus or wart) |
| lentigo | small brown macules, especially on the face and arms with lesions distributed on sun-exposed areas of the skin (brown patches) |
| pallor | unnatual paleness or absense of color in the skin |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice, transmitted by personal contact or common use of brushes, combs, or headgear |
| petechia | minute, pinpoint hemorrhage under the skin |
| pruritus | intense itching |
| psoriasis | chronic skin disease characterized by circumscribed red patches covered by thick, driy, silvery, adherent scales that are the result of excessive development of the basal layer of the epidermis |
| purpura | any of several bleeding disorders characterized by hemorrhage into the tissues, particularly beneath the skin or mucous membranes, producing ecchymoses or petechiae |
| papule | Solid, elevated lesion less that 1 cm in diameter that may be the same color as the skin or pigmented (nevus, wart, pimple, ringworm, psoriasis, eczema) |
| nodule | palpable, circumscribed lesion; larger and deeper than a papule (.6 to 2cm in diameter) extends into the dermal area (intradermal nevus, benign or malignant tumor) |
| tumor | solid, elevated lesion larger than 2cm in diameter that extends into the dermal and subcutaneous layers. (lipoma, streatoma, dermatofibroma, hemangioma) |
| wheal | elevated, firm, rounded lesion with localized skin edema that varies in size, shape, and color; paler in the center than its surrounding edges, accompanied by itching (hives, insect bites, uticaria) |
| vesicle | elevated, curcumscribed, fluid filled lesion less than .5 cm in diameter (poison ivy, shingles, chickenpox) |
| pustule | small, raised, circumscribed lesion that contains pus; usually less than 1 cm in diameter (acne, furuncle, pustular psoriasis, scabies) |
| bulla | a vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm in diameter (second degree burns, sever poison oak, poison ivy) |
| macule | flat picmented, circumscribed area less than 1 cm in diameter (freckle, flat mole, or rash that occurs in rubella) |
| excoriations | linear scratch marks or traumatized abrasions of the epidermic (scratches, abrasions, chemical or thermal burns) |
| fissure | small slit or cracklike sore that extends into the dermal layer; could be caused by continuous inflammation and drying |
| ulcer | an open sore or lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring (pressure sore, basal cell carcinoma) |
| scabies | contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite, commonly through sexual contact |
| tinea | any fungal skin disease whose name commonly indicates the body part affected, also called ringworm |
| urticaria | allergic reaction of the skin characterized by the eruption of pale red elevated patches called wheals |
| vitiligo | localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches |
| verruca | epidermal growth caused by a virus, such as a plantar wart, juvenile warts, and venereal warts |
| skin test (ST) | Any test in which a suspected allergen or sensitizer is applied to or injected into the skin to determine the patient's reaction to it. |
| intradermal test | identifies suspected allergens by subcutaneously injecting small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergens and observing the skin for a subsequent reaction; used to determine immunity to diphtheria or tuberculosis |
| diphtheria | Schick test |
| tuberculosis | mantoux test |
| patch test | identifies suspected allergens by topical application of substance to be tested, usually on the forearm and observing for subsequent reaction |
| scratch test | identifies suspected allergens by placing a small quantity of suspected allergen on a lightly scratched area of the skin |
| biopsy | representative tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis |
| needle biopsy | removal of small tissue sample for examination using a hollow needle, usually attached to a syringe |
| punch biopsy | removal of a small core of tissue using a hollow punch |
| shave biopsy | removal of tissue using a surgical blade to shave elevated lesions |
| frozen section (FS) | ultra-thin slice of tissue cut from a frozen specimen for immediate pathological examination |
| debridement | removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound; used to promote healing and prevent infection |
| dermabrasion | removal of acne scars, nevi, tatoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the anesthetized epidermis |
| fulguration | tissue destruction by means of high frequency electric sparks; also called electrodesication |
| chemical peel | chemical removal of the outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses; also used for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face, also called chemabrasion |
| cryosurgery | use of subfreezing temperature (liquid nitrogen) to detroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells, such as tumors, warts, and unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue |
| incision and drainage (I &D) | incision in a lesion such as an abscess and drainage of its contents |
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