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med term ch3 integumentary system

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dermatology   show
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abrasion   show
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comedo   show
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contusion   show
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cyst   show
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show Profuse sweating  
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show Skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin following blunt trauma to the skin; A bruise  
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erythema   show
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show The condition of having reddened or flushed skin  
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eschar   show
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fissure   show
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show Redness of the skin due to increased blood flow  
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hyperhidrosis   show
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show Abnormal amount of pigmentation in the skin  
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show The condition of having scaly and dry skin  
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nevus   show
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nodule   show
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pallor   show
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middle layer also called corium   show
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Which layer of skin houses hair follicles, sebaceous & sweat glands, blood & lymph vessels, sensory receptors, nerve & muscle fiber   show
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Composed of connective tissue and collagen fibers   show
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This layer has a basal layer rich with blood cells   show
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what Skin layer and what is this layer called that cells continually grow and proliferate   show
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When new cells are formed, older cells are pushed to surface, shrink , and are filled with _____ a process called ______   show
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Name the 5 accessories of the epidermis skin layer   show
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layer containing fatty tissue   show
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The hair folicles begin to turn grey when the skin layer no longer produces   show
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An increase in blood flow & environmental temperature causes the skin to become   show
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show 25 days  
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The hair is made of   show
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Which gland releases oil directly on to the hair follicle   show
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When the arrector pili muscle contracts   show
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deoxygenated blood is very dark purple red and gives the skin a bluish tingle called   show
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Because of the rich blood supply & light color, the nail bed in an excellent place to check patients for   show
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Flat plate of keratin covering the end of the nail and forms the   show
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The accessories of the nail are   show
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The nail body is connected to the tissue underneath by the   show
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light color half moon at base of nail is called the   show
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Highly coiled glands that function to cool the body, 2 mil in body located in dermis are called   show
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show Thicker sweat & are called apocrine glands  
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pinpoint hemorrhages into skin due to fragile blood vessels, common in older adults, means purple   show
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contains pus or infection that produces pus; pus consist of white blood cells & tissue debris   show
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raised spot on skin with pus   show
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Presence of pus on or in layer of skin indicating a bacterial infection   show
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skin condition for lost its elasticity & hardened   show
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show scler/o, -derma  
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oily discharge   show
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containing or producing pus   show
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open sore or lesion in skin or mucus membrane   show
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show uticaria  
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Blister, fluid filled raised spot on skin   show
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Combining form & suffix meaning bladder & pertaining to   show
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show wheal  
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show xeroderma  
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Combining form & suffix meaning dry skin condition   show
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collection of pus in the skin   show
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inflammatory disease of sebaceous glands & hair follicle that results in papules & pustules   show
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show acne rosacea  
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Teenage acne characterized by comedo, papules, & pustules   show
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show albinism  
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show basal cell carcinoma  
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Combining form & suffix meaning pertaining to cancer tumor at the base   show
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Superficial burn affecting the epidermis   show
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show second degree burn  
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Burn that charred the full layers of the skin, affects the epidermis, dermis & subcutaneous layer   show
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show 1 side arm 4.5%, thoracic 9%, abdomen 9%, leg 9%, full arm 9%, full leg 18%, pubic 1%  
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diffuse, acute infection & inflammation of connective tissue in skin   show
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show decupitus  
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open sore from pressure over boney areas cutting off blood flow to skin, bed ridden people laying in same position too long suffer from, difficult to heal   show
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Another word for bed sore or pressure sore   show
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inflammation of the skin   show
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show dermatosis  
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show dry gangrene  
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show eczema  
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Tissue necrosis due to deficient blood supply   show
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show ichthy/o, -osis  
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skin condition that causes dry, scaly & keratinized skin   show
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show impetigo  
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show sarc/o, -oma  
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show kaposi's sarcoma  
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show keloid  
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show kerat/o, -osis  
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skin condition with over growth & thickening of epidermis layer   show
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show laceration  
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show malignant melanoma  
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show pediculosis  
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chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules that form silvery scales patches (white patches) with circular borders   show
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show scabies  
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show rubella, German measles  
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show sebaceous cyst  
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show cicatrix  
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show squamous cell carcinoma  
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show strawberry hemangioma  
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combining form and suffix that means blood, vessel & tumor (strawberry hemangioma)   show
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auto immune condition & disease of connective tissue that injures skin, joints, kidneys, nerve tissue and mucus membranes cause red, scaly butterfly rash accross cheek and nose   show
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show tinea  
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fungal infection of scalp (ringworm)   show
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show tinea pedis  
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show varicella  
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benign growth caused by virus, has rough surface called warts   show
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disappearance of pigment in skin patches, are milk white called two names   show
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area of gangrene that becomes infected again or secondarily infected by pus producing bacteria   show
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absence or loss of hair(baldness)   show
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show carbuncle  
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show furuncle  
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show trichomycosis  
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show trich/o (hair), myc/o (fungus), -osis (abnormal condition)  
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show onych/o, -ia; onychia abnormal condition of nail fungus  
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Nail biting (eating)   show
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infection of the skin fold around nail   show
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lab test that grows bacteria removed from infected area, to id bacteria and determine its sensitivity to antibiotics   show
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piece of tissue remove by syringe & needle, knife, punch, or brush to examine under microscope; used to aid diagnosis   show
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scraping cells from tissue & examining under scope   show
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show frozen section (FS)  
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show fungal scrapings  
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show allograft (homograft)  
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show autograft (donor skin is usually perforated first so it stretches)  
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show dermatome; derma/o, -tome (to cut)  
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skin grafting, transplanting skin   show
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show skin graft (SG) also called dermatoplasty  
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skin graft from animal or other species to a human speies 2 names   show
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surgical procedure that destroys tissue by using caustic chemicals, electrical current, heat or freezing   show
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surgical procedure that uses extreme cold to freeze & destroy tissue   show
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surgical procedure that removes superficial skin lesions with surgical instrument shaped like a spoon or scraper, procedure and name of instrument   show
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show debridgement  
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surgical procedure that uses electrical current to destroy tissue   show
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surgical procedure that makes an incision to create an opening for drainage (eg pus)   show
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show chemabrasion (also called chemical peel)  
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show dermabrasion  
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plastic surgery procedure removes skin lesions & birth marks using laser beam that emits intense heat & power at close range; laser converts frequency of light into one small beam   show
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show lipsuction; lip/o (fat)  
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plastic surgery procedure that removes excess skin to eliminate wrinkles also called facelift   show
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show skin applied anesthetics  
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applied to the skin to deaden pain; pertaining to without feeling pain   show
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bacitracin/neomycin/polymixinB, neosporin ointment are   show
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show antibiotic  
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kills fungi infecting skin; pertaining to against   show
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show antifungal  
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lindane, kwell; permethrin, nix are all pharmaceuticals that are   show
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show antiparasitics  
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reduces severe itching   show
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show antipruritic  
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Used to kill bacteria in cuts and wounds or surgical site   show
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isopropyl alcohol & hydrogen peroxide are examples of   show
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treats herpes simplex infections   show
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valacyclovir, valtrex; famcyclovir, famvir; acyclorvir, & zovirax are examples of   show
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show BBC  
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show MM  
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show BX, bx  
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abbreviation for squamous cell carcinoma   show
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show (C&S)  
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abbreviation for skin graft   show
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abbreviation for decubitus ulcer   show
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show Derm, derm  
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show SLE  
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abbreviation for split-thickness skin graft   show
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show FS  
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abbreviation for subcutaneous   show
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abbreviation for herpes simplex virus   show
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abbreviation for incision and drainage   show
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show ID  
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abbreviation for ultraviolet   show
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show sebaceous gland  
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show sudoriferous gland  
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