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med term ch3 integumentary system

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albin/o   white  
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melan/o   black  
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bi/o   life  
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myc/o   fungus  
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cry/o   cold  
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necr/o   death  
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cutane/o   skin  
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onych/o   nail  
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cyan/o   blue  
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pedicul/o   lice  
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derm/o   skin  
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phot/o   light  
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dermat/o   skin  
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py/o   pus  
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diaphor/o   profuse sweating  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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electr/o   electricity  
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scler/o   hard  
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erythr/o   red  
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seb/o   oil  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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trich/o   hair  
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ichthy/o   scaly, dry  
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ungu/o   nail  
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kerat/o   hard, horny  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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leuk/o   white  
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xer/o   dry  
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lip/o   fat  
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";; -derma   skin condition  
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-opsy   view of  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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allo-   other, different from usual  
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xeno-   strange, foreign  
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Organs that make up the Integumentary system   skin, hair, nails, sebaceous glands, sweat glands  
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angi/o   vessel  
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bas/o   the base  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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chem/o   chemical  
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cislo   to cut  
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cry/o c   old  
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cyt/o   cell  
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diaphor/o   profuse sweating  
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electr/o   electricity  
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erythr/o   red  
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esthesi/o   feeling  
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hem/o   blood  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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ichthy/o   scaly, dry  
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kerat/o   hard, horny  
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leuk/o   white  
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Iip/o   fat  
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melan/o   black  
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myc/o   fungus  
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necr/o   death  
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onych/o   nail  
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pedicul/o   lice  
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phot/o   light  
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py/o   pus  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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scler/o   hard  
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seb/o   oil  
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system/o   system  
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trich/o   hair  
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ungu/o   nail  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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xer/o   dry  
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-al   pertaining to  
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-derma   skin condition  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ia   state, condition  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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-ism   state of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-malacia   softening  
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-oma   mass  
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-opsy   to view  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ous   pertaining to  
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-phagia   eating  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhea   discharge  
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-tic   pertaining to  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-ule   small  
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allo-   other  
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an-   without  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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de-   without  
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epi-   upon  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   under  
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intra-   within  
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para-   beside  
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sub-   under  
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xeno-   strange, foreign  
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Cutaneous   pertaining to the skin  
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dermal   pertaining to the skin  
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epidermal   pertaining to upon the skin  
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epi-   upon  
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hypodermic   pertaining to under the skin  
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hypo- sub-   under  
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subcutaneous   pertaining to under the skin  
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intra dermal   pertaining to within the skin  
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intra-   within  
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ungual   pertaining to the nails  
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ungu/o   nail  
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dermatology   study of skin; Branch of medicine that diagnosis & treat conditions & diseases of the integumentary system  
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plastic surgery   Surgical specially repair, reconstruction, or improvement of body structures ( skin damaged, missing, or misshapen)  
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abrasion   scraping away of the skin surface by friction  
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anhidrosis   Abnormal condition of no sweat  
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comedo   Collection of hardened sebum in hair follicle called blackhead  
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contusion   Injury caused by a blow to the body; causes swelling, pain, and bruising; The skin is not broken  
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cyanosis   Bluish tint to the skin caused by deoxygenated blood  
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cyst   Fluid-filled sac under the skin  
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depigmentation   Loss of normal skin color or pigment  
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diaphoresis   Profuse sweating  
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ecchymosis   Skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin following blunt trauma to the skin; A bruise  
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erythema   Redness or flushing of the skin  
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erythroderma   The condition of having reddened or flushed skin  
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eschar   A thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area  
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fissure   Crack-like lesion or groove on the skin  
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hirsutism   Excessive hair growth over the body  
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hyperemia   Redness of the skin due to increased blood flow  
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hyperhidrosis   Abnormal condition of excessive sweat  
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hyperpigmentation   Abnormal amount of pigmentation in the skin  
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ichthyoderma   The condition of having scaly and dry skin  
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lesion   A general term for a wound, injury, or abnormality  
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leukoderma   Having skin that appears white because the normal skin pigment is absent; May be all the skin or just in some areas  
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lipoma   fatty mass  
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macule   Flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin surface (eg a freckle or a birthmark)  
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necrosis   Abnormal condition of death  
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nevus   Pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole; Usually benign but may become cancerous  
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nodule   Firm, solid mass of cells in the skin larger than 5 cm in diameter  
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onychomalacia   Softening of the nails  
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pallor   Abnormal paleness of the skin  
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middle layer also called corium   Dermis  
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Which layer of skin houses hair follicles, sebaceous & sweat glands, blood & lymph vessels, sensory receptors, nerve & muscle fiber   the middle layer dermis (corium)  
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Composed of connective tissue and collagen fibers   Corium, (dermis)  
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The ridges of this layer produces finger prints   dermis (corium) layer  
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Outer layer of skin, with flakey dead cells & contains no blood supply or connective tissue also depends on nourishment from other layers   epidermis  
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This layer has a basal layer rich with blood cells   epidermis  
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The stratified squamous layer (flat scale like cells called strata) of skin is called   epidermis  
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what Skin layer and what is this layer called that cells continually grow and proliferate   basal layer  
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Special cells that produce black pigment (melanin) that produces skin coloring & protects from sun   melanocytes  
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When new cells are formed, older cells are pushed to surface, shrink , and are filled with _____ a process called ______   protein called keratin; keratinization  
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Name the 5 accessories of the epidermis skin layer   basal layer, keratin, melanin, melanocytes, stratified squamous epithelium  
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The skin is water proof due to the epidermis layer of the skin filling with   a protein called keratin  
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layer containing fatty tissue   subcutaneous layer  
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The hair folicles begin to turn grey when the skin layer no longer produces   melanin  
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An increase in blood flow & environmental temperature causes the skin to become   flush & red  
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the epidermis is completely replaced every   25 days  
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which layer of the skin is the hypodermis & contains lipocytes   subcutaneous layer  
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Fat cells that protect deeper tissues and insulates located in the subcutaneous layer are called   lipocytes  
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Anatomical structures (accessory organs) located in the dermis are   arrector pili, hair follicle, hair root, and hair shaft  
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The hair is made of   keratin  
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deeper cells in the hair root force older keratinized cells to move up forming the   hair shaft  
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The hair shaft grows toward the skin surface within the   hair follicle  
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Which gland releases oil directly on to the hair follicle   sebaceous gland  
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Each hair has a small slip of muscle attached to it called the   arrector pili muscle  
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When the arrector pili muscle contracts   the hair stands up causing goose bumps  
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deoxygenated blood is very dark purple red and gives the skin a bluish tingle called   cyanosis  
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Because of the rich blood supply & light color, the nail bed in an excellent place to check patients for   low oxygen levels in their blood  
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Flat plate of keratin covering the end of the nail and forms the   nail body  
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The accessories of the nail are   cuticle, free edge, lunula, nail bed, nail body, nail root  
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The nail body is connected to the tissue underneath by the   nail bed  
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found at base of nail, nails grow from and is covered and protected by nail cuticle   nail root  
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light color half moon at base of nail is called the   lunula  
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the oil that the sebaceous glands secrete to lubricate hair and skin ; causes acne & when aging is the cause of wrinkle from less secretions is called   sebum  
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Which gland lubricates the skin & secretes directly onto skin because they do not have ducts   sebaceous glands  
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the accessories of the sweat glands are   apocrine glands, perspiration, sudoriferous glands, sweat ducts, sweat pore  
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Highly coiled glands that function to cool the body, 2 mil in body located in dermis are called   suderiferous glands  
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suderiferous glands travel to the surface of the skin through   sweat ducts  
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sweat duct opening is called   sweat pore  
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perspiration (sweat) contains a colorless & oderless product that has   waste products  
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Sweat glands located under arms and pubic region produce sweat that is ____ and is called   Thicker sweat & are called apocrine glands  
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sweat produced under the arm and public region is thicker and can cause odor when it comes into contact with   bacteria  
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Small, solid, circular raised spot on the surface of the skin less than 0.5 cm in diameter   papule  
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Pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin   petechiae  
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Condition in which the skin reacts abnormally when exposed to light, such as the ultraviolet (UV) rays   photosensitivity  
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Severe itching   pruritus  
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pinpoint hemorrhages into skin due to fragile blood vessels, common in older adults, means purple   purpura  
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contains pus or infection that produces pus; pus consist of white blood cells & tissue debris   purulent  
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raised spot on skin with pus   pustule  
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Presence of pus on or in layer of skin indicating a bacterial infection   pyoderma  
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combine form and suffix for pus, skin condition   py/o, -derma  
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skin condition for lost its elasticity & hardened   scleroderma  
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Combining form & suffix meaning hard & skin condition   scler/o, -derma  
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oily discharge   seborrhea  
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Combining form & suffix meaning oily & discharge   seb/o, -rrhea  
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containing or producing pus   suppurative  
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open sore or lesion in skin or mucus membrane   ulcer  
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Hives, skin eruption of pale reddish wheals that severely itch, associated with food allergy, stress, drug reactions   uticaria  
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Blister, fluid filled raised spot on skin   vesicle  
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Combining form & suffix meaning bladder & pertaining to   vesic/o, -le  
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small round swollen area on skin from allergic skin reactions like hives accompanied by uticaria   wheal  
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abnormally dry skin   xeroderma  
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Combining form & suffix meaning dry skin condition   xer/o, -derma  
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collection of pus in the skin   abscess  
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inflammatory disease of sebaceous glands & hair follicle that results in papules & pustules   acne  
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chronic adult acne causing redness, tiny pimples, broken blood vessels on nose and cheeks   acne rosacea  
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Teenage acne characterized by comedo, papules, & pustules   acne vulgaris  
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genetic condition, body does not make melanin skin/hair white & eyes are red from no pigment   albinism  
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Combining form & suffix meaning state of white   albin/o, -ism  
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cancerous tumor of epidermis basal layer, rarely metastasizes or spreads, usually from sun exposure   basal cell carcinoma  
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Combining form & suffix meaning pertaining to cancer tumor at the base   bas/o, -al, carcin/o, -oma  
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Superficial burn affecting the epidermis   first degree burn  
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burn that causes blister and affects the dermis   second degree burn  
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Burn that charred the full layers of the skin, affects the epidermis, dermis & subcutaneous layer   third degree burn  
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amount of the body burned is calculated using the rule of 9, what is percentage of 1 side of arm, thoracic, abdomen, leg, full arm, full leg, pubic area   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   cellulitis  
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means decumbo (lying down)   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   decubitus ulcer  
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Another word for bed sore or pressure sore   decubitus ulcer  
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inflammation of the skin   dermatitis  
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presence of abnormal skin condition   dermatosis  
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dried, blacken, & shriveled skin referred to as mummified, is a late stage of tissue necrosis   dry gangrene  
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a form of dermatitis that is superficial with reddness, vesicles, itching and crusting   eczema  
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Tissue necrosis due to deficient blood supply   gangrene  
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combining form and suffix meaning scaley dry & abnormal condition   ichthy/o, -osis  
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skin condition that causes dry, scaly & keratinized skin   icthyosis  
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Highly infectious bacterial infection of skin with pustules that rupture & is crusted over   impetigo  
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combining form and suffix meaning flesh & tumor   sarc/o, -oma  
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skin cancer that is brownish purple papules that spread from skin and metastasize to internal organs, (AIDS patients get)   kaposi's sarcoma  
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Raised thick hypertrophic scar from injury or surgery   keloid  
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combine form and suffix meaning hard or horny & abnormal condition   kerat/o, -osis  
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skin condition with over growth & thickening of epidermis layer   keratosis  
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Torn or jagged wound, incorrectly used to describe a cut   laceration  
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Dangerous form of skin cancer caused by uncontrolled growth of melanocytes, quickly metastasizes/spreads into internal organs also called black tumor   malignant melanoma  
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Infestation of lice, eggs are called nits that cling to hair   pediculosis  
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chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules that form silvery scales patches (white patches) with circular borders   psoriasis  
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Contagious skin disease caused by mite burrowing in skin and laying eggs, causes redness, intense itching (children get)   scabies  
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Contagious viral skin infection, both names   rubella, German measles  
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sac under skin usually filled with sebaceous oil (sebum) from sebaceous gland that grows and has to be excised   sebaceous cyst  
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Scar   cicatrix  
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Epidermis layer cancer that may invade deeper tissues & metastasize begins with a sore that does not heal   squamous cell carcinoma  
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congenital collection of dialated blood vessels causing red birth mark that fades in few months after birth   strawberry hemangioma  
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combining form and suffix that means blood, vessel & tumor (strawberry hemangioma)   hem/o, angi/o, -oma  
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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   systemic lupus erythematosus  
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fungal skin disease resulting in itchy scaly lesions   tinea  
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fungal infection of scalp (ringworm)   tinea capitus  
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fungal infection of foot (athletes foot)   tinea pedis  
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Contagious viral infection (chicken pox)   varicella  
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benign growth caused by virus, has rough surface called warts   verruca  
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disappearance of pigment in skin patches, are milk white called two names   vitiligo (leukoderma)  
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area of gangrene that becomes infected again or secondarily infected by pus producing bacteria   wet gangrene  
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absence or loss of hair(baldness)   alopecia  
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furuncle(boils) involving several hair follicles   carbuncle  
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bacterial infection of hair follicle causes redness, pain, & swelling also called boil   furuncle  
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abnormal condition of hair fungus   trichomycosis  
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combining form and suffix meaning abnormal condition, hair, fungus   trich/o (hair), myc/o (fungus), -osis (abnormal condition)  
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infected nail bed   onych/o, -ia; onychia abnormal condition of nail fungus  
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Nail biting (eating)   onychophagia; onych/o, -phagia  
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infection of the skin fold around nail   paronychia; para- (beside), onych/o (nail); -ia (state of, condition)  
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lab test that grows bacteria removed from infected area, to id bacteria and determine its sensitivity to antibiotics   culture and sensitivity (C&S) tests  
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piece of tissue remove by syringe & needle, knife, punch, or brush to examine under microscope; used to aid diagnosis   biopsy  
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scraping cells from tissue & examining under scope   exfoliative cytology  
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thin piece of tissue cut from frozen speciman for rapid examination under scpoe   frozen section (FS)  
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tissue scraping taken from curette (scraper) from lesions placed on growth medium & examined under scope to id fungus   fungal scrapings  
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skin graft from one person to another ( donor is cadaver) both names   allograft (homograft)  
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Skin graft from own body   autograft (donor skin is usually perforated first so it stretches)  
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instrument to cut skin or thin transplants of skin   dermatome; derma/o, -tome (to cut)  
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skin grafting, transplanting skin   dermatoplasty; -plasty (skin repair)  
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transfer skin from one area to another, used to treat burns & some surgical procedures   skin graft (SG) also called dermatoplasty  
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skin graft from animal or other species to a human speies 2 names   xenograft; xeno (strange, foriegn) and heterograft; heter/o (other, different)  
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surgical procedure that destroys tissue by using caustic chemicals, electrical current, heat or freezing   cauterization  
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surgical procedure that uses extreme cold to freeze & destroy tissue   cryosurgery; cry/o (cold)  
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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   curettage; instrument is a currette  
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surgical procedure that removes foriegn material & dead damaged tissue from wound   debridgement  
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surgical procedure that uses electrical current to destroy tissue   electrocautery  
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surgical procedure that makes an incision to create an opening for drainage (eg pus)   incision and drainage (I&D); cis/o (to cut) surgical procedure that removes a finger or toe nail  
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plastic surgery procedure that causes abrasion using chemicals   chemabrasion (also called chemical peel)  
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plastic surgery procedure that causes abrasion or rubbing using wire brush or sand paper to remove acne, scars, tattoos, & scar tissue   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   laser therapy  
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plastic surgery procedure that sucks out fat beneath skin   lipsuction; lip/o (fat)  
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plastic surgery procedure that removes excess skin to eliminate wrinkles also called facelift   rhytidectomy; rhytid/o (wrinkle), -ectomy (surgical removal)  
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lidocaine, xylocaine, procaine, novocain are all forms of   skin applied anesthetics  
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applied to the skin to deaden pain; pertaining to without feeling pain   anesthetic  
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bacitracin/neomycin/polymixinB, neosporin ointment are   topical antibiotics  
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pharmaceutical that kills bacteria causing skin infections; pertaining to against life   antibiotic  
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kills fungi infecting skin; pertaining to against   antifungal  
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miconazole, monistat, clotrimazole, & lotrimin are all topicals ointments that are   antifungal  
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lindane, kwell; permethrin, nix are all pharmaceuticals that are   antiparasitic  
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kills mites and lice   antiparasitics  
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reduces severe itching   antipruritic  
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diphenhydramine, benadryl, camphor/pramoxine/zinc, caladryl are all pharmaceuticals that are   antipruritic  
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Used to kill bacteria in cuts and wounds or surgical site   antiseptic  
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isopropyl alcohol & hydrogen peroxide are examples of   antiseptics  
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treats herpes simplex infections   antivirals  
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valacyclovir, valtrex; famcyclovir, famvir; acyclorvir, & zovirax are examples of   antivirals  
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abbreviation for basal cell carcinoma   BBC  
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abbreviation for malignant melanoma   MM  
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abbreviation for biopsy   BX, bx  
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abbreviation for squamous cell carcinoma   SCC  
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abbreviation for culture and sensitivity   (C&S)  
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abbreviation for skin graft   SG  
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abbreviation for decubitus ulcer   decub  
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abbreviation for dermatology   Derm, derm  
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abbreviation for systemic lupus erythematosus   SLE  
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abbreviation for split-thickness skin graft   STSG  
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abbreviation for frozen section   FS  
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abbreviation for subcutaneous   subcu, subq, SC, sc  
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abbreviation for herpes simplex virus   HSV  
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abbreviation for incision and drainage   I&D  
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abbreviation for intradermal   ID  
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abbreviation for ultraviolet   UV  
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The gland that lubricates the skin by producing oil   sebaceous gland  
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typical sweat gland of the body   sudoriferous gland  
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