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105 Cards in this Set
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acr/o |
extremity |
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aden/o |
gland |
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angi/o |
vessel |
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cutane/o |
skin |
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derm/a derm/o |
skin |
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erythr/o |
red color |
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hidr/o |
sweat |
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leuk/o albin/o |
white; lack of pigmentation |
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onych/o |
nail |
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prurit/o |
itching |
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scler/o |
hard |
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seb/o |
oil |
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therm/o |
temperature |
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xer/o |
dry |
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alopecia |
balding, loss of hair |
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autograft |
if there is a burn, skin graph from your own skin |
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BCC |
basil cell carcinoma |
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boil |
infected painful nodule |
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bulla |
blister |
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candidiasis |
yeast infection |
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carbuncle |
collection of nodules |
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cellulitis |
swelling |
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cicatrix |
scar left behind after a wound |
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comedo |
blackhead |
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cryosurgery |
surgery to get rid of nodule |
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cutaneous |
skin |
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cyst |
growth (fluid, solid) |
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debridement |
taking away bad tissue |
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decubitus ulcer |
bed sore (lack of movement or lack of circulation) skin breakdown |
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dermabrasion |
skin treatment - taking away skin cells |
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dermatologist |
specialist of skin disease |
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ecchymosis |
traumatic injury-like black eye |
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eczema |
dry skin |
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psoriasis |
dry scales |
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eschar |
scab |
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excoriation |
things rubbing up against one another |
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gangrene |
death of tissue b/c lack of circulation |
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hives |
reaction |
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hyperhidrosis |
excessive sweating |
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impetigo |
infection of the skin |
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jaundice |
yellowing (hepatitis patients) |
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keloid |
overgrowth of scar tissue |
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melanoma |
skin cancer |
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mole |
non-malignant growth |
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pediculosis |
infestation of lice; head lice |
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psoriasis |
dry scales |
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rosacea |
red coloring |
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seborrhea |
excessive flow (secretion) of oil from sebaceous glands |
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SCC |
squamous cell carcinoma |
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subungual |
underneath nail bed |
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taut |
tight or lifted |
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tinea |
contagious skin disease |
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ulcer |
open lesion or sore |
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xeroderma |
hard skin |
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emollients |
ointments |
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antipruritic agents |
anti-itching agent/cream |
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antibiotic |
fights infections |
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antifungal |
fights type of fungus |
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antiviral |
fights virus (like flu) |
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antiseptic agents |
kill bacteria that is present |
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botox |
tightens skin (temporary paralysis of skin) |
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TB skin tests |
chest x-ray is only way to confirm if someone has TB |
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scratch or prick test |
allergy testing |
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sweat test |
test sweat to determine various diseases that someone may have |
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wound culture |
test that detects and identifies bacteria that cause infections (pathogenic) in wound |
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ESR |
sedimentation rate - how long it takes for blood cells to settle to the bottom of test tube |
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BCC |
basil cell carcinoma |
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Bx |
biopsy |
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DOB |
date of birth |
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Dx |
diagnosis |
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Hx |
history |
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I&D |
drainage |
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staph |
infection |
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strep |
bacterial infection of the throat |
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Sub-Q |
subcutaneous |
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UV |
ultraviolet |
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leuk/o |
white |
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carcin |
cancer causing condition |
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aden |
gland |
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acr/o |
extremity |
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pachy |
thick |
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para |
beside |
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ex-, ec-, exo- |
out; out of |
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auto- |
self |
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a-, an- |
with out, lack of |
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-ism |
condition |
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-oma |
tumor |
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de- |
down, away from |
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intra |
within |
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myc |
fungus |
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melan |
black |
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albin |
white |
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derm/o |
skin |
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onych |
nail |
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pedicul |
lice |
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erythr/o |
red |
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scler/o |
hard |
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senile |
old |
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seb/o |
oil |
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ang/i |
vessel |
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-al |
pertaining to |
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-tome |
instrument used to cut |
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-ous |
pertaining to |
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-ectasis |
dilation or expansion |
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-ectasia |
dilation |
