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34 Cards in this Set
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Androgen |
Generic term for an agent (usually hormone-testosterone &androsterone) that stimulates development of male characteristics |
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Ductule |
Very small duct |
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Homeostasis |
State in which the regulatory mechanisms of the body maintain an internal environment within tolerable levels, despite external environmental changes |
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Synthesize |
Forming a complex substance by the union of simpler compounds or elements |
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Adiposis |
Abnormal condition of fat |
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Lipocele |
Hernia containing fat |
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Steatitis |
Inflammation of fatty tissue |
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Adi/o OR lip/o OR steat/o |
Fat |
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Subcutaneous |
Pertaining to beneath the skin |
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Dermatoplasty |
Surgical repair of the skin |
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Hypodermic |
Pertaining to under the skin |
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Hidr/o OR sudor/o |
Sweat |
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Hidradenitis |
Inflammation of the sweat glands |
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Sudoresis |
Profuse sweating (aka hyperhidrosis) |
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Ichthyosis |
Abnormal condition of dry or scaly skin |
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Keratosis |
Abnormal condition of horny tissue (ex. Wart or callous) |
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Dermatomycosis |
Fungal infection of the skin |
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Onych/o OR ungu/o |
Nail |
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Onychomalacia |
Softening of the nails |
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Ungual |
Pertaining to the nails |
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Pil/o OR Trich/o |
Hair |
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Pilonidal |
Pertaining to hair in a nest |
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Trichopathy |
Disease involving the hair |
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Scleroderma |
Hardening of the skin |
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Seborrhea |
Discharge of sebum |
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Squamous |
Pertaining to scales (covered in scales) |
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Xenograft |
Skin transplantation from a foreign donor (usually a pig) for a human (aka heterograft) |
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Xeroderma |
Dry skin |
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Pyoderma |
Pus in the skin |
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Cryotherapy |
Use of cold in the treatment (of disease) |
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Anhidrosis |
Abnormal condition of not sweating |
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Diaphoresis |
Excessive or profuse sweating (aka sudoresis or hyperhidrosis) |
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Subungual |
Pertaining to beneath the nail of a finger or toe |
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Acne |
Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands & hair follicles of the skin with characteristic lesions that include blackheads, inflammatory papules, pustules, nodules, & cysts (seborrhea) |
