Chap 3 And 4 Med Term

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cutane/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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lip/o

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fat

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melan/o

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black

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py/o

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pus

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rhytid/o

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wrinkles

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seb/o

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oily

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trich/o

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hair

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ungu/o

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nails

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derma

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skin

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abrasion

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a scraping away of the skin surface by friction

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cicatrix

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a scar

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comedo

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collection of hardened sebum in hari follicle

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cyanosis

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bluish tint to the skin caused by deoxygenated blood

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depigmentation

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loss of normal skin color or pigment

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dermatology

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branch of medicine involving diagnosis and treatment of condition and diseases of the intergumentary system

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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ecchymosis

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skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin following bunt trauma to the skin

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erythema

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redness or flushing of the skin

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eschar

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a thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over a deep burn area

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hirsutism

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excessive hair growth over the body

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hyperemia

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redness of the skin due to increased blood flow

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hyperpigmentation

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abnormal amt of pigmentation in the skin

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keloid

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formation of a raised and thickened hypertrophic scar after an injury or surgery

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keratosis

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term for any skin condition involving an overgrowth and thickening of the epidermis layer

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lesion

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a general term for a wound injury or abnormality

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nevus

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pigmented skin blemish, birthmark, or mole

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pallor

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abnormal paleness of the skin

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petechiae

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pinpoint purple or red spots from minute hemorrhages under the skin

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photosensitivity

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condition in which the skin reacts abnormally when exposed to light

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plastic surgery

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surgical specialty invoved in repair reconstruction or improvement of body structures

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pruritus

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severe itching

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purpura

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hemorrhages into the skin due to fragile blood vessels

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purulent

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containing pus or an infection that is producing pus

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strawberry hemangioma

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congentital collection of dilated blood vessels casuing a red birthmark that fades a few months after birth

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suppurative

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containing or producing pus

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urticaria

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hives

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verruca

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commonly called warts

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cyst

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fluid filled sac under the skin

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fissure

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crack like lesion or groove on the skin

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laceration

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a torn or jagged wound

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macule

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flat discolred area that is flush with the skin surface

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nodule

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firm solid mass of cells in the skin larger tahn .5 cm in diameter

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papule

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small soild circular raised spot on the surface of the skin less than .5 cm in diameter

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pustule

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raised spot on the skin containing pus

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ulcer

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open sore or lesion in skin or muccous membrane

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vesicle

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blister

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wheal

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small round swollen area on skin

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abscess

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collection of pus in the skin

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acne

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inflammator disease of the sebaceous glands ad hair follicles

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acne rosacea

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chronic form of acne seen in adults involving redness tiny pimples and broken blood vessels

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acne vulgaris

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common form of acne seen in teenagers

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albinism

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a genetic condition in which the body is unable to make melanin

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basal cell carcinoma

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BCC
cancerous tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

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cellulitis

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a diffuse acute infection and inflammation of the connective tissue found in the skin

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decubitus ulcer

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open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences cutting off the vlood flow to the overlying skin

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dry gangrene

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late stages of gangrene characterized by the affected area becoming dried blackened and shriveled

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eczema

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superficial dermatitis of unknown caused accompanied by redness vesicles itching and crusting

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cellulitis

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a diffuse acute infection and inflammation of the connective tissue found in the skin

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decubitus ulcer

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open sore caused by pressure over bony prominnces cutting off the blood flow to the overlying skin

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dry gangrene

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late stages of gangrene characterized by the affected area becoming dried blackened shriveled

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eczema

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superficial dermatitis of unknown cause accommpanied by redness vesicles itching and crusting

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gangrene

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tissue necrosis usually due to deficient blood supply

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ichthyosis

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condition in which the skin becomes dry scaly and keratinized

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impetigo

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a highly infectious bacterial infection of the skin with pustules that rupture and become crusted over

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Kaposi’s sarcoma

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form of skin cancer frequently seen in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients

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malignant melanoma

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dangerous form of skin cancer caused by an uncontrolled growth of melanocytes

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pediculosis

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infestation with lice

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psoriasis

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chronic inflammatory condition consisting of papules forming silvery scale patches with cicrular borders

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rubella

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contagious viral skin infection

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scabies

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contagious skin disease caused by an egg laying mite that burrows through the skin and causes redness and intense itching

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sebaceous cyst

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sac under the skin filled with sebum or oil froma sebaceous gland

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squamous cell carcinoma

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SCC cancer of the epidermis layer of skin that may invade deeper tissue and metastasize

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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chromic disease of the connective tissue that injures the skin joints kidneys nervous system mucous membranes

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tinea

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fungal skin disease resulting in itching scaling lesions

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tinea capitis

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fungal infection of the scalp

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tinea pedis

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fungal infection of the foot

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varicella

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contagious viral skin infection
chickenpox

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vitiligo

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disappearance of pigment from the skin in patches causing a milk white appearance

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wet gangrene

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and area of gangrene that becomes secondarily infected by pus producing bacteria

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alopecia

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absence of loss of hair

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carbuncle

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furuncle involving several hair follicles

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onychia

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infected nail bed

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paronychia

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infection of the skin fold around the nail

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culture and sensitivity

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laboratory test that grows a colony of bacteria removed from an infected area in order to identify the specific infecting bacteria and then determine its sensitivity to a variety of antibotics

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biopsy

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a piece of tissue is removed by syringe and needle knife punch or brush to examine under a microscope

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exfoliative cytology

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scraping cells from tissue and then examining them under a microscope

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frozen section

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a thin piece of tissue is cut from a frozen specimen for rapid examination under a microscope

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fungal scrapings

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scraping taken with a curette or scraper of tissue from lesions are placed on a growth medium and examined under a microscope to identify fungal growth

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allograft

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skin graft from one person to another

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autograft

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skin graft from a persons own body