Chapter 16

Front 1

adip/o

Back 1

root for fat (1)

Front 2

albin/o

Back 2

root for white

Front 3

cutane/o

Back 3

root for skin (1)

Front 4

derm/o, dermat/o

Back 4

roots for skin (2)

Front 5

diaphor/o

Back 5

root forprofuse sweating

Front 6

erythem/o, erythemat/o

Back 6

roots forredness

Front 7

hidr/o

Back 7

root for sweat

Front 8

ichthy/o

Back 8

root for dry, scaly

Front 9

kerat/o

Back 9

root forhard

Front 10

lip/o

Back 10

root for fat (2)

Front 11

myc/o

Back 11

root for fungus

Front 12

onych/o

Back 12

root for nail (1)

Front 13

pil/o

Back 13

root for hair (1)

Front 14

py/o

Back 14

root forpus

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trich/o

Back 15

root for hair (2)

Front 16

ungu/o

Back 16

root for nail (2)

Front 17

xer/o

Back 17

root for dry

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albino

Back 18

person with skin deficient in melanin

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integumentary system

Back 19

system consisting of the skin, hair, and nails

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paronychium

Back 20

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

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pruritus

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itching

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albin/o, leuk/o

Back 22

roots for the color of white

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anthrac/o, melan/o

Back 23

roots for the color of black

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chlor/o

Back 24

root for the color of green

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cirrh/o

Back 25

root for the color oftawny yellow

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cyan/o

Back 26

root for the color of blue

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eosin/o

Back 27

root for the color of rosy

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erythr/o

Back 28

root for the color of red

Front 29

jaund/o, lute/o, xanth/o

Back 29

roots for the color of yellow

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poli/o

Back 30

root for the color of gray

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macule

Back 31

a primary skin lesion that is less than 1 cm and is often described as a small spot. This is just a color change and it is not palpable

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papule

Back 32

a primary skin lesion that is something you can feel. It is less than 1 cm, but it is a solid, elevated, circumscribed lesion.

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patch

Back 33

a primary skin lesion that consists of a macule larger than 1 cm

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plaque

Back 34

a primary skin lesion that consists of papules coalese wider than 0.5 cm to form a plateau-like disc shaped lesion

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nodule

Back 35

a primary skin lesion that consists of a solid, elevated, hard or soft lesion that is larger that 0.5 cm. May extend deeper into the dermis

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tumor

Back 36

a primary skin lesion that is larger than a few centimeters and can be firm or soft. They extend deeper into the dermis and they can be benign or malignant.

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wheal

Back 37

a primary skin lesion that is superficial and is an irregular shape due to an edema of the skin.

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vesicle

Back 38

a primary skin lesion that is an elevated cavity resulting from an accumulation of fluid between the upper layers of the skin producing an elevation covered by translucent epithelium that is easily punctured to release the fluid. They are up to 0.5 cm in size.

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bulla

Back 39

a primary skin lesion that is a vesicle that is larger than 0.5 cm. This walled and usually single-chambered. Ruptures easily and is filled with a serous fluid

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pustule

Back 40

a primary skin lesion that has turbid fluid in the cavity (pus) and is circumscribed and elevated. Also called tiny abscesses in the skin

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urticaria

Back 41

hives that develop when wheals coalesce. They are intensively pruritic

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furuncle

Back 42

a localized supperative staphylococcal skin infection originating in a gland or hair follicle and is characterized by pain, redness, and swelling. Necrosis in the center forms a core of dead tissue that is spontaneously extruded, eventually absorbed, or surgically removed

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carbuncle

Back 43

a large site of staphylococcus infection containing purulent matter in deep, interconnecting subcutaneous pockets. Pus eventually discharges to the skin surface through an opening.

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cyst

Back 44

a primary skin lesion that is fluid filled and encapsulated. Found in the dermis or subcutaneous layer, and they often appear like papules or nodules

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alopecia

Back 45

balding (various different kinds)

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toxic alopecia

Back 46

patchy, asymmetric balding that accompanies severe illness or use of chemotherapy

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alopecia areata

Back 47

sudden appearance of sharply circumscribed, round, or oval balding patch, usually with smooth, hairless skin underneath

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traumatic alopecia/traction alopecia

Back 48

linear or oval patch of hair loss along the hair line due to trauma from hair rollers, tight braiding, or a tight pony tail

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trichotillomania

Back 49

tarumatic self-induced hair loss usually due to a compulsive twisting or plucking. In adults, it can be a serious problem and is usually a sign of a personality disorder

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acne

Back 50

inflammatory condition mostly affecting the face, resulting in comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, and occasionally scarring. Onset is most frequently at puberty, although it can develop in the 3rd or 4th decades of life.

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burns

Back 51

injury to tissues caused by heat contact

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first degree burns

Back 52

a burn that results in superficial epidermal lesions, erythemia, pain and no blisters.

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second degree burns (partial-thickness burn)

Back 53

a burn that results in epidermal and dermal lesions, erythema and blisters, and pain

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third-degree burns (full-thickness burn)

Back 54

a burn that results in the epidermis and dermis destroyed as well as the subcutaneous layer. Created charred, white tissue

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cellulitis

Back 55

an inflammation of the cells. Indicates an acute spreading infection of the dermis and subcutaneous tissues

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eczema (atopic dermatitis)

Back 56

a chronic, recurrent, pruritic inflammatory skin disorder, mostly associated with a family or personal history of allergies

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exanthematous viral disease

Back 57

rash of the skin due to a viral infection. Very common, especially in children.

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gangrene

Back 58

local death of soft tissue due to disease or injury associated with loss of blood supply.

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impetigo

Back 59

an infection caused by group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) or Staphylococcus aureus. Contagious, and lesions have "honey-colored crusts"

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psoriasis

Back 60

chronic, recurrent skin disorder characterized by well-defined erythematous plaques with a silvery scales

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scabies

Back 61

caused by a mite that burrows in finger webs, flexor surfaces, elbows, axillary folds, areola, and belt line. Results in intense pruritis and secondary infections caused by intense scratching. The mite is easily identified in skin scrapings viewed under a microscope. All contacts must be treated concurrently with Permethrin applied all over the body for a minimum of 12 hours.

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scleroderma

Back 62

chronic progressive disease of the skin with hardening and shrinking of connective tissues

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systemic lupus erythematosus

Back 63

commonly associated with a "butterfly" pattern rash on the face. Different from discoid lupus erythematosus

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tinea

Back 64

fungal infection of the skin

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tinea corporis

Back 65

ringworm

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tinea pedis

Back 66

athletes foot

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tinea pubis

Back 67

jock itch

Front 68

tinea capitis

Back 68

fungal infection of the scalp

Front 69

urticaria

Back 69

medical term for hives. An acute allergic reaction in which red, round, wheels develop on the skin. Associated with itching and swelling

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angioedema

Back 70

swelling around the face, mostly the lips and airways

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vitiligo

Back 71

complete loss of pigment in areas of the skin. Caused by an autoimmune processes against melanocytes. Seen in the 2nd and 3rd decades and is slowly progressive

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callus

Back 72

increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of the epidermis caused by pressure or friction

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keloid

Back 73

hypertrophied, thickened scar. A lot more common in African Americans

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verruca

Back 74

the medical term for warts. Painless skin tumors characterized by a thickened epithelial area, mostly caused by HPV

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verruca vulgaris

Back 75

the most common type of wart, most commonly found on the hands

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verruca plantaris

Back 76

plantar wart (warts on the sole of the foot)

Front 77

condyloma acuminatum

Back 77

veneral wart (genital warts)

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basal cell carcinoma

Back 78

Also known as a rodent ulcer. The most common form of skin cancer, which arises from the basal cells of the epidermis and its appendages.

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kaposi sarcoma

Back 79

vascular tumor of skin and viscera. Results in red-blue violaceous tumors. Associated with AIDS

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malignant melanoma

Back 80

aggressive, rapidly growing tumor originating from the melanocytes or pigmented cells. May metastasize to any region of the body, and it is the leading cause of death from skin diseases.

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squamous cell carcinoma

Back 81

malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells of the epidermis. Associated with chronic sun exposure in light skinned people, and is treated with excision.

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cryosurgery

Back 82

freezing off a lesion. It is best suited for use in patients with light skin and for treatment of lesions in most non-hair-bearing areas of the body.

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Mohs surgery (Mohs micrographic surgery)

Back 83

a procedure in which skin cancers are excised at a 45 degree angle with subsequent identification of a residual tumor using light microscopy. It provides a total histological control of the surgical margins, and it achieves the lowest recurrence rate with maximal preservation of uninvolved tissue