Chapter 3 Medical Terminology Terms

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The integumentary system is made of:

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Skin, hair, nails, and glands

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Three parts of the skin are:

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Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous/hypodermis

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Sudoriferous Glands

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Sweat Glands that cool the body

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Sebaceous Glands

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Oil glands that secrete oil to protect the body

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Lunula

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Moon-shaped white area near the root of the nailbed

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Abrasion

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Scraping away of skin

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Abscess

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localized collection of pus

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Alopecia

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baldness

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Cellulitis

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Inflammation of cellular or connective tissue

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Cicatrix

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Scar

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Comedo

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Blackhead

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Contusion

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Bruise

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Decubitus Ulcer

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bedsore

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diaphoresis

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profuse sweating

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edema

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swelling

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erythema

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inflammatory redness of skin

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fissure

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crackline sore in the skin

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furuncle/carbuncle

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boil

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gangrene

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death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply, followed by bacteria invasion

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herpes

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inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus

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herpes simplex

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causes fever blisters

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herpes zoster

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causes shingles

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hirsutism

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excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women

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jaundice

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condition characterized by a yellow tinge to the skin

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keloid

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thickened scar

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Laceration

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torn, ragged-edged wound

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Lesion

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any pathological change in the structure of function of tissue owing to injury or disease.

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Nevus

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birthmark, mole

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Pallor

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paleness

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Pediculosis

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invasion of lice into the skin and hair

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Pruritus

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itching

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Psoriasis

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Chronic skin disease characterized by itching, red macules(flat lesion), papules (elevated lesion), or silvery sales

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tactile

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pertaining to touch

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tinea

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ringworm

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ulcer

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eroded sore on the skin or mucous membrane

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urticaria

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hives

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verruca

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wart

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vesicle

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blister

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Oncology

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Study of tumor

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Malignant

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life threatening

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benign

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non-life threatening

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Basal Cell Carcinoma

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Most common type of skin cancer

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3 types of skin cancer

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Basal cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Melanoma

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Metastasis

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Cancer has spread to another area

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autograft

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skin graft from self

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xenograft

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skin graft from someone else (donor/animals)

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debridement

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cleaning out a wound

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dermabrasion

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scraping skin

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liposuction

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sucking out fat

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incisional biopsy

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a piece but not all of the tumor or lesion is removed.

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excisional biopsy

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the entire tumor or lesion plus a little of the surrounding tissue are removed

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Bx/bx

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biopsy

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I&D

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Incision and drainage

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ung

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ointment

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First degree burns

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erythema

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Second degree burns

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blisters

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Third degree burns

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skin destroyed