Healthcare Language - Integumentary (Chabner, Ch. 16)

Front 1

Adipocyte

Back 1

Fat cell

Front 2

Albino

Back 2

Deficient in melanin

Front 3

Apocrine Sweat Glands

Back 3

Large dermal exocrine glands, located in the axilla and genital areas

Front 4

Basal layer

Back 4

Deepest layer of epidermis, origin of epidermic cells

Front 5

Collagen

Back 5

Structural protein of skin and connective tissue

Front 6

Cuticle

Back 6

Band of epidermis at the base and sides of the nail plate

Front 7

Dermis

Back 7

Middle layer of skin

Front 8

Eccrine Sweat Gland

Back 8

Most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in the skin

Front 9

Epidermis

Back 9

Outermost layer of the skin (dead: dependent on dermis)

Front 10

Epithelium

Back 10

Layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

Front 11

Hair Follicle

Back 11

Sac in which each hair grows

Front 12

Integumentary System

Back 12

Skin and accessory organs (hair, nails, glands)

Front 13

Keratin

Back 13

Hard protein material found in the epidermis, fair, and nails. Means horn, commonly found in the horns of animals

Front 14

Lunula

Back 14

Half-moon shape base of nail

Front 15

Melanin

Back 15

Major skin pigment, formed by melanocytes in the epidermis

Front 16

Paronychium

Back 16

Soft tissue surrounding nail border

Front 17

Pore

Back 17

Tiny opening on the surface of the skin

Front 18

Sebaceous Gland

Back 18

Oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

Front 19

Sebum

Back 19

Oily substance secreted by sebaceous gland --> lubricates skin

Front 20

Squamous

Back 20

Flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

Front 21

Stratified

Back 21

Arranged in layers

Front 22

Stratum (Strata)

Back 22

A layer (of cells)

Front 23

Stratum Corneum

Back 23

Outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells

Front 24

Subcutaneous Layer

Back 24

Fat tissue; innermost layer

Front 25

Albin/o

Back 25

Albino

Front 26

Anthrac/o

Back 26

Black; coal

Front 27

Chlor/o

Back 27

Green

Front 28

Cirrh/o

Back 28

Tauny yellow (dijon)

Front 29

Cyan/o

Back 29

Blue

Front 30

Eosin/o

Back 30

Rosy; Dawn

Front 31

Erythr/o

Back 31

Red

Front 32

Jaund/o

Back 32

Yellow

Front 33

Leuk/o

Back 33

White

Front 34

Lute/o

Back 34

Yellow

Front 35

Melan/o

Back 35

Black; coal

Front 36

Poli/o

Back 36

Gray

Front 37

Xanth/o

Back 37

Yellow

Front 38

Adip/o

Back 38

Fat

Front 39

Caus/o

Back 39

Burn; burning

Front 40

Cauter/o

Back 40

To heat or burn

Front 41

Cutane/o

Back 41

Skin

Front 42

Derm/o; Dermat/o

Back 42

Skin

Front 43

Diaphor/o

Back 43

Profuse sweating

Front 44

Erythem/o; Erythemat/o

Back 44

Redness

Front 45

Hidr/o

Back 45

Sweat

Front 46

Ichty/o

Back 46

Dry/scaly

Front 47

Kerat/o

Back 47

Hard

Front 48

Lip/o

Back 48

Fat

Front 49

Myc/o

Back 49

Funcgus

Front 50

Onych/o

Back 50

Nail

Front 51

Phyt/o

Back 51

Plant

Front 52

Pil/o

Back 52

Hair or hair follicle

Front 53

Py/o

Back 53

Pus

Front 54

Rhytid/o

Back 54

Wrinkle

Front 55

Seb/o

Back 55

Sebum

Front 56

Squam/o

Back 56

Scale-like

Front 57

Steat/o

Back 57

Fat

Front 58

Trich/o

Back 58

Hair

Front 59

Ungu/o

Back 59

Nail

Front 60

Xer/o

Back 60

Dry

Front 61

Crust

Back 61

Collection of dried serum and cellular debris (scab)

Front 62

Cyst

Back 62

Thick-walled, closed patch or pouch containing fluid or semi-solid material

Front 63

Erosion

Back 63

Wearing away or loss of epidermis

Front 64

Fissure

Back 64

Groove or crack-like sore

Front 65

Macule

Back 65

Flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter: freckles/flat moles

Front 66

Nodule

Back 66

Solid round or oval elevated lesions >1cm in diameter

Front 67

Papule

Back 67

Small (<1cm) in diameter; elevation of skin --> when they run together, they form plaques

Front 68

Polyp

Back 68

Growth extending from a section of a mucous membrane

Front 69

Pustule

Back 69

Abscess, papule containing pus

Front 70

Ulcer

Back 70

Open sores on skin/mucous membranes; deeper than erosions

Front 71

Vesicle

Back 71

Small collection/papule of clear fluid (serum); AKA blister

Front 72

Wheal

Back 72

Smooth, swollen papule or plaque

Front 73

Alopecia

Back 73

Absence of hair on areas where it normally grows

Front 74

Ecchymosis

Back 74

Bluish/purplish mark on skin; bruise

Front 75

Petechia, petechiae

Back 75

Small, pinpoint hemorrhages

Front 76

Pruritus

Back 76

Itching

Front 77

Urticaria (Hives)

Back 77

Acute allergic reaction, red and round wheals develop on skin with increased production of sebum

Front 78

Scabies

Back 78

Contagious, parasitic infection of the skin with intense pruritis

Front 79

Scleroderma

Back 79

Chronic progressive disease of the skin and internal organs with hardening and shrinking of connective tissue

Front 80

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Back 80

Chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs

Front 81

Tinea

Back 81

Infection of the skin caused by a fungus

Front 82

Tinea Corporis

Back 82

Ringworm

Front 83

Tinea Pedis

Back 83

Athletes foot

Front 84

Tinea Capitis

Back 84

On the scalp

Front 85

Tinea Barbae

Back 85

Under a beard

Front 86

Tinea Unguium

Back 86

Affecting the nails

Front 87

Vitiligo

Back 87

Loss of pigment (depigmentation) in areas of the skin (milky-white patches)

Front 88

Callus

Back 88

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

Front 89

Corn

Back 89

Callus with a hard core

Front 90

Keloid Scar

Back 90

Hypertrophied, thickened scar developing after trauma or surgical incision

Front 91

Keratosis

Back 91

Thickened and rough lesion of the epidermis; associated with aging or skin damage

Front 92

Leukoplakia

Back 92

White, thickened patches on mucous membrane tissue of the tongue or cheek

Front 93

Nevus, nevi

Back 93

Pigmented lesion of the skin

Front 94

Verruca

Back 94

Epidermal growth (wart) caused by a virus

Front 95

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Back 95

Malignant tumor of basal cell layer of epidermis

Front 96

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Back 96

Malignant tumor of squamous epithelial cells in epidermis

Front 97

Malignant Melanoma

Back 97

Cancerous growth of melanocytes

Front 98

Kaposi Sarcoma

Back 98

Malignant, vascular, neoplastic growth, characterized by cutaneous nodules

Front 99

ABCDEs of Melanoma

Back 99

Asymmetry; Border (irregular or poorly circumscribed); Color variation; Diameter >6mm; Evolution or change over time

Front 100

Bacterial Analysis

Back 100

Samples of skin are examined for presence of microorganisms (purulent or exudate often taken as well)

Front 101

Cryosurgery

Back 101

Use of subfreezing temperatures via liquid nitrogen application to destroy tissue (warts)

Front 102

Curettage

Back 102

Use of a sharp dermal curette to scrap away a skin lesion

Front 103

Electrodessication

Back 103

Tissue destroyed by burning with an electrical spark

Front 104

Mohs Microscopic Surgery

Back 104

Thin layers of malignant tissue are removed, and each is examined under a microscope to check for adequate extent of the resection

Front 105

Skin Biopsy

Back 105

Suspected malignant skin lesions are removed and examined microscopically by a pathologist

Front 106

Skin Test

Back 106

Substances are injected intradermally or applied to the skin, and the results are observed

Front 107

Bx

Back 107

Biopsy

Front 108

Derm

Back 108

Dermatology

Front 109

DLE

Back 109

Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Front 110

PPD

Back 110

Purified Protein Derivative

Front 111

PUVA

Back 111

Psoralen + Ultraviolet A light therapy

Front 112

SC

Back 112

Subcutaneous