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adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
fat
(three combining forms)
albin/o
white
caus/o
burn, burning
cauter/o
heat, burn
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
skin
(three combining forms)
derm/o, dermat/o
skin
diaphor/o
profuse sweating
erythem/o, erythemat/o
redness
hidr/o
sweat
ichthy/o
dry, scaly (fish-like)
leuk/o
white
lip/o
fat
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus (fungi include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms)
onych/o, ungu/o
nail
(two combining forms)
phyt/o
plant
pil/o
hair, hair follicle
py/o
pus
rhytid/o
wrinkle
seb/o
sebum (oily secretion from sebaceous glands)
squam/o
scale-like
steat/o
fat
trich/o
hair
ungu/o
nail
xanth/o
yellow
xer/o
dry
-algia
pain
-derma
skin
(suffix)
-esis
condition, state of, action
-lysis
breakdown, separation, destruction, loosening
-ose
full of, pertaining to, sugar
-osis
condition (abnormal)
-ous
pertaining to
-plakia
plaque
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhea
flow, discharge
Name three combining forms meaning fat.
adip/o
lip/o
steat/o
Name two combining forms meaning white.
albin/o
leuk/o
Name two combining forms meaning skin.
cutane/o
derm/o, dermat/o
Name two combing forms meaning nail.
onych/o
ungu/o
Name two combining forms meaning hair.
pil/o
trich/o
Name two combining forms meaning sweat.
hidr/o
diaphor/o
Name two combining forms meaning redness.
erythem/o
erythemat/o
What are the two types of sweat glands? What are the differences between them?
apocrine and eccrine
apocrine sweat glands are larger and found in the axilla and genital areas and are active only from puberty onward.
The deepest region of the epidermis that gives rise to all the epidermal cells is called the ________.
basal layer
Structural proteins found in the skin and connective tissue are called ________.
collagen
The outermost layer of skin is called the __________, which is composed of flat, scale-like cells called _________ __________.
epidermis
squamous epithelium
Hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails is called __________.
keratin
The outermost layer of the epidermis, which consists of flattened, keratinized cells is called the _________ _________.
stratum corneum
The innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue is called the ___________ _________.
subcutaneous layer
The oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles is called the _________ ________.
sebaceous gland
The oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands is called __________.
sebum
The half-moon shaped whitish area at the base of a nail is called the __________.
lunula
The soft tissue surrounding the nail border is called the ____________.
paronychium
What is the substance that gives pigment to skin? A person deficient in pigment and unable to produce this substance is called a(n) ________.
melanin
albino
Comedones are commonly known as what?
blackheads
Nevi are commonly known as what?
moles
Alopecia is commonly known as what?
baldness
Pruritus is commonly known as what?
itching
Urticaria is commonly known as what?
hives
A decubitus ulcer is commonly known as what?
bedsore
Verrucae are commonly known as what?
warts
Tinea pedis is commonly known as what?
athlete's foot
What is an ecchymosis?
a bruise
Seborrheic dermatitis is commonly known as what?
dandruff
Vesicles are commonly known as what?
blisters
An exanthem is commonly known as what?
rash
What is the medical name for a collection of dried serum and cellular debris, such as a scab.
crust
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by a thick-walled, closed sac or pouch containing fluid or semisolid material.
cyst
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by the wearing away or loss of epidermis. An abrasion is an example of this type.
erosion
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by a groove or crack-like sore.
fissure
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by a flat lesion measuring less than 1 cm in diameter. Freckles, tattoo marks, and flat moles are examples.
macule
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by solid, round or oval elevated lesion 1 cm or more in diameter.
nodule
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by a small (less than 1 cm in diameter), solid elevation of the skin. Pimples are an example of this type.
papule
Name a cutaneous lesion characterized by growth extending from the surface of a mucous membrane and commonly found in the nose, sinuses, colon, urinary bladder, and uterus.
polyp
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by a papule containing pus, such as an abscess.
pustule
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by an open sore on the skin or mucous membranes (deeper than an erosion). Bedsores are an example of this type.
ulcer
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by a small collection of clear fluid (serum). Commonly called a blister.
vesicle
Name the cutaneous lesion characterized by smooth, edematous (swollen) papule or plaque that is redder or paler than the surrounding skin. They may be papular, as in a mosquito bite, or may involve a wide area, as in allergic reactions (hives).
wheal