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