Test 1 Med Term Chap 1-3 General/integumentary

Front 1

Ectomy

Back 1

Removal; excision

Hint 1

Appendectomy

Front 2

centesis

Back 2

Surgical puncture Withdrawal of fluid

Hint 2

Arthrocentesis

Front 3

Tripsy

Back 3

Crushing

Hint 3

Lithotripsy

Front 4

Plasty

Back 4

Surgical repair

Hint 4

Rhinoplasty

Front 5

Tome

Back 5

Surgical instrument to cut

Hint 5

Osteotome

Front 6

Desis

Back 6

Binding, fixation

Hint 6

Arthrodesis

Front 7

Lysis

Back 7

Destruction; separation; loosening

Hint 7

Thrombolysis

Front 8

Pexy

Back 8

To bind or attach; fixation of an organ

Hint 8

Mastopexy

Front 9

Stomy

Back 9

Opening or hole; forming an opening

Hint 9

Tracheostomy

Front 10

Tomy

Back 10

Cutting or incision

Hint 10

Tracheotomy

Front 11

Rrhaphy

Back 11

Suture

Front 12

Gram

Back 12

Recording; writing

Hint 12

Electrocardiogram

Front 13

Scopy

Back 13

Visual examination tool

Hint 13

Gastroscopy

Front 14

Scope

Back 14

Instrument for examining

Hint 14

Esophagoscope

Front 15

Meter

Back 15

Instrument for measuring

Hint 15

Pelvimeter

Front 16

Graph

Back 16

Instrument for recording

Front 17

Graphy

Back 17

Process of recording

Front 18

Metry

Back 18

Act of measuring

Front 19

Algia

Back 19

Pain

Hint 19

-algia, -dynia

Front 20

Itis

Back 20

Inflammation

Hint 20

Laryngitis

Front 21

Rrhage

Back 21

Bursting forth (of)

Hint 21

-rrhage, -rrhagia hemorrhage menorrhagia

Front 22

Megaly

Back 22

Enlargement

Hint 22

Cardiomegaly

Front 23

Cele

Back 23

Hernia; swelling

Hint 23

Hepatocele

Front 24

Edema

Back 24

Swelling

Hint 24

Lymphedema

Front 25

Pathy

Back 25

Disease

Hint 25

Myopathy

Front 26

Rrhea

Back 26

Discharge; flow

Hint 26

Diarrhea

Front 27

Oma

Back 27

Tumor

Hint 27

Neuroma

Front 28

Plasia

Back 28

Formation, growth

Hint 28

-plasia, -plasm

Front 29

Gen

Back 29

Forming, producing, origin

Hint 29

-gen, -genisis

Front 30

Lith

Back 30

Stone; Calculus

Hint 30

Lithography

Front 31

Osis

Back 31

Abnormal condition; increase

Hint 31

Used primarily with blood cells

Front 32

Spasm

Back 32

Involuntary contraction, twitching

Front 33

Stenosis

Back 33

Narrowing; stricture

Front 34

-rrhexis

Back 34

Rupture

Front 35

-plegia

Back 35

Paralysis

Front 36

-ectasis

Back 36

Dilation; expansion

Front 37

Emesis

Back 37

Vomiting

Front 38

-emia

Back 38

Blood condition

Front 39

-iasis

Back 39

Abnormal condition

Hint 39

Produced by something specific

Front 40

-ac,-al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ile, -ous

Back 40

Adjective suffixes meaning pertaining to

Hint 40

Pulmonary

Front 41

-esis, -ia, -ism

Back 41

Noun suffixes meaning condition

Hint 41

Dysplasia

Front 42

-ician, -ist

Back 42

Noun suffixes mean specialist

Hint 42

Pulmonologist

Front 43

-iatry

Back 43

Medicine; treatment

Hint 43

Psychiatry

Front 44

diplo-, diplo-

Back 44

Double

Front 45

macro-

Back 45

Large

Front 46

homo-, homeo-

Back 46

Same

Front 47

mono-, uni-

Back 47

One

Front 48

Micro

Back 48

Small

Front 49

Circum-, peri-

Back 49

Around

Front 50

a-, an-

Back 50

Without, not

Front 51

super-

Back 51

Upper, above

Front 52

Post

Back 52

After,behind

Front 53

Pre- pro-

Back 53

Before, in front

Front 54

Primi-

Back 54

First

Front 55

Dia- trans-

Back 55

Through; across

Front 56

tonsillitis

Back 56

Root tonsil suffix itis

Hint 56

Inflammation of tonsils

Front 57

Tonsilectomy

Back 57

Root tonsil suffix ectomy

Hint 57

Excision of tonsil

Front 58

Rule 1 building medical words

Back 58

A word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel

Hint 58

Append -ectomy excision of appendix

Front 59

Rule 2 building medical words

Back 59

A combining form (Root + o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant

Hint 59

Colo o scope instrument for examining the colon

Front 60

Rule 3 building medical words

Back 60

A combining form (root + o) links a root to another root to form a compound word

Hint 60

Gastro enter itis Inflammation of the stomach and intestine

Front 61

-Clasis

Back 61

To break, surgical fracture

Hint 61

Osteoclasis

Front 62

Malacia

Back 62

Softening

Hint 62

Chrondromalacia

Front 63

Penia

Back 63

Decrease, deficiency

Hint 63

Erythropenia

Front 64

Phobia

Back 64

Fear

Hint 64

Hemophobia

Front 65

Plegia

Back 65

Paralysis

Hint 65

Hemiplegia

Front 66

Trophy

Back 66

Nourishment, development

Hint 66

Dystrophy

Front 67

Anterior

Back 67

Front

Front 68

Anteroposterior

Back 68

Passing from front to back

Front 69

Inferior

Back 69

Below, lower, toward tail

Front 70

Scan

Back 70

Process of using a moving device to produce images

Front 71

Levels of organization

Back 71

Cell, tissue, organ, system, organism

Front 72

Adduction

Back 72

Toward midline

Front 73

Abduction

Back 73

Movement away from the midline

Front 74

Superior

Back 74

Above or higher

Front 75

Cephalic

Back 75

Toward the head

Front 76

Inferior

Back 76

Below, lower

Front 77

Caudal

Back 77

Toward the tail

Front 78

Anterior

Back 78

Front of body

Front 79

Ventral

Back 79

Toward the front

Front 80

Posterior

Back 80

Back of the body

Front 81

Dorsal

Back 81

Toward the Back

Front 82

Medial

Back 82

Toward the middle

Front 83

Lateral

Back 83

Toward the side

Front 84

External

Back 84

Outside

Front 85

Internal

Back 85

Inside

Front 86

Superficial

Back 86

On the surface

Front 87

Deep

Back 87

Away from the surface

Front 88

Proximal

Back 88

Near pointof attachment to trunk

Front 89

Distal

Back 89

Farther from the piont of attachment

Front 90

Parietal

Back 90

Outer wall of a cavity

Front 91

Visceral

Back 91

The organs within a cavity

Front 92

Median plane

Back 92

Vertical plane that crosses through the midline of the body that divides it into equal right and left sides. Midsagittal Plane

Front 93

Frontal plane

Back 93

Plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior

Front 94

Coronal plane

Back 94

Frontal Plane

Front 95

Horizontal plane

Back 95

Plague that accelerates the body into superior and inferior portions

Front 96

Transverse plane

Back 96

Horizontal plane

Front 97

Dorsal cavity

Back 97

Back of the body

Front 98

Ventral cavity

Back 98

Front of the body

Front 99

Cranial cavity

Back 99

Contains the brain

Front 100

Spinal cavity

Back 100

Contains the spinal cord

Front 101

Diaphragm

Back 101

A dome-shaped muscle separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and plays an important role in breathing

Front 102

Thoracic cavity

Back 102

Contains the heart and lungs

Front 103

Abdominopelvic cavity

Back 103

Contains the abdominal and pelvic cavities

Front 104

Abdominal cavity

Back 104

Contains organs of the digestive and reproductive

Front 105

Pelvic cavity

Back 105

Contains organs of the digestive and reproductive systems

Front 106

Quadrant

Back 106

Used by clinicians to describe the site of a domino pelvic pain tumor or other abnormalities

Front 107

Region

Back 107

Nine regions are usually used in anatomical

Front 108

Region

Back 108

Nine regions are usually used in anatomical

Front 109

Right upper quadrant RUQ

Back 109

Contains the right lobe of the liver the gallbladder part of the pancreas and part of the small and large intestine

Front 110

Right lower quadrant RLQ

Back 110

Contains part of the small and large intestine the appendix the right ovary the right fallopian tube and the right ureter

Front 111

Left upper quadrant LUQ

Back 111

Contains the left lobe of the liver the stomach the spleen part of the pancreas and part of the small and large intestine

Front 112

Left lower quadrant LLQ

Back 112

Contains part of the small and large intestine the left ovary the left fallopian tube and the left ureter

Front 113

Right hypochondriac

Back 113

Upper right region located under the cartilage of the ribs

Front 114

Left hypochondriac

Back 114

Upper left region located under the cartilage of the ribs

Front 115

right lumbar

Back 115

Middle right region located near the waist

Front 116

Left lumbar

Back 116

Middle left region located near the

Front 117

Right iliac

Back 117

Lower right region located near the groin also called the right inguinal region

Front 118

Right inguinal region

Back 118

Same as right iliac

Front 119

Left iliac

Back 119

Lower left region located near the groin also called Left inguinal region

Front 120

Left inguinal

Back 120

Lower left region located near the groin same as left iliac

Front 121

Epigastric

Back 121

Middle region located above the stomach

Front 122

Umbilical

Back 122

Middle region located in the area of the umbilicus

Front 123

Hypogastric

Back 123

Lower middle region located below the stomach and umbilical

Front 124

Knee chest position

Back 124

Kneeling position with a buttocks elevated the head and chest are on the table and the arms are extended above the head and flexed at the elbow for rectal examination

Front 125

Lithotomy position

Back 125

Supine lying on the back position the legs sharply flexed at the knees and the feet are placed in stirrups use for vaginal examination

Front 126

Dorsal recumbent position

Back 126

Supine position the legs are sharply flakes at the knees of the feet are placed on the table used to examine the vagina and rectum

Front 127

Sims position

Back 127

Side lying position on the left left arm is placed behind the body the right arm is move forward and flexed at the elbow both legs are flexed at the knee but the right leg is sharply flex and position next to the left leg which is slightly flexed the position is used to examine the vagina and rectum to administer an enema

Front 128

Prone position

Back 128

Lie flat on the abdomen in the head turned slightly to the side the arms are extended above the head or alongside the body used to examine the back spine and lower extremities

Front 129

Fowler position

Back 129

Semi sitting position the head of the examination table is tilted to 45 to 60 degree angle with the patient's knees bent or not vent with a high and semi Fowler position to promote lung expansion used when patient has difficulty breathing

Front 130

Supine position

Back 130

Lie flat on the back with arms at the side used to examine chest heart abdomen extremities head and neck as well as certain neurological reflex testing

Front 131

Erect standing position

Back 131

Anatomical position

Front 132

Trendelenburg position

Back 132

The patient is lying flat on the back and the entire examination table is tilted with the head of the table down used for therapeutic treatments and drainage for thick respiratory secretions

Front 133

Abdomino

Back 133

Abdomen

Front 134

Caud/o

Back 134

Tail

Front 135

Cephal/o

Back 135

Head

Front 136

Cervic/o

Back 136

Neck, Neck of cervix

Front 137

Crani/o

Back 137

Skull

Front 138

Gastr/o

Back 138

Stomach

Front 139

ili/o

Back 139

Ilium

Front 140

Inguin/o

Back 140

Groin

Front 141

Lumb/o

Back 141

Loins

Front 142

Pelv/i

Back 142

Pelvis

Front 143

Pelv/o

Back 143

Pelvis

Front 144

Spin/o

Back 144

Spine

Front 145

Thorac/o

Back 145

Chest

Front 146

Umbilic/o

Back 146

Umbilicus

Front 147

Anter/o

Back 147

Anterior

Front 148

Dist/o

Back 148

Far

Front 149

Dors/o

Back 149

Back of the body

Front 150

Infer/o

Back 150

Lower, below

Front 151

Later/o

Back 151

Side, to one side

Front 152

Medi/o

Back 152

Middle

Front 153

Poster/o

Back 153

Back of the body, behind, posterior

Front 154

Proximo

Back 154

Bear, nearest

Front 155

Super/o

Back 155

Upper,above

Front 156

Ventr/o

Back 156

Belly,belly side

Front 157

Cyt/o

Back 157

Cell

Front 158

Hist/o

Back 158

Tissue

Front 159

Nucle/o

Back 159

Nucleus

Front 160

Radi/o

Back 160

Radiation, xray, radius

Front 161

-ad

Back 161

Toward

Front 162

-al

Back 162

Pertaining to

Front 163

-algia

Back 163

Pain

Front 164

-dynia

Back 164

Pain

Front 165

-gen

Back 165

Forming, producing, origin

Front 166

-genesis

Back 166

Forming, producing, origin

Front 167

-logist

Back 167

Specialist in the study of

Front 168

-logy

Back 168

Study of

Front 169

-lysis

Back 169

Separation, destruction, loosening

Front 170

-meter

Back 170

Instrument used to measure

Front 171

-plasia

Back 171

Formation, growth

Front 172

-toxic

Back 172

Poison

Front 173

bi-

Back 173

Two

Front 174

epi-

Back 174

Above, on

Front 175

infra-

Back 175

Below, under

Front 176

trans-

Back 176

Across,through

Front 177

Adhesion

Back 177

Band of scar tissue binding anatomical services that are normally separate from each other

Front 178

Inflammation

Back 178

Protective response of body tissues to irritation infection or allergy

Front 179

Sepsis

Back 179

Body's inflammatory response to infection in which there is fever elevated heart and respiratory rates and low blood pressure

Front 180

Endoscopy

Back 180

Visual examination of the interior of organs and Cavities with a specialized lighted instrument called endoscope

Front 181

Fluoroscopy

Back 181

Radiographic procedure that uses a fluorescent screen instead of a photographic plate to produce a visual image from x-rays that pass through the patient resulting in continuous Imaging of the motion of internal structures and immediate serial in images

Front 182

MRI

Back 182

Magnetic resonance imaging a technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiplan are cross-sectional images of the body

Front 183

Nuclear scan

Back 183

Diagnostic technique that produces an image of an organ or area by recording the concentration of radiopharmaceutical substance called a tracer usually introduced into the body by ingestion inhalation or injection

Front 184

Radiography

Back 184

Production of captured shadow images on photographic film through the action of ionizing radiation passing through the body from an external source

Front 185

Radiopharmaceutical

Back 185

Drug that contains a radioactive substance which travels to an area or a specific organ that will be scanned

Front 186

Tomography

Back 186

Radiographic technique that produces a film representing a detailed cross-section of tissue structure at a predetermined depth

Front 187

CT

Back 187

Computed tomography scan a narrow beam of x-rays with a contrast medium or without a contrast medium that targets a specific organ or body area to produce multiple cross-sectional Imaging for detecting pathological conditions such as tumors or metastasis

Front 188

PET

Back 188

Positron emission tomography scan nuclear Imaging study that can bind CT with radiopharmaceuticals to produce a cross-sectional image of radioactive disbursements in a section of the body to reveal the areas where the radiopharmaceutical is being metabolized and where there is a deficiency in metabolism useful in evaluating Alzheimer disease and epilepsy

Front 189

SPECT single Photon emission computed tomography scan

Back 189

Nuclear Imaging study that scans organs after injection of a radioactive tracer and employs a specialized gamma camera that detects emitted radiation to produce a three-dimensional image from a composite of numerous views used to show how blood flows to an organ and helps determine how well the organ is functioning

Front 190

Ultrasonography

Back 190

Imaging technique that uses high-frequency sound waves that bounce off body tissues and are recorded to produce an image of an internal organ or tissue

Front 191

cutaneous

Back 191

Pertaining to the skin

Front 192

Lesion

Back 192

Wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue

Front 193

Systemic

Back 193

Pertaining to a system or the whole body rather than a localized area

Front 194

Therapeutic

Back 194

Pertaining to treating, remedy 18, or cutting a disorder or disease

Front 195

Epidermis

Back 195

Outer layer of the skin

Front 196

Dermis

Back 196

Inner layer of the skin

Front 197

Cutane/o

Back 197

Skin

Front 198

Dermat/o

Back 198

Skin

Front 199

Derm/o

Back 199

Skin

Front 200

Sudor/o

Back 200

Sweat gland

Front 201

Hidr/o

Back 201

Sweat gland

Front 202

Subcutaneous tissue

Back 202

Layer below the dermis

Front 203

Sudoriferous

Back 203

Sweat gland

Front 204

Neur/o

Back 204

Nerve

Front 205

Arteriole

Back 205

Small artery

Front 206

Adipose tissue

Back 206

Fat tissue

Front 207

Pil/o

Back 207

Hair follicle

Front 208

Trich/o

Back 208

Hair follicle

Front 209

Seb/o

Back 209

Sebaceous gland oil

Front 210

Basal layer

Back 210

Located in the epidermis

Front 211

Adip/o

Back 211

Fat

Front 212

Lip/o

Back 212

Fat

Front 213

Steat/o

Back 213

Fat

Front 214

Cutane/o

Back 214

Skin

Front 215

Dermat/o

Back 215

Skin

Front 216

Derm/o

Back 216

Skin

Front 217

Cyan/o

Back 217

Blue

Front 218

Erythem/o

Back 218

Red

Front 219

Erythemat/o

Back 219

Red

Front 220

Erythr/o

Back 220

Red

Front 221

Hidro

Back 221

Sweat

Front 222

Sudor/o

Back 222

Sweat

Front 223

Ichthy/o

Back 223

Dry, scaly

Front 224

Kerat/o

Back 224

Horny tissue, hard, cornea

Front 225

Melan/o

Back 225

Black

Front 226

Myc/o

Back 226

Fungus

Front 227

Onych/o

Back 227

Nail

Front 228

Pil/o

Back 228

Hair

Front 229

Trich/o

Back 229

Hair

Front 230

Scler/o

Back 230

Hardening, white of the eye sclera

Front 231

Seb/o

Back 231

Sebum, sebaceous

Front 232

Squam/o

Back 232

Scale

Front 233

Therm/o

Back 233

Heat

Front 234

Xer/o

Back 234

Dry

Front 235

-phoresis

Back 235

Carryng, transmission

Front 236

-plasty

Back 236

Surgical repair

Front 237

-therapy

Back 237

Treatment

Front 238

Abrasion

Back 238

Scraping a rubbing a way of a surface such as a skin by friction

Front 239

Abscess

Back 239

Localized collection of pus at the site of an infection characteristically a staphylococcal infection originates in the hair follicle like a boil

Front 240

Furuncle

Back 240

Abscess that originates in a hair follicle also called a boil

Hint 240

Front 241

Carbuncle

Back 241

Cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue

Front 242

Acne

Back 242

Inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicles of the skin marked by blackheads papules and pustules

Hint 242

Front 243

Alopecia

Back 243

Absence or loss of hair especially on the head also known as baldness

Front 244

Gangrene

Back 244

Death of tissue usually resulting from loss of blood supply

Front 245

Hemorrhage

Back 245

External or internal loss of a large amount of blood in a short period

Front 246

Contusion

Back 246

Image of any size Under the Skin in which the skin is not broken also known as a bruise

Front 247

Ecchymosis

Back 247

Skin discoloration consisting of a large, are regularly for and hemorrhagic area with colors changing from Blue to Black to greenish brown or yellow also known as a bruise

Hint 247

Front 248

Petechia

Back 248

Minut pinpoint Hemorrhage a spot of the skin that is a smaller version of ecchymosis

Front 249

Hematoma

Back 249

Elevated localized collection of blood Trapped Under the Skin usually results from trauma

Front 250

Hirsutism

Back 250

Excessive growth of hair in unusual places places especially in women may be due to hypersecretion of testosterone

Front 251

Ichthyosis

Back 251

Genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish skin because of a defect in keratinization

Hint 251

Front 252

impetigo

Back 252

Bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

Front 253

Keloid

Back 253

Overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a skin injury especially a wound surgical incision or severe burn caused by excessive collagen formation during the healing process

Front 254

Psoriasis

Back 254

Chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

Hint 254

Front 255

Scabies

Back 255

Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

Front 256

Skin lesions

Back 256

Areas of pathologically altered tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound resulting from external factors or internal disease

Front 257

Tinea

Back 257

Fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected such as Tena Pettis ringworm I don't know

Front 258

Burn

Back 258

Tissue injury caused by contact with thermal chemical electrical or radioactive agent has first second and third degrees

Front 259

First degree burn

Back 259

Superficial Melbourne affecting the epidermis and characterized by redness and pain with no blistering or scar formation

Front 260

Second degree burn

Back 260

Partial thickness burn affecting the epidermis and part of the dermis characterized by redness, blistering or large Bola, and pain with little or no scarring

Hint 260

Front 261

Third degree burn

Back 261

Full-thickness severe burn characterized by destruction of the epidermis and dermis with damage to the subcutaneous layer, leaving the skin charred black or dry white and appearance with in sensitivity to touch

Front 262

Carcinoma

Back 262

Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the body malignant cells

Front 263

Melanoma

Back 263

Malignant tumor that originates in melanocytes and is considered the most dangerous type of skin cancer if not treated early becomes difficult to cure and can be fatal

Front 264

Comedo

Back 264

Discolored dry and sebum plugging and excretory duct of the skin also called blackhead

Front 265

Cyst

Back 265

Closed Sac or pouch in or under the skin with a definite wall that contains fluid semi fluid or solid material

Front 266

Pilonidal

Back 266

Growth of a hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin

Front 267

Sebaceous

Back 267

Cyst filled with sebum are fatty material from a sebaceous

Front 268

Eczema

Back 268

Redness of skin caused by swelling of the capillaries

Hint 268

Front 269

Ulcer

Back 269

Lesion of the skin or mucous membranes marked by inflammation necrosis and sloughing of damaged tissues

Front 270

Pressure ulcer

Back 270

Skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure usually in a patient who is bedridden also known as decubitus ulcer or bedsore

Hint 270

Front 271

Verruca

Back 271

Rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus also called wart

Front 272

Urticaria

Back 272

Allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itchy also called wheals or hives

Hint 272

Front 273

Vesicle

Back 273

Small blister like elevation on the skin containing a clear fluid large vesicles are called bullae

Front 274

Vitiligo

Back 274

Localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches also called leucoderma

Hint 274

Front 275

Cryosurgery

Back 275

Use of sub-freezing temperature commonly with liquid nitrogen to destroy abnormal tissue cells such as unwanted cancerous or infected tissues

Front 276

Debridement

Back 276

Removal of foreign material damaged tissue or cellular debris from a wound or burn to prevent infection and promote healing

Front 277

Fulguration

Back 277

Tissue destruction by means of high-frequency electrical current also called Electro desiccation

Front 278

I&D

Back 278

Incision of a lesion such as an abscess followed by the draining of its contents

Front 279

Mohs surgery

Back 279

Surgical procedure used primarily to treat skin neoplasms in which tumor tissue fixed in place is removed layer-by-layer for microscopic examination until the entire tumor is removed

Front 280

Skin graft

Back 280

Surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue by applying it to an injured site

Front 281

Allograft

Back 281

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person also called homograph

Front 282

Autograft

Back 282

Transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site on the same individual

Front 283

Synthetic

Back 283

Transplantation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern

Front 284

Xenograft

Back 284

Transplantation from a foreign donor dermis only usually a pig and transfer to human also called hero graft

Front 285

Skin resurfacing

Back 285

Procedure that repairs damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improve skin tone irregularities through the use of topical chemicals abrasion or laser

Front 286

Chemical peel

Back 286

Use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratosis as well as for cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face also called chemabrasion

Front 287

Cutaneous laser

Back 287

Any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic & plastic surgery

Front 288

Dermabrasion

Back 288

Removal of acne scars Navy tattoos or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper wire brushes are other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

Front 289

Antibiotics

Back 289

Kill bacteria that cause skin infections

Front 290

Antifungals

Back 290

Kill fungi that infect the skin

Front 291

Antipruritics

Back 291

Reduce severe itching

Front 292

Corticosteroids

Back 292

Anti-inflammatory agents to treat skin inflammation

Front 293

Basal cell carcinoma

Back 293

Non-melanoma skin cancer that is malignant of the basal layer of the epidermis or hair follicles

Hint 293

Front 294

Squamous cell carcinoma

Back 294

Second most common form of non-melanoma skin cancer commonly caused by prolonged exposure to UV radiation

Hint 294

Front 295

Pleural pelvis

Back 295

Pelves