Medical Terminology Chapter 3

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adip/o

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fat

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lip/o

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fat

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steat/o

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fat

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cutane/o

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skin

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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sudor/o

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sweat

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ichthy/o

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dry,scaly

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kerat/o

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horny tissue; hard; cornea

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fugus

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onych/o

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nail

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pil/o

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hair

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trich/o

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hair

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scler/o

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hardening; sclera (white of eye)

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seb/o

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sebum, sebaceous

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xer/o

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dry

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-derma

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skin

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-phoresis

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carrying, transmission

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-therapy

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treatment

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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erythemat/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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auto-

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self, own

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epi-

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above, on

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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sub-

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under, below

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cyt/o

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cell

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hydr/o

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water

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necr/o

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death, necrosis

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-cyte

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cell

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-emia

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blood condition

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-esis

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condition

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logist

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specialist in study of

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-logy

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study of

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-malacia

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softening

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-oma

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tumor

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-pathy

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disease

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-phagia

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swallowing, eating

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-al, -ous

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pertaining to

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auto-

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self, own

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epi-

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above, on

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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sub-

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under, below

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Scraping away of a portion of skin or of a mucous membrane as a result of injury or by mechanical means, as in dermabrasion for cosmetic purposes

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abrasion

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inflammatory disease of the sebacceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedones (blackheads), papules, and pustules

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acne

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abscence or loss of hair, especially of the head

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alopecia

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deep-seated pyogenic infection of the skin usually involving subcutaneous tissues

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carbuncle

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blackhead; discolored dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin

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comedo

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injury in which the skin is not broken; also known as a bruise

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contusion

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closed sac or pouch in or under the skin, with a definite wall, that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material

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cyst

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skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; also known as a bedsore

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decubitus ulcer

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skin discoloration consisting of a large, irregularly formed hemorrhagic area with colors changing from blue-black to greenish brown or yellow; commonly called a bruise

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ecchymosis

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general term for an itchy red rash that initially weeps or oozes serum and may become crusted, thickened, or scaly

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eczema

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tender, dome-shaped lesion, typically caused by infection around a hair follicle-- as they mature, they form localized abscesses with pus; commonly called a boil

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furuncle

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

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hirsutism

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inflammatory skin disease characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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impetigo

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minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin

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petechia

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chronic skin disease characterized by itchy red patches coverd with silvery scales

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psoriasis

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contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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scabies

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areas of pathologically altere tissue caused by disease, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal disease

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skin lesions

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intial reaction to pathologically altered tissue; may be flat or elevated

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primary lesions

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result from the changes that take place in the primary lesion due to infection, scratching, trauma, or various stages of disease

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secondary lesions

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any fungal disease occuring on various parts of the body

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tinea

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allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale-red eleveted patches that are intensely itchy; allso called wheals (hives)

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urticaria

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localized loss of skin pigmentation chracaterized by milk-white patches

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vitiligo

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rounded epidermal growths caused by virus

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wart

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macule

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flat, pigmented, circumscribed area less then 1 cm in diameter

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papule

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solid, elevated lesion less than 1 cm in diameter that may be the same color as the skin or pigmented

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nodule

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palpable, circumscribed lesion; larger and deeper than a papule; extends into the dermal area

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tumor

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solid, elevated lesion larger than 2 cm in diameter that extends into the dermal and subcutaneous layers

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wheal

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elevated, firm, rounded lesion with localized skin edema that varies in size, shape, and color; paler in the center than its surrounding edges; accompanied by itching

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vesicle

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elevated, circumsribed, fluid-filled lesion less than 0.5 cm in diameter

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pustule

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small, rasied, circumscribed lesion that contains pus; usually less than 1 cm in diameter

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bulla

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a vesicle or blister larger than 1 cm in diameter

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excoriations

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linear scratch marks or traumatized abrasions of the epidermis

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fissure

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small slit or cracklike soar that extends into the dermal layer; could be cause by continuous inflammation and drying

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ulcer

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an open sore or lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring

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biopsy

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removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic examiniation to confirm or establihs a diagnosis, estimate progosis, or follow the course of a disease

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skin test

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method for determining induced senstivity (allergy) by applyingor inoculation a suspected allergen or senstizer to the skin

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chemical peel

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chemical removal of the outer layers of the skin to treate acne scaring and gnereal keratoses

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cryosurgery

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use of subfreezeing temperature to destroy abnormal tissue cells

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debridement

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removel of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue

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dermabrasion

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removal of ance scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin trough the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer

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electrodessication

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process in which high-frequency electrical spakrs are used to dehydrate and destroy disease tissue

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incision and drainage (I&D)

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incision of a lesion, such as an abcess, followed by the drainage of its contents