Medical Terminology, Fremgen Text, Ch 3

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adipo

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fat

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albino

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white

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bio

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life

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cryo

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cold

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cutaneo

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sking

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dermo

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skin

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dermato

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skin

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diaphoro

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profuse sweating

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hidro

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sweat

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ichthyo

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scaly, dry

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kerato

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hard, horny

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leuko

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white

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lipo

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fat

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melano

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black

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myco

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fungus

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necro

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death

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onycho

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nail

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pachyo

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thick

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pilo

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hair

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pyo

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pus

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rhytido

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wrinkle

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sclero

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hard

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sebo

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oil

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tricho

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hair

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unguo

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nail

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xantho

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yellow

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xero

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dry

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-opsy

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view of (as in biopsy)

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-plakia

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a plate

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-tome

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instrument used to cut (as in dermatome)

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acne

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inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles that results in papules and pustules

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acne rosacea

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form of acne in adult, esp. on nose and cheeks

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acne vulgaris

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common acne, esp. in teens

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basal cell carcinoma

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cancer of the basal layer of the skin; rarely spreads

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burn, 1st degree

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damage to the surface, char. by hyperemia (redness)

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burn, 2nd degree

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damage extends into epidermis and dermis; blisters

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burn, 3rd degree

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damage to full thickness of skin and underlying tissues

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carbuncle

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furuncle (infection) involving several hair follicles

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cellulitis

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a diffuse, acute infection of the skin

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dry gangrene

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late stages of gangrene char. by skin becoming leathery and black

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eczema

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superficial dermatitis of unknown cause accompanied by papules, vesicles, and crusting

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furuncle

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bacterial infection of hair follicle

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gangrene

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tissue necrosis usually due to insufficient blood supply

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ichthyosis

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condition in which the skin becomes dry, scaly, and keratinized

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impetigo

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a bacterial infection of the skin with pustules that rupture and crust over

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Kaposi's sarcoma

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form of skin cancer often seen in imunocompromised patients. consists of brownish purple papules that spread from the skin and metastasize to internal organs

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leukoplakia

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change in mucous membrane that results in thick, white plate-like patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue and cheek. pre-cancerous, assoc. w/smoking

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malignant melanoma

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dangerous form of skin cancer caused by unchecked growth of melanocytes: can quickly meta to internal organs

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onychia

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infected nail bed

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paronychia

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infection around a nail

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pemphigus vulgaris

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skin condition in which blisters form in the skin and mucous membranes

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psoriasis

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chronic inflammation that consists of crusty papules forming patches with circular borders

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rubella

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contagious viral skin infection, often called german measles

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sebaceous cyst

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sac under skin filled with sebum or oil from a glad-- can grow to large size and may need to be cut out

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shingles

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eruption of vesicles along a nerve path, causing rash and pain: same virus as chicken pox

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squamous cell carcinoma

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epidermal cancer that may go into deeper tissue but does not generally metastasize

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systemic lupus erythematosus

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chronic disease of the connective tissue that injures the skin, joints, kidneys, nervous sys, etc; may include butterfly rash across nose and cheeks

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tinea

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fungal disease resulting in scaly, itching lesions

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tinea capitis

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fungal infection of the scalp-- aka ringworm

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tinea pedis

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fungal infection of foot-- aka athlete's foot

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wet gangrene

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area of gangrene becoming infected by pus producing bacteria

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biopsy (BX, bx)

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tissue removed to be examined

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culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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culture bacteria removed from infected area to find out what it is then test bacteria's sensitivity to antibiotics

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exfoliative cytology

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scraping cells from tissue then examining them under microscope

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skin tests

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determines patient's allergens

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sweat test

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test determines amount of chloride (indicator of CF)

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allograft

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skin graft from one person to another; done normally a cadaver

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autograft

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skin graft from ones own body

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chemabrasion

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abrasion using chemicals (chem peel)

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debridement

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removal of foreign material/dead tissue from a wound

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dermatoplasty

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skin grafting

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electrocautery

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to destroy tissue with an electric current

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heterograft

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skin graft from an animal of another species to a human

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incision and drainage (I&D)

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incision to allow drainage for material such as pus

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plication

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taking tucks surgically in a structure to shorten it

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rhytidectomy

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surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles

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xenograft

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skin graft from an animal of another species

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antipruritics

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reduce severe itching