Medical Terminology - Integumentary System

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avascular

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Type of tissue that lacks blood vessels

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cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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dermis

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Deeper layer of skin containing nerves, blood vessels, hair follicles, and glands

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epidermis

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Outer layer of avascular skin

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lesion

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Wound, injury, or pathological change in tissue

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sebum

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Oily fatty substance secreted by sebaceous glands

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subcutaneous

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Under the skin

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sudoriferous

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Pertaining to sweat production

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systemic

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

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therapeutic

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Pertaining to treating , remediating, or curing a disorder or disease

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vascular

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Containing blood vessels

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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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cyan/o

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Blue

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erythem/o

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Red

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erythemat/o

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Red

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erythr/o

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Red

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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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Fungus

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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 the eye)

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seb/o

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Sebum, sebaceous (oil, oil glands)

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squam/o

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Scale

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therm/o

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Heat

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xer/o

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Dry

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-phoresis

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Carrying, transmission

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-therapy

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Treatment

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abrasion

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Scraping or rubbing away of a surface

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abscess

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Collection of pus

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furuncle

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Abscess that originates in a hair follicle (boil)

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carbuncle

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Cluster of furuncles in subcutaneous tissue

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alopecia

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Hair loss

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carcinoma

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Uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells

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melanoma

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Malignant tumor in melanocytes

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comedo

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Sebum plugging an exocrine duct (blackhead)

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cyst

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Fluid-filled pouch in or under skin

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eczema

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Redness of skin caused by swelling of capillaries

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gangrene

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Death of tissue

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hemorrhage

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Loss of large amount of blood

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contusion

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Hemorrhage under the skin in which the skin is not broken (bruise)

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ecchymosis

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Skin discoloration due to hemorrhagic area (bruise)

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petechia

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Minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot of the skin, smaller version of ecchymosis

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hematoma

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Elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin

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hirsutism

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Excessive growth of hair in unusual places

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ichthyosis

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Genetic skin disorder in which the skin is dry and scaly due to a defect in keratinization

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impetigo

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Bacterial skin infection with isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

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keloid

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Overgrowth of scar tissue due to excessive collagen formation during the healing process

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psoriasis

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Skin disease with itchy red patches covered with silvery scales

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scabies

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Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite

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tinea

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Fungal infection (ring worm)

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ulcer

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Lesion of the skin or mucous membranes

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urticaria

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Allergic skin reaction with pale red elevated patches

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verruca

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Rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus (wart)

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vesicle

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Small blister-like elevation on the skin

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vitiligo

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Localized loss of skin pigmentation (leukoderma)

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wheal

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Elevated skin that is white in the center with pale red periphery (if its itchy its called hives)

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biopsy

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Removal of a small piece of living tissue

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debridement

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Removal of foreign material from a wound to prevent infection and promote healing

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fulguration

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Tissue destruction due to high-frequency electric current (electrodesiccation)

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allograft

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Transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person (homograft)

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autograft

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

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synthetic skin graft

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Transplantation of artificial skin

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xenograft

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Dermal transplantation from a foreign donor (usually a pig) to a human (heterograft)

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antipruritics

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Reduce severe itching

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corticosteroids

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Agents that treat skin inflammation