The Skin

Front 1

albin/o

Back 1

white

Front 2

anthrac/o

Back 2

black (as charcoal)

Front 3

cholr/o

Back 3

green

Front 4

cirrh/o

Back 4

tawny yellow

Front 5

cyan/o

Back 5

blue

Front 6

eosin/o

Back 6

rosy

Front 7

erythr/o

Back 7

red

Front 8

jaund/o

Back 8

yellow

Front 9

leuk/o

Back 9

white

Front 10

lute/o

Back 10

yellow

Front 11

melan/o

Back 11

black

Front 12

poli/o

Back 12

gray

Front 13

xanth/o

Back 13

yellow

Front 14

adip/o

Back 14

fat

Front 15

caus/o

Back 15

burning/ burn

Front 16

cutane/o

Back 16

skin

Front 17

derm/o, dermat/o

Back 17

skin

Front 18

diaphor/o

Back 18

profuse sweating

Front 19

hidr/o

Back 19

sweat

Front 20

ichthy/o

Back 20

scaly, dry

Front 21

kerat/o

Back 21

hard

Front 22

myc/o

Back 22

fungus

Front 23

onych/o

Back 23

nail

Front 24

pil/o

Back 24

hair, hair follicle

Front 25

rhytid/o

Back 25

wrinkle

Front 26

seb/o

Back 26

sebum

Front 27

squam/o

Back 27

flat, scale-like

Front 28

trich/o

Back 28

hair

Front 29

ungu/o

Back 29

nail

Front 30

xer/o

Back 30

dry

Front 31

pustule

Back 31

a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus

Front 32

wheel

Back 32

smooth, slightly elevated edema, centrally redder or paler than surrounding area

Front 33

cyst

Back 33

closed sac containing liquid or semi-liquid substances

Front 34

vesicle

Back 34

clear, fluid filled, raised lesion

Front 35

crust

Back 35

scab, dried serum and debris

Front 36

polyp

Back 36

benign growth extending from tissue, no fluid inside

Front 37

macule

Back 37

flat, discolored

Front 38

erosion

Back 38

wearing away or loss of epidermis

Front 39

nodule

Back 39

solid, round or oval elevated mass 1cm or more

Front 40

fissure

Back 40

slit or grove

Front 41

ulcer

Back 41

open sore on skin or mucous membranes within the body

Front 42

papule

Back 42

a small, raised, solid, circumscribed area of skin

Front 43

flattening of nail plate, in iron deficiency anemia, liver disease

Back 43

spoon nails

Front 44

loosening of nail, separation from nail bed, occurs with fungal infection of nails

Back 44

onycholysis

Front 45

may occur with high fevers and serious illness

(arsenic poisoning, liver dysfunction)

Back 45

nail ridges

Front 46

paronychium

Back 46

soft tissue surrounding the nail border

Front 47

paronychia

Back 47

inflammation and infection around the nail due to bacteria or fungi

Front 48

eccrine sweat glands

Back 48

all over body, mostly palms and soles, evaporative cooling

Front 49

apocrine sweat glands

Back 49

active from puberty on, body odor causing sweat, near reproductive organs and armpits

Front 50

py/o

Back 50

pus

Front 51

decubitus ulcers

Back 51

pressure ulcers (bed sores)

Front 52

alopecia

(alopecia areata)

Back 52

absence of hair

(auto-immune, hair falls out in patches)

Front 53

ecchymosis

Back 53

bluish-purple marks (bruises) on skin caused by hemorrhages

Front 54

petechia

Back 54

small pinpoint hemorrhages

Front 55

pruritus

Back 55

itching

Front 56

urticaria

Back 56

hives, wheels on skin, acute allergic reaction

Front 57

acne vulgaris

Back 57

eruption of skin caused by increased production of sebum

Front 58

blackhead (comedo)

Back 58

sebum plug partially blocking pore

Front 59

whitehead

Back 59

pore completely blocked, bacteria causing inflammation

Front 60

1st degree burn

Back 60

superficial, involving only epidermis

Front 61

2nd degree burn

Back 61

partial thickness burn, involves epidermis and dermis

Front 62

3rd degree burn

Back 62

full thickness burn, involves destruction of entire skin

Front 63

eczema

Back 63

inflammatory skin condition, erythematous, papulovesicular

Front 64

psoriasis

Back 64

chronic recurrent dermatosis, itchy, scaly, red plaques covered by silvery gray scales

Front 65

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Back 65

autoimmune disease of collagen in skin, joints, and internal organs

Front 66

scleroderma

Back 66

autoimmune, chronic, progressive disease that affects the body by hardening connective tissue

Front 67

symptoms of scleroderma

Back 67

CREST

Front 68

tinea

Back 68

infection of skin caused by fungus

Front 69

tinea corporis

Back 69

ringworm

Front 70

tinea pedis

Back 70

athletes foot

Front 71

tinea capitis

Back 71

scalp

Front 72

tinea unguium

Back 72

affects the nails

Front 73

vitiligo

Back 73

loss of pigment in areas in skin, form of leukoderma

Front 74

herpes simplex

Back 74

local infection of herpes virus, eruption of blisters on the skin

Front 75

herpes zoster

Back 75

"shingles" only effects one half of the body and never crosses over. eruption of blisters

Front 76

impetigo

Back 76

highly contagious bacteria skin infection caused by staphylococcus aureus

Front 77

abscess

Back 77

collection of pus caused by bacterial infection

Front 78

carbuncle

Back 78

collection of large abscesses in groups connected by channels

Front 79

cellulitis

Back 79

inflammation of of the subcutaneous layer on skin

Front 80

furuncle

Back 80

infection of a single hair follicle

Front 81

callus

Back 81

increased growth of cells in the keratin layer of epidermis caused by pressure or friction

Front 82

keloid

Back 82

thickened scar that develops after trauma or surgical incision, excess collagen formation

Front 83

keratosis

Back 83

thickened, rough lesion of skin associated with aging or skin damage

Front 84

actinic (solar) keratosis

Back 84

pre-cancerous lesion caused by prolonged exposure to UV light

Front 85

leukoplakia

Back 85

white thickened patches on mucous membrane inside mouth, precancerous lesion common in smokers

Front 86

nevus

Back 86

pigmented lesion, known as mole

Front 87

dysplastic nevi

Back 87

atypical cells that can be cancerous, may progress to melanoma

Front 88

basal cell carcinoma

Back 88

malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of epidermis. most common, slow growing, caused by chronic exposure to sun

Front 89

squamous cell carcinoma

Back 89

malignant tumor of the squamous epithelial cells in the epidermis. occurs wherever squamous cells are, esophagus, lungs, layrnx, mouth, bladder

Front 90

malignant melanoma

Back 90

cancerous growth of melanocytes caused by UV light exposure and genetic predisposition, can metastasize

Front 91

skin biopsy

Back 91

skin lesions are removed for a microscopic exam

Front 92

frozen sections

Back 92

thin slice of tissue cut from a frozen specimen for rapid microscopic diagnosis

Front 93

skin test

Back 93

used to diagnosis allergies

Front 94

dermatome

Back 94

instrument used for cutting thin slices of skin for grafting or excising small lesions

Front 95

Mohs micrographic surgery

Back 95

thin layers of malignant cells are removed and examined microscopically

Front 96

dermatology

Back 96

study and treatment of disorders of the skin

Front 97

dermatologist

Back 97

someone who specializes in dermatology

Front 98

medical esthetician

Back 98

licensed professional in the field of cosmetic beauty