Anatomy Ch. 16 Terminology

Front 1

Burning pain

Back 1

Causalgia

Front 2

Scraping away skin(to treat acne or wrinkles)

Back 2

Dermabrasion

Front 3

Pertaining to under the skin

Back 3

Subcutaneous

Front 4

Pertaining to fat

Back 4

Adipose

Front 5

Uppermost (outermost) layer of the skin

Back 5

Epidermis

Front 6

Specialist in the study of skin

Back 6

Dermatologist

Front 7

Genetic tendency to have allergic inflammation of the skin

Back 7

Atopic dermatitis

Front 8

Condition of little or no skin pigment *

Back 8

Albinism *

Front 9

Instrument used to burn tissue

Back 9

Electrocautery

Front 10

Surgical repair of the skin

Back 10

Dermaplasty

Front 11

Loosening of the outer layer of the skin

Back 11

Epidermolysis

Front 12

Condition of sweating

Back 12

Diaphoresis

Front 13

Overgrowth and thickening of stratum corneum

Back 13

Keratosis

Front 14

Benign tumor of fat tissue

Back 14

Lipoma

Front 15

Condition of lack of sweating

Back 15

Anhidrosis

Front 16

Redness of the skin

Back 16

Erythema

Front 17

White plaques on the skin or mucous membranes *

Back 17

Leukoplakia *

Front 18

Dark, pigmented cell in the skin

Back 18

Melanocyte

Front 19

Dry, scaly skin

Back 19

Ichthyosis

Front 20

Removal of subcutaneous fat tissue

Back 20

Liposuction

Front 21

Malignant tumor of pigmented cells in the skin

Back 21

Melanoma

Front 22

Abnormal condition of fungal infection *

Back 22

Mycosis *

Front 23

Separation of the nail (plate) from the bed

Back 23

Onycholysis

Front 24

Abnormal condition of fungal infection of the nail

Back 24

Paronychia

Front 25

Removal of wrinkles

Back 25

Rhytidectomy

Front 26

Pertaining to under a nail. *

Back 26

Subungual *

Front 27

Collection of fatty material in a cyst *

Back 27

Steatoma *

Front 28

Pus within the skin

Back 28

Pyoderma

Front 29

Very dry skin

Back 29

Xerosis

Front 30

Nodules of lipid ( yellowish) material develop under the skin

Back 30

Xanthoma

Front 31

Excessive amount of hair growth

Back 31

Hypertrichosis

Front 32

Pertaining to skin cells that are scale-like

Back 32

Squamous epithelium

Front 33

Excessive secretion from sebaceous glands

Back 33

Seborrhea

Front 34

Abnormal condition of fungal infection of the skin *

Back 34

Dermatophytosis (tinea) *

Front 35

Pertaining to hair follicles and glands that secrete sebum

Back 35

Pilosebaceous

Front 36

A fat cell

Back 36

Adipocyte

Front 37

The half moon shaped white area at the base of a nail

Back 37

Lunula

Front 38

A structural protien found in skin and connective tissue *

Back 38

Collagen *

Front 39

A black pigment found in the epidermis

Back 39

Melanin

Front 40

The deepest region of the epidermis

Back 40

Basal layer

Front 41

The outermost layer of the epidermis, consisting of flattened keratinized cells

Back 41

Stratum corneum

Front 42

An oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands

Back 42

Sebum

Front 43

The middle layer of the skin is coring or *

Back 43

Dermis. *

Front 44

A hard protien material found in epidermis, hair and nails *

Back 44

Keratin *

Front 45

A band of epidermis at the base and side of the nail bed

Back 45

Cuticle

Front 46

Large blister

Back 46

Bullae

Front 47

Sac of fluid and hair over the sacral region of the back

Back 47

Pilonidal cyst

Front 48

Chicken pox

Back 48

Varicella-zoster

Front 49

Raised, thickened scar *

Back 49

Keloid *