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Adip/o
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fat
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adip/o/cele
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hernia containing fat or fatty tissue
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cele
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hernia, swelling
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lip/o
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fat
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lip/o/cyte
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fat cell
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steat/o
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fat
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steat/itis
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inflammation of fatty tissue
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cutane/o
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skin
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cutane/ous
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pertaining to the 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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hypo/derm/ic
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under or inserted under skin as in a hypodermic injection
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hier/o
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sweat
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sudor/o
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sweat
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sudor/esis
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condition of profuse sweating; also called diaphoresis and hyperhidrosis
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ichthy/o
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dry, scaly
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ichthy/osis
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any of several dermatologic conditions characterized by noninflammatory dryness and scaling of the skin and commonly associated with/other abnormalities of lipid metabolism
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karat/o
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honry tissue; hard; cornea
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kerat/osis
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any condition of the skin characterized by an overgrown and thickening of the skin
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malan/o
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black
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malan/oma
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malignant tumor of melanocytes that commonly begins in a darkly pigmented mole and can metastasize widely
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myc/o
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fungus
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dermat/o/myc/osis
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fungal infection of the skin
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onych/o
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nail
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onych/o/malacia
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abnormal softening of nails
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pil/o
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hair
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pil/o/nid/al
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growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on skin
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nid
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nest
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trich/o
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hair
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trich/o/pathy
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any disease of the hair
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scler/o
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hardening; sclera (white of the eye)
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scler/o/derma
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chronic disease w/abnormal hardening of the skin caused by formation of new collagen
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seb/o
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sebum, sebaceous
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seb/o/rrhea
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increase in amount and, commonly, an alteration of the quality of the fats secreted by sebaceous gland
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squam/o
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scale
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squam/ous
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covered w/scales or scalelike
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xer/o |
dry
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xer/o/derma
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chronic skin condition characterized by excessive roughness and dryness |
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-derma
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skin
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py/o/derma
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any pyogenic infection of the skin
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-oid
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resembling
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derm/oid
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resembling skin
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-phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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dia/phoresis
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condition of profuse sweating
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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dermat/o/plasty |
surgical repair of the skin
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-therapy
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treatment
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cry/o/therapy
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treatment using cold as a destrictive medium
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cry/o
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cold
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin (visible to naked eye)
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dermis
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inner layer of skin
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what 2 layers make up epidermis?
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stratum cornea basal layer |
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stratum corneum
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composed of dead, flat cells. it's thickness is correlated w/normal wera of area it coveres
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basal layer
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comopsed of living cells. where new cells are continuously reproduced
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keratin
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prevents body fluids from evaporating and moisture from entering the body. these cells gradually flake away and are replaced in a continuous cycle
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explain the process from when a cell is formed to when it sloughs off
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cell forms in basal layer rises to surface becomes keratinized sloughs off takes about 1 month |
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dermat/o/logy
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study of skin
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albin/ism
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lack of melanin also called albino |
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what does the 2nd layer of skin contain?
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hair follicle, sebaceous (oil) gland, sudoriferous (sweat) gland
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aden/oma
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benign neo/plasm in which the tumor cells form glands or glandlike structures |
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lip/ectomy
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excision of fat or adipose tissue
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adip/ectomy
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excision of fat
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adip/oma lip/oma |
fatty tumor
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log-
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study of
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element in the suffix -logy that means condition or process is ___ |
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scler/osis
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abnormal condition of hardening
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systemic scler/o/derma
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hardening of the skin
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kerat/oma
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horny tumor
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what are considered accessory organs of the skin?
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sebaceous (oil) glands, sudoriferous (sweat) glands, hair and nails
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sebum
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oily material that's secreted by sebaceous gland (oil gland)
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comedos
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blackhead
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pustules
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whitehead
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pores
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sweat glands that aren't associated w/hair follicles that open to the surface of the skin
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an/hidr/osis
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abnormal condition characterized by inadequate perspiration
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myc/osis
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abnormal condition caused by fungi
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what 6 systems make up the fingernail? |
nail root matrix cuticle nail bed nail body lunula |
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erythr/o |
red
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erythr/o/derma
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red skin
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leuk/o
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white
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leuk/o/derma
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white skin
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xanth/o
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yellow
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xanth/oma
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yellow tumor
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leuk/o/cyt/o/penia
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abnormal decrease in WBCs
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xanth/emia
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yellow blood
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cyan/o/derma, cyan/osis
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blue colored skin |
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when -osis is used in a word related to blood, it means _____
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increase
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what are the 2 most common type of skin cancers?
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basal cell carcinoma squamous cell carcinoma |
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a type of skin cancer that affects the depest layer of epidermis is called ______
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basal cell carcinoma |
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a type of carcin/oma that affects the top layer of epidermis is called ______
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squamous cell carcinoma
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sarc/o
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flesh
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kaposi sarc/oma
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type of skin cancer associated with AIDS
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necr/o
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death
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necr/osis
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abnormal condition of death
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gangrene
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form of necr/osis associated wtih loss of blood supply
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auto- |
self, own |
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auto/graft |
skin transplanted from one's self |
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AIDS |
acquired immune deficiency disorder |
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BCC |
basal cell carcinoma |
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Bx, bx |
biopsy |
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derm- |
dermatology |
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dx |
diagnosis |
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FH |
incision and drainage |
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I & D |
incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement |
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abrasion |
scraping, or rubbing away of surface such as skin by friction |
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abscess |
localized collection of pus at site of infection |
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furuncle |
abscess that originates in a hair follicle, also called boil |
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carbuncle |
cluster of furuncles in the subcutaneous tissue |
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acne |
inflammatory dx of sebaceous follicles of the skin, marked by comedos (blackheads), papules (pimple) or pustules (whitehead) |
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alopecia |
absence or loss of hair, especially of head; baldness |
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comedo |
discolored, dried sebum plugging an excretory duct of the skin; blackhead |
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cyst |
closed sac or pouch in or under the skin w/a definite wall that contains fluid, semifluid, or solid material |
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sebaceous |
cyst filled w/sebum (fatty material) from a sebaceous gland |
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eczema |
redness of skin caused by swelling of capillaries |
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hemorrhage |
loss of a large amt of blood in a short period, externally or internally |
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contusion |
hemorrhage of any size under the skin in which the skin is not broken; bruise |
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ecchymosis |
skin discoloration consisting of a large; irregularly formed hemorrhagic area w/colors changing from blue to black to a greenish yellow; bruise |
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petechia |
minute, pinpoint hemorrhagic spot on skin |
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hematoma |
elevated, localized collection of blood trapped under the skin that usually results from trauma |
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hirsutism |
condition characterized by excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women |
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impetigo |
bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture |
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psoriasis |
autoimmune dx characterized by itchy red patches covered w/silvery scales |
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scabies |
contagious skin dx transmitted by itch mite |
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skin lesion |
area of pathologically altered tissue caused by dx, injury, or a wound due to external factors or internal dx |
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primary lesion |
skin lesion caused directly by a dx process |
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secondary lesion |
skin lesion that evolves from a primary lesion or that is caused by external forces, such as infection, scratching, trauma, or healing process |
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macule |
flat, pigmented, circumscribed area < 1cm in diameter |
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example of macule |
freckle, flat more, or rash that occurs in rubella |
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papule |
solid, elevated lesion, < 1cm in diameter that may be the same color as the skin or pigmented |
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ex of papule |
nevus, wart, pimple, ringworm, psoriasis, eczema |
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nodule |
palpable, circumscribed lesion; larger and deeper than a papule (0.6 to 2cm in diameter); extends into dermal area |
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ex of nodule |
intradermal nevus, benign or malignant tumor |
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tumor |
solid, elevated lesion larger than 2cm in diameter that extends into the dermal and subcutaneous layers |
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ex of tumor |
lipoma, steatoma, deformatofibroma, hemangioma |
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wheal |
elevated, firm, rounded lesion w/localized skin edema (swelling) that varies in size, shape, and color; paler in the center than its surrounding edges; accompanied by itching |
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ex of wheal |
hives, insect bites and irticaria |
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vesicle |
elevated, circumscribed, fluid filled lesion < 0.5 cm in diameter |
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ex of vesicle |
poison ivy, chickenpox, shingles |
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pustule |
small, raised, circumscribed lesion that contains pus; usually < 1cm in diameter |
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ex of pustule |
acne, furuncle, pustular psoriasis, scabies |
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bulla |
vesicle or blisters > 1cm in diameter |
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ex of bulla |
2nd degree burns, severe poison oak, poison ivy |
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what are the pulmonary lesions? |
macule, papule, nodule, tumor, wheal, vesicle, pustule and bulla |
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what are the flat lesions? |
macule |
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what are the solid, elevated lesions? |
papule, nodule, tumor, wheal |
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what are the fluid-filled elevated lesions? |
vesicle, pustule, bulla |
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what are the elevated lesions? |
papule, nodule, tumor, wheal, vesicle, pustule, bulla |
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excoriations |
linear scratch marks or traumatized abrasions of the epidermis |
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ex of excoriations |
scratches, abrasions, chemical or thermal burns |
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fissure |
small slit or cracklike sore that extends into the dermal layer; could be caused by continuous inflammation and drying |
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ulcer |
open sore or lesion that extends to the dermis and usually heals with scarring |
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ex of ulcer |
pressure sore, BCC |
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tinea |
fungal infection whose name commonly indicates the body part affected; also called ringworm |
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pressure ulcer |
skin ulceration caused by prolonged pressure, usually in a person who is bedridden; also known as decubitus ulcer or bedsore |
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urticaria |
allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated patches that are intensely itch; also called wheals or hives |
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verruca |
rounded epidermal growths caused by a virus; also called a wart |
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vitiligo |
localized loss of sin pigmentation characterized by milk-white patches; also called leukoderma |
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Bx, bx |
removal of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of the body for microscopic exam to confirm or establish a dx, estimate prognosis, or follow the course of a dx |
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skin test |
method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying or inoculating a suspected allergen or sensitizer into the skin and determining sensitivity (allergy) to the specific antigen by an inflammatory skin reaction to it |
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cryosurgery |
use of subfreezing temp., commonly w/liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue cells, such as unwanted, cancerous, or infected tissue |
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debridement |
treatment that involves removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a wound, and is used to promote healing and prevent infection |
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excimer laser |
aims a high intensity ultraviolet B (UVB) light dose of a very specific wavelength, and a handheld wand allows the energy to be delivered precisely to the affected areas w/o harming healthy skin around them; also called exciplex laser |
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fulguration |
tissue destruction by means of a high-frequency electric current; also called electrodesiccation |
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incision and drainage (I&D) |
surgical procedure to release pus or pressure built up under the skin, such as in an abscess, and remove its contents |
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Mohs Surgery |
procedure in which layers of cancer-containing skin are progressively excised and examined until only cancer-free tissue remains |
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skin graft |
surgical procedure to transplant healthy tissue to an injured site |
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allograft |
transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft |
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autograft |
transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual |
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synthetic |
transplatntation of artificial skin produced from collagen fibers arranged in a lattice pattern |
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xenograft |
transplantation (dermis only) from a foreign donor (usually a pig) and transferred to a human; also called heterograft |
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skin resurfacing |
repair of damaged skin, acne scars, fine or deep wrinkles, or tattoos or improvement of skin tone irregularities using topical chemicals, abrasion or laser |
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chemical peel |
use of chemicals to remove outer layers of skin to treat acne scarring and general keratoses, as well as cosmetic purposes to remove fine wrinkles on the face; also called chemabrasion |
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cutaneous laser |
any of several laser treatments employed for cosmetic and plastic surgery |
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dermabrasion |
removal of acne scars, nevi, tattoos, or fine wrinkles on the skin through the use of sandpaper, wire brushes, or other abrasive materials on the epidermal layer |
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antibiotics |
kill bacteria that cause skin infections |
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antifungals |
kill fungi that infect the skin |
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antipruritics |
reduce severe itching |
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corticosteriods |
anti-inflammatory agents that treat skin inflammation |
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What is the largest organ in the body? |
skin |
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The Integumentary is not just skin though, it includes the _______ and _______.
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nails, glands
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profuse sweating means:
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diaphoresis
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MRSA
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SLE |
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SqCCA |
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staph |
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strep |
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subcut |
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TD |
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BCC |
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Bx |
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CA-MRSA |
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CMV |
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decub |
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derm |
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HA-MRSA |
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I & D |
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ID |
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Stage 2 Pressure Ulcer |
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Burn Keloid |
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3 Routes of Administration |
* Intraderma
* Transdermal * Subcutaneous, hypodermic |
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alopecia |
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bacteria |
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cicatrix |
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cyst |
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cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
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diaphoresis |
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ecchymosis |
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ecchymoses |
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edema |
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erythema |
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fungus |
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induration |
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jaundice |
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keloid |
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leukoplakia |
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macule |
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nevus (pL nevi) |
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nodule |
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pallor |
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papule |
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petechia (pl.petechiae) |
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pressure ulcer(decub) |
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pruritus |
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purpura |
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pustule |
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ulcer |
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verruca |
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vesicle |
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virus |
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wheal |
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staphylococcus strand |
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streptococci strand |
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dermatologist |
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dermatology (derm) |
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epidermal |
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erythroderma |
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hypodermic |
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intradermal (ID |
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keratogenic |
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necrosis |
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percutaneous |
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staphylococcus (staph)(pl. staphylococci) |
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streptococcus (strep)(pl. streptococci) |
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subcutaneous (subcut) |
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transdermal (TD) |
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ungual |
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xanthoderma |
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cauterization |
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cryosurgery |
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debridement |
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dermabrasion |
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excision |
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incision |
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incision and drainage (I&D) |
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laser surgery |
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Mohs surgery |
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suturing |
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biopsy |
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dermatoautoplasty |
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dermatoheteroplasty |
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dermatoplasty |
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dermatome |
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onychectomy |
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rhytidectomy |
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rhytidoplasty |
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Death of tissue is called:
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a) impetigo b) gangrene c) pediculosis |
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Which of the following means “eating or swallowing”? |
a) pachy/o
b) -phagia c) -plasty |
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hair
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compressed, keratinized cells that arise from hair follicles (sacs that enclose the hair fibers) |
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follicles
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sacs that enclose the hair fibers |
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nails
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originate in the epidermis; found onthe upper surface of the ends of thefingers and toes
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sebaceous glands |
secrete sebum (oil) into the hair follicles, where the hair shafts pass through the dermis
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sudoriferous glands |
tiny, coiled, tubular structures that emerge through pores onthe skin’s surface
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dermis |
(also called “true skin”) - the inner layer of skin
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epidermis
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outer layer of skin
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keratin
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horny, or cornified, layer composed of protein
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melanin |
color, or pigmentation, of skin
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keratin and melatonin |
epidermis contains 2 things: |
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The __________ _________ is composed of skin, nails, and glands.
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integumentary system
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Integumentary System Function
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• The skin forms a protective covering that when unbroken prevents entry of bacteria and other invading organisms.
• The skin also protects the body from water loss and from damaging effects of ultraviolet light. • Other functions include regulation of body temperature and synthesis of vitamin D. |
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Disease and Disorder Terms
Built from Word Parts |
* dermatitis * dermatoconiosis
* dermatofibroma * hidradenitis * leiodermia * leukoderma * onychocryptosis * onychomalacia * onychomycosis * onychophagia * pachyderma * paronychia * seborrhea * trichomycosis * xeroderma |
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paronychia |
The “a” from para has been dropped. The final vowel in a prefix may be dropped when the word to which it is added begins with a vowel.
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-a Ending |
The ________ in the terms “pachyderma,” “xeroderma,” “erythroderma,” “leukoderma,” and “xanthoderma” is a noun suffix and has no meaning
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