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CUTANE/O,
Skin
DERM/O
skin
DERMAT/O
skin
HIDRO/O
sweat
KERAT/O
horny tissue,hard
ONYCH/O
nail
UNGU/O
nail
SEB/O
sebum
TRICH/O
hair
AUT/O
self
BI/O
life
CONI/O
dust
CRYPT/O
hidden
HETER/O
other
MYC/O
fungus
NECR/O
death (cells,body)
PACHY/O
thick
RHYTID/O
wrinkles
STAPHYL/O
grape-like clusters
STREPT/O
Twisted chains
XER/O
Dry
EPI-
On, upon, over
INTRA-
Within
PARA-
Beside, beyond, around
PER-
Through
SUB-
Under, below
-COCCUS (PL. –COCCI)
Berry-shaped (form of bacterium)
-ECTOMY
Excision or surgical removal
-IA
Diseased or abnormal state
-ITIS
Inflammation
-MALACIA
Softening
-OPSY
View of, viewing
-PHAGIA
Eating or swallowing
-PLASTY
Surgical repair
-RRHEA
Flow, excessive discharge
-TOME
Instrument used to cut
DERMATITIS
inflammation of the skin
DERMATOCONIOSIS
abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust
DERMATOFIBROMA
fibrous tumor of the skin
HIDRADENITIS
inflammation of the sweat gland
LEIODERMIA
condition of smooth skin
ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS
abnormal condition of hidden nail (ingrown nail)
ONYCHOMALACIA
softening of the nails
ONYCHOMYCOSIS
abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails
ONYCHOPHAGIA
eating the nails (biting nails)
PACHYDERMA
thickening of the skin
PARONYCHIA
disease state around the nail
SEBORRHEA
excessive discharge of sebum
TRICHOMYCOSIS
abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair
XERODERMA
dry skin
ABRASION
scraping away of the skin by mechanical process or injury
ABSCESS
localized collection of pus
ACNE
inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair
follicles
ACTINIC KERATOSIS
a precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation that results from
excessive exposure to sunlight. May evolve into a squamous cell carcinoma.
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis. It seldom metastasizes
but invades local tissue. Common with excessive sun exposure.
CANDIDIASIS
infection of the skin, mouth (thrush), or vagina caused by the fungus, found
normally in mucous memb
CARBUNCLE
skin infection composed of a cluster of boils caused by
staphylococcal bacteria
CELLULITIS
inflammation of the skin and subcut tissue caused by infection.
CONTUSION
injury with no skin break, characterized by pain, swelling, and discoloration
(bruise)
ECZEMA
noninfectious, inflammatory skin desease characterized by redness,
blisters, scabs, and itching
FISSURE
slit or crack-like sore in the skin
FURUNCLE
painful skin node caused by staphylococcal bacteria in a hair follicle
(also called a boil)
GANGRENE
death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion
HERPES
inflammatory skin desease caused by herpes virus, small blisters in
clusters
IMPETIGO
superficial skin infection, characterized by pustules and caused by either
staphylococci or strep
KAPOSI’S SARCOMA
cancerous condition starting a s purple or brown pimples on the feet,
metastasizes, AIDS assoc.
LACERATION
torn, ragged-edged wound
LESION
pathological change in structure of function of tissue resulting from
injury or disease
PEDICULOSIS
invasion into the skin and hair by lice
PSORIASIS
chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales
SCABIES
itch mite, papule eruptions, caused by female burrowing and laying
eggs, severe itching
SCLERODERMA
chronic hardening of the connective tissue of the skin and other organs
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
malignant growth that develops from scale like epithelial tissue.
Sunlight
SYSTEMIC LUPUS
ERYTHEMATOSUS
chronic inflammation, skin, joints, kidneys and nervous system – autoimmune
TINEA
ringworm, fungus infection of the skin
URTICARIA
“hives,” allergy, itching skin eruption composed of wheals
BIOPSY
view of life (remove tissue to view)
DERMATOAUTOPLASTY
surgical repair using one’s own skin
DERMATOHETEROPLASTY
surgical repair using skin from others (allograft)
DERMATOPLASTY
surgical repair of skin
ONYCHECTOMY
excision of a nail
RHYTIDECTOMY
excision of wrinkles (facelift)
RHYTIDOPLASTY
surgical repair of wrinkles
DERMATOLOGIST
physician who studies and treats skin
DERMATOLOGY
study of the skin
DERMATOME
instrument used to cut skin
EPIDERMAL
pertaining to upon the skin
ERYTHODERMA
red skin (abnormal redness of the skin)
HYPODERMIC
pertaining to under the skin
INTRADERMAL
pertaining to within the skin
KERATOGENIC
originating in the horny tissue
LEUKODERMA
white skin (less color than normal)
NECROSIS
abnormal condition of death (cells/tissue die because of disease)
PERCUTANEOUS
pertaining to through the skin
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
berry-shaped (bacteria) in grape-like clusters (cause many skin diseases)
STREPTOCOCCUS
berry-shaped (bacteria) in twisted chains
SUBCUTANEOUS
pertaining to under the skin
UNGUAL
pertaining to the nail
XANTHODERMA
yellow skin (jaundice)
ADIPOSE
fat, fatty
ALBINO
individual with pigment deficiency in the eyes, hair, and skin. A hereditary
disorder
ALLERGY
hypersensitivity to a substance
ALOPECIA
loss of hair
CICATRIX
scar
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
herpes-type4 virus that usually causes disease when the immune system is compromised
DEBRIDEMENT
removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter from an
open wound
DECUBITUS ULCER
bedsore; an open area of skin caused by pressure or irritation
DERMABRASION
procedure to remove skins scars with abrasive material, such as sandpaper
DIAPHORESIS
profuse sweating
DISSEMINATE
to scatter over a considerable area
ECCHYMOSIS
escape of blood into the tissues, causing superficial discoloration; a
“black and blue” mark
EDEMA
puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid
EMOLLIENT
agent that softens or soothes the skin
ERYTHEMA
redness
INDURATION
abnormal hard spot
JAUNDICE
condition characterized by a yellow tinge to the skin (xanthoderma)
KELOID
overgrowth of scar tissue
LEUKOPLAKIA
condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous
membrane, which may be precancerous
MACULE
flat, colored spot on the skin
NEVUS
circumscribed pigmented area present at birth; mole, birthmark
PALLOR
paleness
PAPULE
small, solid skin elevation (pimple)
PETECHIA
pinpoint skin hemorrhages
PRURITUS
severe itching
PURPURA
disorder characterized by hemorrhages into the tissue, giving the skin
a purple-red discoloration
PUSTULE
elevation of the skin containing pus
ULCER
eroded sore on the skin or mucous membrane
VERRUCA
circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus; wart
VESICLE
small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid (blister)
VIRUS
an infectious agent
WHEAL
transitory, round, itchy elevation of the skin with a white center and a red
surrounding area; a wheal is an individual urticarial lesion
BX
biopsy
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
CMV
cytomegalovirus
SC
subcutaneous
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosis
STAPH
staphylococcus
STREP
streptococcus
SQCCA
Squamous cell carcinoma