Medical Terminology ch 3
Terms
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- cry/o
- cold
- hidr/o
- sweat
- ichthy/0
- scaly, dry
- pachy/o
- thick
- rhytid/o
- wrinkle
- trich/o
- hair
- ungu/o
- nail
- xanth/o
- yellow
- xer/o
- dry
- cicatrix
- a scar
- ecchymosis
- skin discoloration caused by blood clotting under the skin; bruise
- erythema
- redness or flushing of the skin
- hemangioma
- benign tumor of dilated blood vessels
- hyperemia
- redness of skin due to increased blood flow
- keloid
- raised and thickened scar after injury or surgery
- macule
- flat discolored area; freckle or birthmark
- nevus
- pigmented congenital skin blemish, birthmark, or mole. usually benign but may become cancerous
- nodule
- firm, solid mass of cells in the skin
- papule
- small, solid, circular raised spot on surface of the skin
- pediculosis
- lice
- petechiae
- pinpoint purple or red spots
- polyp
- small tumor w/a pdicle or stem attachment. commonly found in mucous membranes
- purulent
- containing or producing pus
- suppurative
- containing or producing pus
- urticaria
- hives
- verruca
- warts
- vitiligo
- disappearance or pigment from the skin in patches
- carbuncle
- infection of several hair follicles
- Kaposi's sarcoma
- skin cancer in people w/AIDs
- varicella
- chicken pox
- I&D
- incision and drainage
- plication
- taking tucks surgically in a structure to shorten it
- SG
- skin graft
- antipruritics
- reduce severe itching
- FS
- frozen section
- ID
- intradermal
- SLE
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- ST
- skin test
- STSG
- split thickness skin graft