Chapter 16 skin Short forms abbreviations

ABCDE

Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving (melanoma signs)

BCC

Basal cell carcinoma

Bx

Biopsy

Derm

Dermatology

DLE

Discoid lupus erythematosus

FS

Frozen section

PPD

Purified protein derivative (tuberculin skin test)

PUVA

Psoralen plus ultraviolet A light therapy

SCC

Squamous cell carcinoma

SLE

Systemic lupus erythematosus

HSV

Herpes simplex virus

I&D

Incision and drainage

ID

Intradermal

SC, SubQ

Subcutaneous

UV, UVA, UVB

Ultraviolet, ultraviolet A, ultraviolet B light

adip/o

fat

albin/o

white

caus/o

burn, burning

cauter/o

heat, burn

cutane/o

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

sweat

erythem/o

flushed, redness

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

dry, scaly

kerat/o

horny tissue; hard; cornea

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

phyt/o

plant

pil/o

hair; hair follicle

py/o

pus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

seb/o

sebum, sebaceous

squam/o

scale

steat/o

fat, sebum

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry

anthrac/o

coal, black

chlor/o

green

cirrh/o

yellow, tawny

cyan/o

blue

eosin/o

rosy, dawn-colored

erythr/o

red

jaund/o

yellow

lute/o

yellow

poli/o

gray

-derma

skin

-esis

abnormal condition

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-ose

full of; pertaining to; sugar

-ous

pertaining to

-plakia

plaque

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow, discharge