med term exam 2

blepharoplasty

surgical reduction of upper and lower eyelids by removing saggy skin

Kolionychina

spoon nail

Malignant Melanoma

skin cancer that occurs in melanocytes

Purulent

Containing pus

phytidectomy

face lift : remove excess skin/fat to eliminate wrinkles

py/o

pus

dermat/o

skin

pil/o

hair

hindr/o

sweat

histrut/o

hairy

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

wheal

known as a welt, small itchy bump

exanthem

widespread rash-skin breaking out, eruption, change in color and texture

cutane/o

skin

onych/o

nail- finger and toe nail

papill

resembling a nipple

scler/o

hard

erythroderma

abnormal redness of the entirety of the skin

exudate

fluidd, such as pus, leaks out of infected wounds

keratosis

skin growth such as warts or callus-overgrowth/ thickening

tinea

fungal infection- grows n hair /skin/nails

seborrhea

overactivity of sebaceous gands results in the production

papilloma

benign, super ficial wart on the epithelia tissue or elsewgere in the body such as the bladder

carbuncle

cluster of connected furuncles (boils)

uritic/o

rash/hives

keart/o

horny/hand

edema

swelling

kel/o

growth or tumor

ecchymosis

large bruise

necrotizing fasclitis

flesh eating bacteria can destroy tissue and be fatal

keloid

thick raised scar, expands boundaries of original incision

dysplastic nevl

atypical moles that can develop into skin cancer

pruritus

abnormal itching associated with most forms of dermatitis

paraonychina

acute chronic infection

onychocrytosis

ingrown toenail

granuloma

general term used to describe a small knot-swelling granulation tissue in the epidermis

lipedema

painful swelling of fat tissue and fluid in the tissues under the skin of hips and legs

scleroderma

autoimmune disease in connective tissue becomes thicken r hard causing skin to become swollen

purpura

purple discoloation on skm caused by bleeding under the skin

basal cell carcinoma

malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of epidermis

onychomycosis

fungal infection of the nails

vitiligo

skin condition destruction of melanocytes due to unknown cause

xeroderma

excessive or extreme dry skin

alopesia

baldness

frunucies

boils

psoriasis

red papules with. sliver scales

petechiae

very small pinpoint hemorrhages that are less than 2 mm in diameter

folliculitis

hair follicle inflammation

pustle

pimple ,small circumscribed lesion containing pus

ichtyosis

dry,thick,scaly skin

angi

blood/lymph vessles

hem/o, hemat/o

blood

rhytid

wrinkle

blephar/o

eyelid

phoro/o

carry, bear, movement

mocule

discolored flats spot that is less than 1cm in diameter

contusion

injury to underlying tissue without breaking skin - discoloration and pain

scabies

itch mites

koil

hallow/concave

diaphoriesis

profuse sweating

hematoma

blood clot trapped in the tissues

Squamous

Alignment tumor of scaly squamous cells of the epithelium can spread

Actinic keratosis

Pre-cancerous skin growth that occur occurs on sun damage skin

Eczema

Severe itching, redness, blistering, and oozing