Med term 2

The physician ordered a Tzanck test to aid in making the diagnosis of __________.

shingles

White hair in older people occurs because __________.

melanocytes produce no melanin

The combining form that refers to feeling or sensation is __________.

esthes/o-

________ is the medical name for the fat in the subcutaneous tissue.

Adipose

The abbreviation SLE stands for _________.

systemic lupus erythematosus

PUVA is used to treat __________.

psoriasis

The combining form pil/o- means __________.

hair

A patient was recently in contact with poison ivy. He is now experiencing severe itching. Another word for itching is __________.

pruritus

When Jeremy Smith was in the shower, the hot water ran out. The cold water caused the hairs on his skin to stand up. This body response to cold is known as __________.

piloerection

Sweat glands are also known as ________ glands.

sudoriferous

The suffix -dactyly means __________.

condition of fingers or toes

The epidermis contains melanocytes, pigment cells that produce __________.

melanin

Which two combining forms mean nail?

ungu/o- and onych/o-

The combining form ungu/o- means __________.

nail

Cells from plants and animals can act as ________ to sensitive individuals.

allergens

The patient required ________ for the removal of necrotic tissue from his wound

debridement

A medical procedure that involves using a curet to scrape off the superficial part of a skin lesion is __________.

curettage

Corticosteroids are used to treat __________.

skin inflammation

The medical word for jock itch is tinea ________.

cruris

Which is a fast-growing skin cancer of the epidermis that can metastasize to other parts of the body?

malignant melanoma

Which is a type of electrosurgery that uses a wire loop electrode to cut tissue?

electrosection

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means dry skin?

-derma, xer/o-

Which is the medical word for baldness?

alopecia

The combining form theli/o- means __________.

cellular layer

Which word parts do you need to build a medical word that means abnormal condition of nail fungus?

-osis, onych/o-, myc/o-

Dry skin is known by the medical name of __________.

xeroderma

The combining form albin/o- means __________.

white

All of these combining forms mean skin except __________.

adip/o-

The integumentary system covers the entire surface of the body and consists of the skin, hair, and __________.

nails

Which is a congenital anomaly in which there are extra fingers or toes?

polydactyly