Integ Cards+ Practice Test

actin/o-

sun,ray,radium

alopec/i-

fox mange or baldness

carbun/o-

glowing ember

chancr/o-

ulcer (sore)

Contus/i

bruise

cori/o- , cuti/o, cut-, cuti-, derm/o-, pell-

skin

cornu-

horn or horny

eczema

TO BOIL OUT

eschar

scab

furun/o-

boil

hirsut-

hairy or profound hair

ichthy-

fish or fish like

kel/o-

scar

lent/o-

freckle

lepro

scaly

lupus

wolf

lute/o-

yellow

macer/o-

to make soft

mel-

sweet, honey, cheek, limb

mumps

swelling

nev/o-

birthmark

pedicul/o-

lice

peli-

purple

petech/i-

small

pil/o-, trich/o-

hair

pityr/i-

bran (cereal like scales on skin)

-plakia

plate or plate like

prur/i-, psor/i-

itch or itching

rhytid/o-

wrinkles

thel/o-

nipple

tinea-

fungus

-trigo-

rubbing

turgo/o-

swelling

turgor= skin test for hydration

urticari/o-

hives or nettles

varicella

tiny spot

vermi-

worm

verruca/e-

wart

vitilig/o-

to corrupt

wheal

round or circle

whitlow

white flow

xanth//o-

yellow

xero-

dry

yaws

raspberry appearance

The coiled tubular structures arising from the dermis that excrete sweat are the

sudoriferous glands

outer layer of skin is called the

epidermis

scarlet fever is aka

scarlatina

layer of skin that is sometimes referred to as true skin is the

dermis

combining form that mean nail are

unguino and onycho

sebo/aden/itis literally means

inflamed oil gland

dermato/plast/y literally means

skin/surgical repair/ process of

leprosy is aka

hansen’s disease

pediculosis corpus is often spread by

sharing fabrics and combs

diagnostic term that means skin or tissue bruise is

contusion

term that means invasion into the skin and body hair by lice is

pediculosis

seborrhea

excess flow of oil

diagnostic term __ actually means tissue death or literally “ an eating sore”

gangrene

process of scraping away the skin by a mechanical process or injury is

abrasion

blister is derived from the middle Dutch bluyster, meaning

a swelling

if a pt has a decubitus ulcer, they have an

pressure bedsore

medical term that means wart is

verruca

medical term that means small, solid skin elevation is

papule

dry, fish like skin condition

ichthyosis

term acne vulgaris literally means

pointed and common

procedural term dermatoplasty includes

face lifts

diagnostic term Geriatric Alopecia actually means

old age baldness

disease term Anthrax literally means

coal lesion

diagnostic term Cheil/itis literally means

lip inflamed

diagnostic term Furuncle actually means

boil

diagnostic term Rubella is aka

german measles

__ pinhead sized papules on the face or genitals that are keratin filled cysts

milium

oral koplik spots are associated with

rubeola, aka measles

herpes zoster virus causes shingles and also causes

chicken pox aka varicella

the disease smallpox is caused by a highly contagious __ and is characterized by prostration, a vesicular pustular rash, and fever

virus

diagnostic term Malignant Melanoma actually means

a black tumor that is bad or cancerous

diagnostic term Ichthy/osis actually means

fish-like skin condition

diagnostic term Squamous Cell Carcinoma actually means

scaly- crab like cell tumors on the surface tissue

The bacterial infection that is referred to as __ is characterized by vesicles or sacs that rupture and form a golden crust

Impetigo

diagnostic term Dys/hidr/osis literally means

condition of faulty sweating

diagnostic term Scabies actually means

itch mite infestation

diagnostic term Tinea Cruris actually means

Jock Itch

diagnostic term for the fungal infection candid/iais literally means

glowing white condition

which word part literally means oil

oleo-

skin condition of Ringworm is actually caused by

FUNGUS

carbuncle in latin means

small, growing ember

diagnostic term Trush is usually a fungus infection of the

throat or vagina

Lyme disease is associated with a town in

Connecticut

diagnostic term Xero/derma literally means

dry/skin

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is caused by rickettsia that is carried by a

tick

what is a chronic skin condition causing red patches with dry, thick, silvery scales?

psoriasis

Helminth/ic diseases can attack multiple body systems including the integumentary, digestive, and nervous systems and can be caused by which parasitic worms?

all of the above worms

which of the following is a primary skin lesion

bulla, tumor, macule

Cimex lectularius is aka

bed bugs

which of the follow is a secondary skin lesion

fissure

what is also referred to as rabbit fever or deerfly fever?

tularemia

__ is the contraction or shortening of muscle fibers, which causes atrophy

contracture

the relative speed with which the skin resumes its normal appearance after being stretches is called

turgor

what is the scraping or scooping of the tissue surface of the skin or wall of a tumor cavity?

curettage

A __ is the horny mass of condensed epithelial cells in the stratum corneum layer of the skin that becomes thickened

callus

pt is described as having lacerations and contusions, this means they have

cuts and bruises

pt with urticaria after exposure to an allergen displays ‘wheals’ these are usually

red