BIO335 - MODULE 3

Fat (Root)

• adpi/o

• lip/o

• steat/o

Skin (Root)

• cutane/o

• derm/o

• dermat/o

Hair (Root)

• pil/o

• trich/o

Sweat (Root)

• hidr/o

scale (Root)

• squam/o

Nail (Root)

• onych/o

• ungu/o

Oil (Root)

• seb/o

• sebace/o

Hidden (Root)

• crypt/o

Hard/Horny (shape)

• kerat/o

Dry (Root)

• xer/o

White (Root)

• leuk/o

• alb/o

Red (Root)

• Erythr/o

Yellow (Root)

• Xanth/o

Black (Root)

• Melan/o

ABCDE

Asymmetry

Border

Color

Diameter

Evolving

Albinism (albino)

Scraping away at skin

lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

Alopecia

baldness

Anhidrosis

lack of sweat

Comedo(ne)

hair follicle plugged with sebum (black/white head)

Depigmentation

loss of pigment

Dermatalgia

skin pain

Dermatolysis

loose skin

Erythema

redness

Hyperhidrosis

excessive sweating

Hyperkaratosis

excessive growth of horny skin

Hypopigmentation

excessive pigment in skin

Hypohidrosis

diminishing sweating

Macerate

to soften skin

Onychophagia

eating/biting nails

Pruritus

an itch

Seborrhea

discharge of oil (sebum)

Urticaria

swollen, raised, itchy areas of skin

Xanthoderma

yellow skin

Xeroderma

dry skin

Macule

small and flat discolored area

Patch

large and flat discolored area

Papule

small solid mass

Plaque

solid mass on surface of skin

Nodule

solid mass that extends deeper into the skin

Tumor

large solid mass

Vesicle

small blister

Bulla

bubble (fluid filled)

Pustule

pus-filled blister

Abscess

localized collection of pus in body

Erosion

loss of skin

Ulcer

a sore

Excoriation

a scratch

Fissure

a crack in the skin

Scale

skin flaking off

Crust

a dried substance

Cherry (hem)angioma

small blood vessel tumor

Petechia

small bruise

Eccymosis

a large bruise

Keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

Nevus

mole

Dysplastic nevus

mole with bad change/formation (often precancerous)

Verucca

wart

Culture and Sensitivity (C&S)

growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they can respond to

Biopsy (Bx)

removal of tissue in order to exam it (with your own 2 eyes)

Necrosis

tissue death

Onycholysis

loss of nail

Xanthoma

yellow tumor

Decubitus ulcer

bed sore

Hypertrichosis

excessive growth of hair

Icthyosis

condition of skin where it is dry and scaly (like fish sclaes)

Actinic keratosis (AK)

horny skin condition caused by the sun

Basal cell carcinoma

cancerous tumor on basal skin cells

Malignant melanoma

harmful tumor of melanin cells

Squamous cell carcinoma

cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells

Acne vulgaris

inflammation of the skin follicles

Impetigo

highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin

Onychomycosis

fungal condition of the nail

Anesthetic

drug that temporarily blocks sensation

Antibiotic

a drug the destroys/opposes growth of microorganisms

Antihistamine

a drug that opposes the effects of histamine

Antipruritic

a drug that prevents/relieves itching

Antiseptic

a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms

Epidermal

pertaining to the skin

Hypodermic

pertaining to beneath the skin

Intradermal

pertaining to inside the skin

Subcutaneous

pertaining to beneath the skin

Chemosurgery

removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

Chemotherapy

treatment using chemicals

Cryosurgery

deconstruction of tissue through freezing

Electrocauterization

using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

Electrodessication

using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

Incision and drainage (I&D)

to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

Liposuction

removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

Onychectomy

removal of a nail

Autograft

skin transplant taken from a different place from the patient’s body

Homograft/Allograft

skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species

homo = same species

allo = from another person

Heterograft/Xenograft

skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s

Bx

biopsy

C&S

culture and sensation

SC/SQ/subcut

subcutaneous

Derm

dermatology

Abrasion

a scraping away of the skin

Atopic dermatitis

an unusual inflammation of the skin

atopic = not in the right place

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

Dermabrasion

rubbing or scraping away the top layer of the skin