MEDA chapt 5 terms

Cutano, derm, dermat

skin

adip,lip,steat

fat

pil, trich

hair

hidro

sweat

squam

scale

onych, ungu

nail

seb, sebace

oil

crypt

hidden

kerat

hard, horny

xer

dry

xanth

yellow

erythro

red

melano

black

leuko albo

white

abrasion

scraping away from skin

albinism

lack of pigment

albino

VERY WHITE person

alopecia (anh tu, jada smith)

bald

anhidrosis

lack of sweating

comedo

hair follicle plugged w sebum

cyanhidrosis

blue sweat

depigmentation

loss of pigment

dermatalgia

skin pain

dermatodynia

skin pain

dermatolysis

loose skin

erythema

redness

erythroderma

red skin

hemathirdrosis

sweating blood

hidropoiesis

the formation of sweat

hyperhidrosis

excessive sweating

hyperkeratosis

excessive growth of horny skin

hypermelanosis

excessive melanin in the skin

hypohidrosis

diminisehd sweating

hypomelanosis

diminished melanin in the skin

hypopigmentation

diminished pigment in the skin

leukoderma

white skin

macerate

soften the skin

onychophagia

eating or biting the nails

pruritus

an itchrhytidermia

rhytidermia

wrinkled skin

sebopoiesis

formation of oil

seborrhea

discharge of oil

trichomegaly

abnormally thick hair

urticaria

swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

xanthoderma

yellow skin

xeroderma

dry skin

xerosis

condition of dryness

macule (freckle)

small, flat discolored area

patch (vitiligo)

larger, flat, discolored area

papule

small solid mass

plaque

solid mass on the surface of the skin

nodule

sold mass that extends deeper into skin

tumor

larger sold mass

vesicle

smaller blister

bulla

bubble

pustule

pus filled blister

abscess

a localized collection of pus in the body

erosion

loss of skin

ulcer

sore

excoriation

a scratch

fissure

crack in skin

scale

skin flaking off

crust

dried substance on the skin

vascular leion

wounds related to the blood vessel

cherry angioma

small blood vessel tumor

telangiectasia

overexpansion of the end of the blood vessel

petechia

small bruise

ecchymosis

larger bruise

cicatrix

scar

keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

epidermal tumor

tumors on the skin

nevus

mole

dysplastic nevus

mole with bad changed/formations

verruca

wart

culture and sensitivty (C&S)

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

biopsy (Bx)

removal of issue in order to examine it

excisional biopsy

removal of an entire lesion for examination

incisional biopsy

removal of a portion of a lesion for examination

dermatoscope

intrument used to look at skin

dermatosopy

procedure to look at skin

adipocele

hernia filled with fatty tissue

dermatofibroma

fibrous skin tumor

erythrocyanosis

red or blue discoloration of the skin

keratogenic

cuasing horny tissue development

keratosis

horny tissue condition

necrosis

tissue death

onychia

nail condition

onychocyrptosis

ingronw nail

onycholysis

loss of nail

onychomalacia

abnormal softening of nail

oncyhopathy

nail disease

pachyderma

tough skin

paronychia

condition of the tissue around a nail

steatoma

fatty tumor

xanthoma

yellow tumor

decubitus ulcer

bed sore

dermatosis

skin condition

dermopathy

skin disease

atopic dermatitis

chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching (eczema)

hypertrichosis

exciessive growth of hair