Dermatology Medical Terminology and Concepts

Vocabulary flashcards generated from dermatology lecture notes covering combining forms, skin conditions, medical procedures, and standard medical abbreviations.

albin/o

white

caus/o

burn; burning

derm/a, derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o, cut/i

skin

erythr/o

red

icter/o

jaundice

leuk/o

white

pachy/o

thick

abras/o

scrape off

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

fat; lipid

all/o

other; strange

carcin/o

cancer

contus/o

bruising

cry/o

cold

-osis

condition of

-rrhea

excessive flow, discharge

Avulsion

rip or tearing off

dehiscence

wound bursting open

eschar

scab

taut

tight, to pull the surface tightly

graft

living tissue transferred to another part of the body

cyan/o

blue

ecchym/o

blood in the tissues

esthes/o

feeling

gangren/o

gangrene

hirsut/o

hairy

integument/o, integu/o

skin; to cover

kel/o

tumor

kerat/o

hard, fibrous protein, horn-like

lacer/o

a tearing

malign/o

uncontrolled growth, invasiveness

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

dead cells, tissue, or body

ne/o

new

-onych/o-, ungu/o-

nail (fingernail or toenail)

pedicul/o-

lice

pil/o-, trich/o

hair

plast/o-

growth; formation

prurit/o-

itching

rhytid/o-

wrinkle

sarc/o-

connective tissue

seb/o-, sebace/o-

sebum (oil)

sudor/i-, hidr/o

sweat

theli/o-

cellular layer

xanth/o-

yellow

xer/o-

dry

squam/o

scales

Dermatitis

rash

Urticaria

hives

Hemorrhage

bruise & stain issue

Extravasation

The leakage of body fluid or cells from the vascular system to the surrounding tissues. This process occurs either by force or as a result of a pathologic reaction (e.g., inflammation).

Petechiae

small, red, freckle-like caused by broken blood capillaries

Contusion, Ecchymosis, Hematoma

bruise

Lesion

An area of abnormal tissue. A lesion may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).

Cicatrix

scar tissue

Psoriasis

A skin condition derived from psor/o- (itching) and -iasis (process; state).

Curettage

a surgical procedure involving the scooping or scraping of tissue

Debridement

A procedure to remove dead tissue or foreign material from a wound to expose underlying healthy tissue and to promote healing.

CF

cystic fibrosis

PPD

purified protein derivative

staph

staphylococcus

decub

decubitus

strep

streptococcus

Derm

dermatology

Dx

diagnosis

ESR, sed rate

erythrocyte sedimentation rate

TB

tuberculosis

UV

ultraviolet

I&D

Incision and drainage