Chapter 3: Acquiring Medical Language

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adip/o

fat

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lip/o

fat

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steat/o

fat

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cutane/o

skin

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derm/o

skin

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dermat/o

skin

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epidermis

outer layer of skin

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squamous cell

flat scaly looking cell

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dermis

deepest layer of skin

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integumentary system

skin

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pil/o

hair

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trich/o

hair

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hidr/o

sweat

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squam/o

scale

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onych/o

nail

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ungu/o

nail

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seb/o

oil

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sebace/o

oil

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crypt/o

hidden

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ichthy/o

scaly

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pachy/o

thick

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kerat/o

hard, horny

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xer/o

dry

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rhytid/o

wrinkle

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xanth/o

yellow

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erythr/o

red

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leuk/o

white

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alb/o

white

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melan/o

black

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abrasion

scraping away of skin

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albinism

lack of pigment in skin making it look white

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albino

a person afflicted with albinism

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alopecia

baldness

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anhidrosis

lack of sweating

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comedo

a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum

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cyanidrosis

blue sweat

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depigmentation

loss of pigmentation

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dermatalgia

skin pain

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dermatodynia

skin pain

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dermatolysis

loose skin

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erythema

redness

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erythroderma

red skin

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hemathidrosis

sweating blood

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hidropoisesis

formation of sweat

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hyperhidrosis

excessive sweating

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hyperkerotosis

excessive growth of horny skin

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hypermelanosis

excessive melanin in the skin

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hyperpigmentation

excessive pigment in the skin

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hypohidrosis

diminished sweating

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hypomelanosis

diminished melanin in the skin

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hypopigmentation

diminished pigment in the skin

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leukoderma

white skin

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macerate

to soften the skin

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onychophagia

eating/biting nails

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pruritus

an itch

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rhytidermia

wrinkled skin

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sebopoiesis

formation of oil (sebum)

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seborrhea

discharge of oil

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trichomegaly

abnormally thick hair

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urticaria

swollen raised itchy areas of the skin

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xanthoderma

yellow skin

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xeroderma

dry skin

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xerosis

condition of dryness

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macule

freckle; small, flat discolored area

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macula

freckle; small, flat discolored area

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patch (vitiligo)

larger flat discolored area

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papule

small solid mass

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plaque

a solid mass on surface of skin

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nodule

a solid mass that extends deeper into skin

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tumor

a larger solid mass

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vesicle

a smaller blister

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bulla

a larger blister

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pustule

a pus-filled blister

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abscess

a localized collection of pus in the body

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erosion

loss of skin

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ulcer

a sore

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excoriation

a scratch

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fissure

a crack in the skin

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scale

skin flaking off

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crust

a dried substance on the skin

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vascular lesion

wounds related to blood vessels

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cherry angioma

a small blood vessel tumor

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telangiectasia (spider angioma)

the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin (tel/angi/ectasia)(end/blood vesesel/expansion)

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petechia

a small bruise

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ecchymosis

a larger bruise

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cicatrix (cicatrices is the plural form)

scar

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keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

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epidermal tumors

tumors of the skin

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nevus

mole

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dysplastic nevus

a mole with bad changes/formations

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verucca

wart

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culture and sensitivity (C&S)

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

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biopsy (Bx)

removal of tissue in order to examine it with your own two eyes

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excisional biopsy

removal of an entire lesion for examination; to cut it out

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incisional biopsy

removal of a portion of a lesion for examination

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dermatoscope

instrument used to look at the skin

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dermoscopy

procedure for looking at the skin

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adipocele

a hernia filled with fatty tissue

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dermatofibroma

a fibrous skin turmor

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erythrocyanosis

a red and blue discoloration of the skin