Unit 21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 albin/o | a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin |
| bi/o | life |
| derm/o, derma/o | skin |
| erythr/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| kerat/o | cornea |
| lip/o | fat |
| melan/o | black |
| myc/o | fungus |
| onych/o | nail |
| pedicul/o | lice |
| seb/o | sebum |
| xer/o | dry |
| abrasion | the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
| actinic keratosis | an overgrowth of skin layers resulting from extended exposure to the sun |
| albinism | the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair |
| alopecia | loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers |
| anhidrosis | failure of the sweat glands |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| bulla | the round leaden seal affixed to a papal bull, (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid |
| carbuncle | an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus |
| cauterization | the act of coagulating blood and destroying tissue with a hot iron or caustic agent or by freezing |
| cellulitis | an inflammation of body tissue (especially that below the skin) characterized by fever and swelling and redness and pain |
| chloasma | a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives |
| cicatrix | a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue |
| comedo | a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin |
| contusion | an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration |
| debridement | surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing |
| decubitus ucler | pressure sore, or bed sore, caused by prolonged pressure on an area of the body that interferes with circulation |
| dermabrasion | removal of scars or tattoos by anesthetizing the skin surface and then sanding or wire-brushing off some of the outer skin layer |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatomycosis | fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of skin |
| diaphoresis | the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid |
| dyschromia | is any disorder of the pigmentation of the skin or hair |
| dysplastic nevi | atypical moles that can develop into skin cancer |
| ecchymosis | the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin |
| eczema | generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin |
| epithelioma | a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue |
| erythema | abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation) |
| exfoliative cytology | scraping cells from tissue and then examining them under a microscope |
| furuncle | a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core |
| gangrene | the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) |
| granuloma | a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection |
| hemangioma | benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels |
| hirsutism | excessive hairiness |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive and profuse perspiration |
| impetigo | a very contagious infection of the skin |
| keloid | raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury |
| keratosis | a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin |
| koilonychia | a malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoon |
| lipectomy | plastic surgery involving the breakdown and suction of fatty tissue |
| lipedema | a chronic abnormal condition that is characterized by the accumulation of fat and fluid in the tissues just under the skin of the hips and legs |
| lipocytes | fat cells |
| lipoma | a tumor consisting of fatty tissue |
| liposuction | surgical removal of fat beneath the skin with the aid of suction |
| lupus erthematosus | rash on face |
| macule | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| melanoma | any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes |
| miliaria | obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity |
| onychia | inflammation of the fingernail or toenail |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nail |
| onychomycosis | fungal infection of a nail |
| papilloma | a benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass |
| papule | a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox) |
| paronychia | low-growing annual or perennial herbs or woody plants |
| pediculosis | infestation with lice (Pediculus humanus) resulting in severe itching |
| petechiae | Small, pinpoint hemorrhages |
| pruritus | an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.) |
| psoriasis | a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales |
| pupura | purple |
| purulent | having undergone infection |
| putrefaction | (biology) decaying caused by bacterial or fungal action |
| rhinophyma | enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin |
| rhytidectomy | plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face |
| rosacea | a skin disease of adults (more often women) in which blood vessels of the face enlarge resulting in a flushed appearance |
| scabies | a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite |
| scleroderma | genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles |
| seborrhea | a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily |
| seborrheic keratosis | a skin condition characterized by circumscribed wartlike lesions that can be itchy and covered with a greasy crust |
| subungual hematoma | blood trapped under a finger or toenail |
| tinea | infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches |
| urticaria | an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins |
| verrucae | small, hard skin lesions caused by the human papilloma virus; warts |
| vesicle | a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
| vitiligo | an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border) |
| wheal | a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip) |
| xeroderma | a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin |
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