Chapter 3 Flashcards by Alexandra Tagg

biopsy

full word 🟫

removing tissue from a living person for labratory examination

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carcinoma

full word 🟫

a malignant and invasive epithelial tumor

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cryosurgery

full word 🟫

use of liquid nitrogen or argon gas in a probe to freeze or kill abnormal tissue

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cutaneous

full word 🟫

pertaining to the skin

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dermatology

full word 🟫

medical specialty concerned with disorders of the skin

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dermatologist

full word 🟫

medical specialist in diseases of the skin

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dermatologic

full word 🟫

pertaining to the skin and dermatology

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etiology

full word 🟫

the study of the causes of a disease

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excrete

full word 🟫

to pass waste products of metabolism out of the body

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excretion

full word 🟫

removal of waste products of metabolism out of the body

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flora

full word 🟫

the population of microorganisms covering the exterior and interior surfaces of healthy animals

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integument

full word 🟫

organ system that covers the body, the skin being the main organ within the system

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integumentary

full word 🟫

pertaining to the covering of the body

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prognosis

full word 🟫

forecast of the probable future course and outcome of a disease

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secrete

full word 🟫

to produce a chemical substance in a cell and release it from the cell

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secretion

full word 🟫

production by cell(s) of a physiologically active substance and its movement out of the cell

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squamous cell

full word 🟫

flat, scale like epithelial cell

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synthesis

full word 🟫

the process of building a compound from different elements

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synthetic

full word 🟫

built up or put together from simpler compounds

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vasoconstriction

full word 🟫

reduction in diameter of a blood vessel

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vasodilation

full word 🟫

increase in diameter of a blood vessel

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ex-

prefix 🟩

out of, away from

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pro-

prefix 🟩

projecting forward

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syn-

prefix 🟩

together

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-opsy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

to view

-oma ## Footnote suffix 🟦

tumor, mass

-ery ## Footnote suffix 🟦

process of

-ous ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-logy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

study of

-logist ## Footnote suffix 🟦

one who studies, specialist

-ic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ion ## Footnote suffix 🟦

action

-ary ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

cry/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

icy cold

dermat/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

skin

eti/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

cause

vas/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

blood vessel

bi- ## Footnote root 🟥

life

-surg- ## Footnote root 🟥

operate

carcin- ## Footnote root 🟥

cancer

cutan/e ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

skin

-crete ## Footnote root 🟥

separate

integument- ## Footnote root 🟥

covering of the body

-gnosis ## Footnote root 🟥

knowledge

secret- ## Footnote root 🟥

produce

-thesis ## Footnote root 🟥

to organize, arrange

-thet- ## Footnote root 🟥

arrange, organize

-constrict- ## Footnote root 🟥

narrow

-dilat- ## Footnote root 🟥

widen, open up

adipose ## Footnote full word 🟫

containing fat

analgesic ## Footnote full word 🟫

substance that reduces or relieves the response to pain without producing loss of consiousness

analgesia ## Footnote full word 🟫

state in which pain is reduced or relieved

dandruff ## Footnote full word 🟫

scales in hair from shedding of the epidermis

dermis ## Footnote full word 🟫

connective tissue layer of the skin beneth the epidermis

dermal ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the skin

epidermis ## Footnote full word 🟫

top layer of the skin

epidermal ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the epidermis

follicle ## Footnote full word 🟫

spherical mass of cells containing a cavity or a small cul-de-sac

hypodermis ## Footnote full word 🟫

loose connective tissue layer of skin below the dermis

hypodermic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the hypodermis

intradermal ## Footnote full word 🟫

within the epidermis

intramuscular ## Footnote full word 🟫

within the muscle

keratin ## Footnote full word 🟫

protein present in skin, hair, and nails

melanin ## Footnote full word 🟫

black pigment found in skin, hair, and the retina

sebaceous glands ## Footnote full word 🟫

glands in the dermis that open into hair follicles and secrete a waxy fluid called sebum

sebum ## Footnote full word 🟫q

waxy secretion of the sebaceous glands

subcutaneous ## Footnote full word 🟫

below the skin

transdermal ## Footnote full word 🟫

going across or through the skin

ultraviolet ## Footnote full word 🟫

light rays at a higher frequency than the violet end of the spectrum

wheal ## Footnote full word 🟫

small, itchy swelling of the skin

an- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

without

epi- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

above, upon

hypo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

below

intra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

within

sub- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

below

trans- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

across, through

ultra- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

beyond

-ose ## Footnote suffix 🟦

full of

-ia ## Footnote suffix 🟦

condition

-al ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ar ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-in ## Footnote suffix 🟦

substance

adip- ## Footnote root 🟥

fat

-alges- ## Footnote root 🟥

sensation of pain

-dermis ## Footnote root 🟥

skin

-muscul ## Footnote root 🟥

muscle

kerat- ## Footnote root 🟥

hard protein

melan- ## Footnote root 🟥

black pigment

-violet ## Footnote root 🟥

violet, blueish purple

sebac/e ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

wax

allergen ## Footnote full word 🟫

substance producing a hypersensitivity reaction

allergenic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the capacity to produce an allergic reaction

allergy ## Footnote full word 🟫

hypersensitivity to an allergen

allergic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to being hypersensitive

atopy (atopic) ## Footnote full word 🟫

state of hypersensitivity to an allergen

dermatitis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of the skin

eczema ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammatory skin disease, often with a serous discharge

eczematous ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to or marked by eczema

excoriate ## Footnote full word 🟫

to scratch

excoriation ## Footnote full word 🟫

scratch mark

pruritus ## Footnote full word 🟫

itching

pruritic ## Footnote full word 🟫

itchy

antipruritic ## Footnote full word 🟫

medication against itching

rash ## Footnote full word 🟫

skin eruption

seborrhea ## Footnote full word 🟫

excessive amounts of sebum (waxy secretions)

seborrheic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to seborrhea

stasis ## Footnote full word 🟫

stagnation in the flow of any body fluid

vesicle ## Footnote full word 🟫

small sac containing liquid

ex- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

away from

anti- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

against

-gen ## Footnote suffix 🟦

produce

-itis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

inflammation

-tous ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ate ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ation ## Footnote suffix 🟦

process

-rrhea ## Footnote suffix 🟦

flow

all- ## Footnote root 🟥

strange, other

-erg- ## Footnote root 🟥

work, activity

-cori- ## Footnote root 🟥

skin

prurit- ## Footnote root 🟥

itch

eczem/a ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

eczema

seb/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

sebum

congenital ## Footnote full word 🟫

present at birth

decubitus ulcer | pressure ulcer ## Footnote full word 🟫

sore caused by lying down for long periods of time

herpes zoster | shingles ## Footnote full word 🟫

painful eruption of vesticles that follows a nerve root on one side of the body

macule ## Footnote full word 🟫

small, flat spot or patch on the skin

malignant ## Footnote full word 🟫

tumor that invades surrounding tissues and metastasizes to distant organs

malignancy ## Footnote full word 🟫

state of being malignant

melanoma ## Footnote full word 🟫

malignant neoplasm formed from cells that produce melanin

metastasis ## Footnote full word 🟫

spread of a disease from one part of the body to another

metastasize ## Footnote full word 🟫

to spread to distant parts

metastatic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the character of cells that can metastasize

nevus (nevi, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

congenital lesion of the skin

papillomavirus ## Footnote full word 🟫

virus that causes warts and is associated with cancer

papule ## Footnote full word 🟫

small, circumscribed elevation on the skin

verruca ## Footnote full word 🟫

wart caused by a virus

con- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

with

de- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

from

meta- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

beyond, subsequent to

-ant ## Footnote suffix 🟦

forming, pertaining to

-ancy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

state of

-ize ## Footnote suffix 🟦

affect in a specific way

-genit- ## Footnote root 🟥

bring forth

cubitus- ## Footnote root 🟥

laying down

ulcer ## Footnote root 🟥

sore

malign- ## Footnote root 🟥

harmful, bad

-stasis ## Footnote root 🟥

stagnate, stay in one place

-stat- ## Footnote root 🟥

stationary

Candida ## Footnote full word 🟫

a yeastlike fungus

candidiasis ## Footnote full word 🟫

infection with the yeastlike fungus

Candida albicans ## Footnote full word 🟫

the most common form of candida

thrush ## Footnote full word 🟫

another name for infection with Candida

carbuncle ## Footnote full word 🟫

infection of many hair follicles in a small area, often on the back of the neck

cellulitis ## Footnote full word 🟫

infection of subcutaneous connective tissue

contagious ## Footnote full word 🟫

can be transmitted from person to person or with surfaces in between

fungus (fungi, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

general term used to describe yeasts and molds

impetigo ## Footnote full word 🟫

infection of the skin producing thick, yellow crusts

infection ## Footnote full word 🟫

invasion of the body by disease-producing microorganisms

infectious ## Footnote full word 🟫

capable of being transmitted, or a disease

infestation ## Footnote full word 🟫

act of being invaded on the skin by a troublesome other species such as a parasite

louse (lice, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

parasitic insect

mucocutaneous ## Footnote full word 🟫

junction of skin and mucous membrane

necrotizing fascitis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of fascia prouding death of the tissue

parasite ## Footnote full word 🟫

an organism that attaches itself to, lives on or in, and derives it's nutrients from another species

parasitic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a parasite

pediculosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

an infestation with lice

scabies ## Footnote full word 🟫

skin disease produces by mites

tinea ## Footnote full word 🟫

general term for a group of related skin infections caused by different species of fungi

toxin ## Footnote full word 🟫

poisonous substance formed by a cell or organism

toxic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a toxin

toxicity ## Footnote full word 🟫

the state of being poisonous

candid- ## Footnote root 🟥

Candida

cellul- ## Footnote root 🟥

cell

infect- ## Footnote root 🟥

internal invasion, infection

infest- ## Footnote root 🟥

invade

parasit- ## Footnote root 🟥

parasite

pedicul- ## Footnote root 🟥

louse/lice

tox- ## Footnote root 🟥

poison

muc/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

mucous membrane

necr/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

death

fasc/i ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

fascia

-iasis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

state of, condition

-ing ## Footnote suffix 🟦

quality of

-tiz ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ity ## Footnote suffix 🟦

state, condition

autoimmune ## Footnote full word 🟫

diseases in which the body makes antibodies directed against its own tissues

dermatomyositis ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammation of the skin and muscles

Kaposi sarcoma ## Footnote full word 🟫

a form of skin cancer seen in AIDS paitents

psoriasis ## Footnote full word 🟫

rash characterized by reddish, silver-scaled patches

rosacea ## Footnote full word 🟫

persistent erythermatous rash of the central face

scleroderma ## Footnote full word 🟫

thickenin and hardening of the skin due to new collagen formation

symptom ## Footnote full word 🟫

departure from normal health experienced by the paitent

symptomatic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the symtoms of a disease

sign ## Footnote full word 🟫

physical evidence of a disease process

systemic lupus erythematosus ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammatory connective tissue disease affecting the whole body

auto- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

self

-immune ## Footnote root 🟥

protected from

symptom ## Footnote root 🟥

symptoms

system- ## Footnote root 🟥

the body as a whole

erythemat- ## Footnote root 🟥

redness

my/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

muscle

-derma ## Footnote suffix 🟦

skin

-atic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

acne ## Footnote full word 🟫

inflammatory diease of sebaceous glands and hair follicles

androgen ## Footnote full word 🟫

hormone that promotes masculine characteristics

comedo (comedones, pl) ## Footnote full word 🟫

too much sebum and too many kerain cells block the hair follicles to produce the comedo

cyst ## Footnote full word 🟫

abnormal fluid-filled sac surrounded by a membrane

cystic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to a cyst

pustule ## Footnote full word 🟫

small protuberance on the skin containing pus

scar ## Footnote full word 🟫

fibrotic seam that forms when a wound heals

andr/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

male

alopecia ## Footnote full word 🟫

partial or complete loss of hair

cuticle ## Footnote full word 🟫

nonliving epidermis at base of fingernails and toenails

matrix ## Footnote full word 🟫

the formative portion of a hair, nail, or tooth

onychomycosis ## Footnote full word 🟫

condition of a fungus infection in a nail

paronychia ## Footnote full word 🟫

infection alongside the nail

para- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

alongside

-osis ## Footnote suffix 🟦

condition

onych/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

nail

-myc- ## Footnote root 🟥

fungus

abrasion ## Footnote full word 🟫

area of skin or mucous membrane that has been scraped off

antibiotic ## Footnote full word 🟫

a substance that inhibits the growth of or destroys bacteria and other microorganisms

anti-inflammatory ## Footnote full word 🟫

to precent or reduce inflammation

antifungal ## Footnote full word 🟫

to prevent or reduce fungal infections

chemotherapy ## Footnote full word 🟫

treatment using chemical agents

dermascope ## Footnote full word 🟫

an instrument to assist in examining skin lesions

excision ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of part or all of a structure

lesion ## Footnote full word 🟫

a wound, injury, or pathalogical change in a tissue

systemic ## Footnote full word 🟫

pertaining to the body as a whole

ulcer ## Footnote full word 🟫

a loss of tissue of the epidermis, usually with inflammation

in- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

-tic ## Footnote suffix 🟦

pertaining to

-ory ## Footnote suffix 🟦

having the funtion of

-scope ## Footnote suffix 🟦

instrument for viewing

bio- ## Footnote root 🟥

life

flammat- ## Footnote root 🟥

flame

chem/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

chemical

-therapy ## Footnote root 🟥

medical treatment

excis- ## Footnote root 🟥

cut out

inflammation ## Footnote full word 🟫

a complex of cell and chemical reactions occuring in response to an injury or chemical or biologic agent

inflammatory ## Footnote full word 🟫

causing or affected by inflammation

scald ## Footnote full word 🟫

burn from contact with a hot liquid or steam

shock ## Footnote full word 🟫

sudden physical or mental or circulatory collapse

allograft ## Footnote full word 🟫

skin graft from another person or cadaver

autograft ## Footnote full word 🟫

a graft remoed from the paitent's own skin

cadaver ## Footnote full word 🟫

a dead body or corpse

debridement ## Footnote full word 🟫

the removal of injurded or necrotic tissue

eschar ## Footnote full word 🟫

the burnt, dead tissue lying on top of third degree burns

heterograft ## Footnote full word 🟫

a graft from another species (not human)

homograft ## Footnote full word 🟫

skin graft from another person or cadaver

lentigo ## Footnote full word 🟫

age spot, small, flat, brown-black spot in the skin of older people

regenerate ## Footnote full word 🟫

reconstitution of a lost part

regeneration ## Footnote full word 🟫

the process of reconstitution

xenograft ## Footnote full word 🟫

a graft from another species (not human)

allo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

other

hetero- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

different

homo- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

same, alike

re- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

again

xeno- ## Footnote prefix 🟩

foreign

-graft ## Footnote root 🟥

transplant

-bride- ## Footnote root 🟥

rubbish

-gener- ## Footnote root 🟥

produce

-ment ## Footnote suffix 🟦

resulting state

-ate ## Footnote suffix 🟦

composed of

abdominoplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of excess subcutaneous fat from abdominal wall

abrasion ## Footnote full word 🟫

area of skin or mucous membrane that has been scraped off

blepharoplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical repair of an eyelid

clot ## Footnote full word 🟫

a mass of fibrin and cells that is produced in a wound

dermabrasion ## Footnote full word 🟫

removal of upper layers of skin by rotary brush

granulation ## Footnote full word 🟫

new fibrous tissue formed during wound healing

incision ## Footnote full word 🟫

a cut or surgical wound

excision ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of part or all of a structure

keloid ## Footnote full word 🟫

raised, irregular, lumpy scar due to excess collagen fiber production during healing of a wound

laceration ## Footnote full word 🟫

a tear or jagged wound of the skin caused by blunt trauma; not a cut

lipectomy ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of adipose tissue

liposuction ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical removal of adipose tissue using suction

mammoplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the breast

rhinoplasty ## Footnote full word 🟫

surgical procedure to change the size or shape of the nose

scab ## Footnote full word 🟫

crust that forms over a wound or sore during healing

suture (n) ## Footnote full word 🟫

stitch that holds the edges of a wound together

suture (v) ## Footnote full word 🟫

to stitch the edges of a wound together

wound ## Footnote full word 🟫

any injury that interupts the continuity of skin or a mucous membrane

-plasty ## Footnote suffix 🟦

surgical repair

-ectomy ## Footnote suffix 🟦

surgical excisiopn

abdomin/o- ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

abdomen

blephar/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

eyelid

lip/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

lipid, fat

mamm/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

breast

rhin/o ## Footnote root 🟥 (vowel makes it a combining form 🟪)

nose

-abras- ## Footnote root 🟥

scrape off

granul- ## Footnote root 🟥

small grain

incis- ## Footnote root 🟥

cut into

excis- ## Footnote root 🟥

cut out

lacer- ## Footnote root 🟥

to tear

-suct- ## Footnote root 🟥

suck

Chapter 3 Flashcards

Integumentary System (296 cards)