medical terminology test 1
Terms
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epidermis
epi dermis - top layer of skin
- dermis
- lower layer of skin
- Stratum Corneum
- the top most layer of the epi dermis
- keratin
- Stratum Corneum is made up of these cells
- avascular
- no blood cells
- sebaceous glands
- oil glands
- papillary layer
- Superficial layer of dermis
- reticular layer
- deeper layer of the dermis
- Subcutaneous (SUBQ)
- fat found deep in the dermis
- fascial layer
- layer of skin that covers muscle
- adipo
- fat
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adiposis
adip o sis - abnormal fat
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adipocele
adip o cele - hernia of fat cells
- lipo
- fat
- lipoid
- resembling fat
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lipocytes
lipo cytes - fat cells
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Lipoectomy
lipo etomy - cut out the fat
- steato
- fat
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steatonoma
steato noma - fat tumor
- cutaeno
- skin
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subcutaneous
sub cutaeno us - under the skin
- dermat\o
- skin
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dermatoplasty
dermato plasty - plastic surgery of the skin
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mycodermatitis
myco derma titis - inflammatory disease of the skin caused by fungus (athelete's foot)
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dermatology
dermato logy - study of skin
- derm
- skin
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dermatosclerosis
dermato sclero sis - disease that causes hardning of the skin
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hypodermic
hypo dermic - pertaining under the skin
- hidro
- sweat
- hydra
- water
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anhydrosis
an hydro sis - abnormal, missing sweat
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hydrosis
hydro sis - abnormal sweat that causes blistering and peeling of palms and soles
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hidradenoma
hydra de noma - tumor of sweat glands
- hypo
- below / deficiency
- hypokalemia
- deficiency of potassium
- kerto
- hard skin
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kertosis
kerto sis - abnormally hard skin
- xero
- dry
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xeroderma
xero derma - dry skin
- myc
- fungus
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onychomycosis
oncho myco sis - abnormal contiditon of fungus on toenails
- oncyho
- nails
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onychomalacia
onycho mala cia - softning of the skin
- dermotome
- instument to cut skin
- pilo
- hair
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pilondal
pilo n dal - a cyst in the hair
- trecho
- hair
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Trechopathy
trecho pathy - disease of hair
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tichomychosis
tricho mycho sis - fungal disease of the hair
- alopecia
- hair loss
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sudoriferous gland
sudori fer ous - sweat gland
- cyano
- blue
- erythro
- red
- melano
- black
- xnathro
- yellow
- leuko
- white
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melanosis
melano sis - abnormal condition of black pigment
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melanoma
melan oma - tumor of black pigment
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cyanosis
cyano sis - bluish discoloration of skin
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cyanoderma
cyano derma - blusish discoloration of the skin
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erythema
eryth ema - redness of skin
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erythocyte
erytho cyte - RBC
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Basil cell carcinoma
carci n oma - skin cancer that affects the basil layer
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melanoma
mela n oma - asymmetry, irregular border, lack of uniform skin color
- cysts
- closed sacs containing fluid or solid material
- sebaceous cysts
- closed sacs containing oil
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arcodermatitis
arco derma titis - inflammation of the skin of extremity
- desmosome
- bonds / binds adjacent epithelial cells
- eczema
- most common skin disease, local irratants and allergy
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erysipelas
erysi pelas - effects the subcutaneous tissue and may cause inflammation of the diease area
- seborrhea
- disease of oil glands.