Chapter 5 Med Term – Flashcards
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Which cells produce black pigment?
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melanocytes
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Which skin barrier protects from cancer-causing UV radiation?
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melanin
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The combining form onych/o means
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nail
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The combining form pil/o means
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hair
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The prefix an- means
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without, not
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The combining form ungu/o means
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nail
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What is the medical term for freckle?
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macule
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Pediculosis is skin infestation caused by:
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lice
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Which term is another term for blackhead?
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comedo
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Trichopathy is a disease for the:
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hair
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Which condition is a hyperpigmentation of the skin characterized by yellow-ish brown patches or spots?
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chloasma
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Lentigo is a
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small brown macule of the skin, usually caused by sun exposure.
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A localized collection of pus at the site of infection is:
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abscess
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A wheal is also called an:
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hive
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A skin graft taken from one part of the body, and placed on another part of the patient's body is a(n)
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autograft
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Which procedure, in which cells are destroyed by exposing them to light, is usually used to treat cancer and actinic keratosis?
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photodynamic therapy
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Which type of biopsy removes elevated lesions using a surgical blade?
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shave
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Which term means transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person?
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allograft
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Vaseline is a brand name for a(n):
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ointment
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The abbreviation for ointment is:
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ung
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Alopecia is also known as
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Baldness
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Eschar material commonly is
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crusty or scabbed
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A thickened area of the epidermis.
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Keratosis
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Fulguration is also known as .
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electrodesiccation
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Frozen section biopsy is used to diagnose
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cancer malignancy
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Dry, scaly
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ichthy/o
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hair
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pil/o
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nail
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onchy/o
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hardening, sclera (white of the eye)
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scler/o
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black
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melan/o
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dry
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xer/o
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fungus
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myc/o
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sebum
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seb/o
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pus
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py/o
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water
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hydr/o
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Use onych/o to build a word that means tumor of the nail:
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onychoma
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Use dermat/o to build a word that means abnormal condition of the skin:
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dermatosis
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Use trich/o to build a word that means disease of the hair:
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trichopathy
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Use adip/o to build a word that means resembling fat:
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adipoid
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Use onych/o t build a word that means softening of the nails:
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onychomalacia
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Build a word that means excision of a nail:
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onychectomy
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Build a word that means treatment with cold:
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cryotherapy
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Build a word that means tumor (that is) black:
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melanoma
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Build a word that means skin (that is) dry:
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xeroderma
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Build a word that means discharge or flow of sebum:
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seborrhea
