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Med Term chapter 4: Skin

  1. seb
    excessive flow
  2. orrhea
    excessive flow
  3. kerat/o
    hard or horny
  4. melan/o
    pigment
  5. epi
    above
  6. derma
    skin
  7. dermato
    skin
  8. cutaneo
    skin
  9. dermo
    skin
  10. tome
    cuttin instrument
  11. dermatome
    • skin cutting instrument
    • derma:  skin
    • tome: cuttin instrument
  12. arthrotome
    joint cutting instrument
  13. dermatoplatsy
    skin repair
  14. plasty
    surgical skin repair
  15. dermatoplasty
    • skin repair
    • dermato:  skin
    • plasty: surgical skin reapir
  16. dermatoautoplasty
    self skin repair
  17. dermatohetroplatsy
    donated skin repair
  18. dermatitis
    skin inflamation
  19. dermatoconiosis
    abnormal condition of dusty skin
  20. dermabrasion
    rough up skin
  21. debridement
    removing tissue
  22. dermopathic
    pertaining to skin disease
  23. pachydermal
    thick skin
  24. xeroderma
    dry skin
  25. leiodermia
    • pertaining to smooth skin
    • ia:  pertaining to
    • leio:  smooth
  26. intraldermal
    pertaining to inside the skin
  27. subdermal
    pertaining to below the skin
  28. myco
    fungis
  29. onych
    nail
  30. ungu
    nail
  31. subungual
    pertaining to under the nail
  32. onychoid
    resembling a nail
  33. onychectomy
    surgical removal of nail
  34. phagia
    to eat
  35. onychmalacia
    soft nails
  36. dysphagia
    difficutly swallowing
  37. onychomycosis
    abnormal condition of nail fungis
  38. onychocryptosis
    abnormal condition of an ingrown nail
  39. tricho
    hair
  40. trichomycosis
    abnormal condition of nail fungis
  41. alopecia
    baldness
  42. hidro
    sweat
  43. diaphoresis
    profuse sweating
  44. adeno
    gland
  45. hidradenitis
    inflamation of sweat gland
  46. rhytido
    wrinkle
  47. rhytidectomy
    removal of wrinkle
  48. rhytidoplasty
    surgical repair of a wrinkle
  49. biopsy
    to view life
  50. coccus
    berry shaped
  51. staphyl/o
    grape like clusters
  52. streptococcus
    grape like clusters of berries
  53. necro
    death
  54. necroscopy
    autopsy
  55. macule
    flat discolored spot on skin
  56. nevus
    birth mark/mole/bengin tumor
  57. papule
    small solid skin elevation
  58. verruca
    wart
  59. decubitus ulcer
    bed sore
  60. vesicle
    blister
  61. wheal
    red ring with white center
  62. petechia
    pinpoint hemorrhages
  63. ecchymosis
    bruise
  64. pallor
    pale
  65. jaundice
    yellow
  66. erythroderma
    red skined
  67. albino
    no pigment
  68. pruritus
    extreme itching
  69. urticaria
    hives
  70. eczema
    contract dermitis
  71. impetigo
    staff infection
  72. carbuncle
    boil
  73. furuncle
    boil in a hair folicle
  74. psoriasis
    red lesions
  75. scabies
    itch mite
  76. pediculosis
    lice
  77. tinea
    ring worm
  78. tinea pedis
    ring worm of the foot
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Med Term chapter 4: Skin
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