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chem/0
drug
cry/0
cold
melan/ 0
Black
myc/0
fungus
.-ion
process
.-opsy
to view
.-ose
pertaining to
.-tic
pertaining to
.-sis
condition
ab-
away from
adip/0
fat
lip/0
fat
adipose
pertaining to fat
bi/0
life
biopsy
removal of living tissue, examined for abnormalities
cutane/o
skin
derm/0
skin
dermat/0
skin
subcutaneous
pertaining to under the skin
cyan/0
blue
cyanosis
bluish discoloration of skin
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
Dermatologist
specializing in the study of skin
hypodermic
pertaining to under the skin
erythem/0
red
erythema
red discoloration of skin
lip/0
fat
lipoma
tumor or mass containing fat
.-oma
tumor; mass
liposuction
withdrawal of fat from the subcutaneous tissue
necr/0
death
necrotic tissue
pertaining to the death of tissue
onych/0
nail
onychomycosis
fungal infection of skin
.-osis
abnormal
myc/0
fungus
ras/0
scrape
abrasion (excoriation)
scraping away of injured skin
.-cyte
cell
melanocytes
cell producing melanin
melan/0
black
.-therapy
treatment
chemotherapy
treatment with drugs
chem/0
drugs
cryotherapy
destruction of unwanted tissue by freezing
cry/0
cold
laser therapy
removal of skin by beam of light
laser
intense beam of light
radiotherapy
x-ray radiation to treat cancer
benign
non cancerous
malignant
cancerous
papilloma
benign nipple like growth
papill/0
nipple
lipoma
benign tumor of fatty tissue
carcinoma
malignant tumor of the epithelial cells
rarely spreads
basal cell carcinoma
malignant tumor of epidermis
squamous cell carcinoma
malignant tumor of epidermis spreads to organs
melanoma
malignant tumor arising from the melanocytes
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Mod 2 Skin terminology chptr 6.txt
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Skin terminology
Updated
2010-10-03T02:11:54Z
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