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1
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Word root: bi/o

A

life

2
Q

Word root: ichthy/o

A

scaly, dry

3
Q

Word root: karat/o

A

hard, horny

4
Q

Word root: leuk/o

A

white

5
Q

Word root: lip/o

A

fat

6
Q

Word root: melan/o

A

black

7
Q

Word root: myc/o

A

fungus

8
Q

Word root: onych/o

A

nail

9
Q

Word root: pil/o

A

hair

10
Q

Word root: py/o

A

pus

11
Q

Word root: rhytid/o

A

wrinkle

12
Q

Word root: scler/o

A

hard

13
Q

Word root: trich/o

A

hair

14
Q

Word root: vesic/o

A

bladder

15
Q

Word root: xer/o

A

dry

16
Q

Suffix: -opsy

A

view of

17
Q

Suffix: -tome

A

instrument used to cut

18
Q

Prefix: Allo-

A

other, different from usual

19
Q

Prefix: Xeno-

A

strange, foreign

20
Q

Define integumentary term: cicatrix

A

a scar

21
Q

Define integumentary term: comedo

A

collection of hardening sebum in hair follicle (blackhead)

22
Q

Define integumentary term: eschar

A

thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid

23
Q

Define integumentary term: keratosis

A

any skin condition involving an overgrowth and thickening of epidermal layer

24
Q

Define integumentary term: purpura

A

hemorrhages into skin due to fragile blood vessels

25
Q

Define integumentary term: suppurative

A

containing or producing pus

26
Q

Define integumentary term: verruca

A

warts

27
Q

What is a flat, discolored area flush with skin? (freckle or birthmark)

A

macule

28
Q

What is a firm, solid mass of cells in skin larger that 0.5 cm in diameter?

A

nodule

29
Q

What is a small, solid, circular raised spot on surface of skin less than 0.5 cm?

A

papule

30
Q

What is albinism?

A

genetic condition in which body makes no melanin

31
Q

What is ichthyosis?

A

dry, scaly, and keratinized skin

32
Q

What is an infected nail bed called?

A

onychia

33
Q

What is an Allograft?

A

skin graft from someone else

34
Q

What is an autograft?

A

skin graft from self

35
Q

What is a dermatome?

A

instrument for cutting skin or thin transplants of skin

36
Q

What is a dermatoplasty?

A

skin graft

37
Q

What is a heterograft?

A

skin graft from an animal, usually pig

38
Q

What is a xenograft?

A

skin graft from an animal, usually pig

39
Q

What is a rhytidectomy?

A

surgical removal of excess skin to eliminate wrinkles

40
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: BX

A

biopsy

41
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: C & S

A

culture and sensitivity

42
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: decub

A

decubitus ulcer

43
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: FS

A

frozen section

44
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: ID

A

intradermal

45
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: MM

A

Malignant melanoma

46
Q

What does the abbreviation mean: SG

A

skin graft