Questions and Answers
Which elevated, palpable, solid-mass lesion is the largest?
The root in the term hyperhidrosis is ______.
hidr
What is the meaning of the root 'hidr'?
sweat
Which flat, nonpalpable lesion is the smallest?
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What is the medical term for 'black head' or 'white head'?
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What is a cicatrix more commonly called?
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The root in the term onychophagia is ______.
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What type of infection is impetigo?
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Study Notes
Tumors and Lesions
- Tumor is the largest type of elevated, palpable solid-mass lesion.
- Macule defines the smallest flat, nonpalpable lesion.
Medical Terminology Roots
- Root "hidr" in hyperhidrosis means sweat.
- Root "onycho" in onychophagia refers to nail.
Skin Conditions
- Comedo is the medical term for a plugged hair follicle, known as blackhead or whitehead.
- Impetigo is classified as a bacterial infection.
Root Definitions
- Various roots have specific meanings in medical terminology:
- lip/o: fat
- derm/o and dermat/o: skin
- hidr/o: sweat
- squam/o: scale
- adip/o: fat
- cutane/o: skin
- seb/o, steat/o, sebace/o: oil
- pil/o and trich/o: hair
- onych/o and ungu/o: nail
Additional Root Meanings
- crypt/o indicates hidden.
- xer/o refers to dry.
- kerat/o signifies hard or horny.
- pachy/o means thick.
- ichthy/o denotes scaly.
- rhytid/o relates to wrinkles.
Color Roots
- alb/o: white
- melan/o: black
- leuk/o: white
- erythr/o: red
- xanth/o: yellow
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