Medical Terminology Chapter 3
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Medical Terminology Chapter 3

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What does the term 'cutaneous' refer to?

pertaining to the skin

What is a lesion?

a wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue

What does the term 'systemic' refer to?

pertaining to a system or the whole body

What is the meaning of 'therapeutic'?

<p>pertaining to treating, remediating, or curing a disorder or disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the epidermis?

<p>the outer layer of skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the dermis?

<p>the inner layer of skin, including nerves, hair, and glands</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an adipocele?

<p>a hernia or swelling containing fat or fatty tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a lipocyte?

<p>a fat cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a steatoma?

<p>a fat tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'subcutaneous' refer to?

<p>pertaining to under the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a dermatologist?

<p>a specialist in the study of skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'hypodermic' refer to?

<p>pertaining to under the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cyanosis?

<p>abnormally blue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is erythema?

<p>pertaining to red (usually cells)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is erythematous?

<p>pertaining to red color</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an erythrocyte?

<p>a red cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is hidrosis?

<p>abnormal sweating</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is sudoresis?

<p>abnormal sweating</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ichthyosis?

<p>abnormally dry, itchy, scaly</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is keratosis?

<p>abnormally hard tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is melanoma?

<p>a tumor that is black</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is dermatomycosis?

<p>abnormal fungus of the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is onychomalacia?

<p>softening of the nail</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is pilonidal?

<p>pertaining to a hair nest</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is trichopathy?

<p>disease of the hair</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is scleroderma?

<p>hardening of the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is seborrhea?

<p>discharge or flow of sebum</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'squamous' refer to?

<p>pertaining to scales</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'thermal' refer to?

<p>pertaining to heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is xeroderma?

<p>dry skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-derma' refer to?

<p>skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-oma' refer to?

<p>tumor</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-phoresis' refer to?

<p>carrying or transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-plasty' refer to?

<p>surgical repair</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the suffix '-therapy' refer to?

<p>treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cryotherapy?

<p>cold treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'an-' mean?

<p>without</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'epi-' mean?

<p>above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'homo-' mean?

<p>same</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a homograft?

<p>transplantation of the same tissues, person to person</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the prefix 'hyper-' mean?

<p>above</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an adipoma or lipoma?

<p>tumor consisting of fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an adipocyte or lipocyte?

<p>cell consisting of fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ichthyosis?

<p>abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is onychoma?

<p>tumor of the nail</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is onychopathy?

<p>disease of the nail</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is onychomalacia?

<p>softening of the nail</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is trichopathy?

<p>disease of the hair</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is xeroderma?

<p>skin that is dry</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is xerosis?

<p>abnormal condition of dryness of the skin</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a leukocyte?

<p>white cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a melanocyte?

<p>black cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is anhidrosis?

<p>abnormal condition without sweat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is hyperhidrosis?

<p>abnormal condition of excessive sweat</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an abrasion?

<p>scraping away the skin via friction</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an abscess?

<p>localized collection of pus at the site of infection</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a furuncle?

<p>abscess that originates in a hair follicle, boil</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a carbuncle?

<p>cluster of boils in subcutaneous tissue</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is acne?

<p>inflammatory disease of sebaceous follicle</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is alopecia?

<p>absence or loss of hair, baldness</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a burn?

<p>tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical or radioactive agent</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is carcinoma?

<p>uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Skin and Skin Disorders

  • Cutaneous refers to the skin
  • Epidermis is the outer layer of skin
  • Dermis is the inner layer of skin, including nerves, hair, and glands
  • Subcutaneous refers to under the skin

Lesions and Tumors

  • Lesion is a wound, injury, or pathological change in body tissue
  • Adipocele is a hernia or swelling containing fat or fatty tissue
  • Lipocyte is a fat cell
  • Steatoma is a fat tumor
  • Melanoma is a tumor that is black

Skin Conditions

  • Cyanosis is an abnormally blue condition
  • Erythema is a red color, usually of cells
  • Erythematous pertains to red color
  • Erythrocyte is a red cell
  • Hidrosis and sudoresis are abnormal sweating
  • Ichthyosis is an abnormally dry, itchy, scaly condition
  • Keratosis is an abnormally hard tissue

Fungal and Bacterial Infections

  • Dermatomycosis is an abnormal fungus of the skin

Nail and Hair Disorders

  • Onychomalacia is the softening of the nail
  • Onychoma is a tumor of the nail
  • Onychopathy is a disease of the nail
  • Trichopathy is a disease of the hair

Surgical and Therapeutic Terms

  • -derma means skin
  • -oma means tumor
  • -phoresis means carrying or transmission
  • -plasty means surgical repair
  • -therapy means treatment
  • Cryotherapy is cold treatment

Prefixes and Suffixes

  • an- means without
  • epi- means above
  • homo- means same
  • hyper- means above
  • xer- means dry

Other Terms

  • Abscess is a localized collection of pus at the site of infection
  • Abrasion is the scraping away of the skin via friction
  • Acne is an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous follicle
  • Alopecia is the absence or loss of hair, baldness
  • Burn is a tissue injury caused by contact with a thermal, chemical, electrical, or radioactive agent, classified as 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree
  • Carcinoma is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells
  • Carbuncle is a cluster of boils in subcutaneous tissue
  • Furuncle is an abscess that originates in a hair follicle, also known as a boil

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