med terms chapter 4

What is the correct definition of the common skin lesion in the following image? pustule

Elevation of skin containing pus

What is the correct definition of the common skin lesion in the following image? macule

Flat, colored spot on the skin

What is the description of the cancerous lesion in the following image? melanoma

In many instances these tumors develop from pigmented nevi

What is the description of the cancerous lesion in the following image? basal cell carcinoma

Most commonly occurring malignant skin conditio

What is the description of the cancerous lesion in the following image? squamous cell carcinoma

Most often found in sun-damaged skin

What is the description of the cancerous lesion in the following image? kaposi sarcoma

Often seen in association with AIDS

Four new patients enter a dermatology clinic. Patient A has basal cell carcinoma; Patient B has xeroderma. Patient C has MRSA; Patient D has carbuncles. Which patients' complaints involve skin infections?

Patients C and D

What is the correct definition of the common skin lesion in the following image? wheal

Round, itchy elevation of skin

What is the correct definition of the common skin lesion in the following image? vesicle

Small elevation of epidermis containing liquid

What is the correct definition of the common skin lesion in the following image? nodule

Small knotlike mass

What is the correct definition of the common skin lesion in the following image? papule

Small solid skin elevation

The meaning of the medical term onychomycosis is:

abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails

The medical term referring to the loss of hair is called:

alopecia

The stratum corneum is sometimes called the:

barrier area of the skin

BCC abbreviates:

basal cell carcinoma

The combining form meaning skin is:

cutane/o

The meaning of the medical term pustule is:

elevation of skin containing pus

The medical term meaning pertaining to upon the skin is:

epidermal

The medical term referring to an abnormal redness of the skin is:

erythroderma

The meaning of the medical term onychectomy is:

excision of a nail

The meaning of the suffix -ectomy is:

excision or surgical removal

________ is the death of tissue caused by loss of local blood supply followed by bacterial invasion.

gangrene

Sebaceous glands are:

glands that secrete sebum

The combining form meaning sweat is:

hidr/o

The meaning of the combining form kerat/o is:

horny tissue, hard

The meaning of the medical term hidradenitis is:

inflammation of a sweat gland

The meaning of the medical term acne is:

inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

The prefix meaning within is:

intra-

The medical term referring to an overgrowth of scar tissue is:

keloid

The horny, or cornified, layer of the skin composed of protein is the:

keratin

Mrs. P has come to the dermatology clinic complaining of white patches of skin caused by a loss of pigment in her skin. This condition is quickly identified as ___.

leukoderma

The word part that completes the medical term meaning abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails, onych/o/_____/osis, is:

myc

The hard flat plates of keratin that cover the tips of the fingers and toes are the:

nails

The word part that completes the medical term meaning softening of the nails, _____/o/malacia, is:

onych

The meaning of the medical term keratogenic is:

originating in horny tissue

The medical term that means diseased state around the nail is:

paronychia

The medical term for a pinpoint skin hemorrhage is:

petechia

The meaning of the medical term diaphoresis is:

profuse sweating

The medical term referring to a chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales is:

psoriasis

The meaning of the medical term debridement is:

removal of contaminated or dead tissue from an open wound

The medical term meaning surgical repair of wrinkles is:

rhytidoplasty

In the medical term seb/o/rrhea the word root means:

sebum (oil)

The meaning of the medical term fissure is:

slit or cracklike sore in the skin

In the medical term onychomalacia the suffix means:

softening

The abbreviation of the type of bacterium whose name means twisted chains is:

strep

The dermis is the:

thick middle layer of skin composed of living tissue

The medical term meaning abnormal condition of a fungus in the hair is:

trichomycosis

The meaning of the prefix sub- is:

under, below

________ is an itching skin eruption composed of wheals of varying size and shapes.

urticaria

Mrs. Z has begun to develop white patches on her skin, which her physician explains are caused by the destruction of melanocytes. This is a skin condition known as ___.

vitiligo

The meaning of the medical term intradermal is:

within the skin

The word part that completes the medical term meaning dry skin, ______/o/derm/a, is:

xer