MED TERM CH 4

the term used for a condition of profuse sweating is

A. diaphoresis

the term for natural or abnormal baldness that may be total or partial is

B. alopecia

which term describes a fungal infection in the skin

B. dermatomycosis

if ichthy is the root word for dry, fishlike, what is the term for a condition being extremely dry

B. ichthyosis

the term that best describes the cell that produces the pigment that provides color to the skin and hair is

B. melanocyte

If myc/o is the root for fungus, what is the term that means "condition of the nail caused by fungus"

B. onychomycosis

the term to describe a lesion of the skin containing pus is

B. pustule

the term that best describes a thin band of tissue that deals the nail plate to the skin is

C. cuticle

tinea means a fungal infection. What term best describes a fungal infection of the skin and/or accessory structures?

D. all of the above

a large blister filled with fluid is called

D. bulla

partial or complete absence of pigment of the skin, hair, and eyes is termed

albinism

absence or loss of hair is a condition called

alopecia

the removal of a small piece of living tissue for examination under a microscope is called _____

biopsy

___ is a condition with a bluish discoloration of tissue

cyanosis

____ is a small slit or crackline lesion

fissure

a firm scar that form in the healing of a sore or wound is a

keloid

a(n) ___ is a mass of tissue that bulges outward and grows on a stem or stalk

polyp

a chronic disease characterized by thickening and hardening of the skin is called _____

scleroderma

____ or hives is an allergic reaction of the skin characterized by pale and eruptions

urticaria

a loss of skin pigmentation with milk-white skin patches is a condition known as

vitiligo