Chapter 5: Integumentary System

Name__________________________________ Date______________ terms, on the lines below the term, write out the indicated word parts: prefixes (P), Combining forms (CF), roots (R) and

suffixes (S). Then define the word.

Example

hypodermic

_____/_____/_____ P R S

Hypo/derm/icP R S

DEFINITION: below or deficient/skin/pertaining to

1. dermatologist

______________/______________ CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

2. ichthyoid

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

3. onycholysis

______________/______________ CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

4. histotrophic

______________/______________/______________ CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

5. dysplasia

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

6. hyperkeratosis

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

7. leukotrichia

______________/______________/______________ CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

8. mycology

______________/______________ CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

9. epidermal

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

10. lipoma

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

11.subcutaneous

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

12.anhidrosis

______________/______________/______________

P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

13.histopathology

______________/______________/______________ CF CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

14.paronychia

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

15.adiposis

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

16.squamous

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

17.erythrodermatitis

______________/______________/______________ CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

18.desquamation

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

19.histotoxic

______________/______________/______________ CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

20.melanocyte

______________/______________/______________ CF R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

21.xerosis

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

22.purpuric

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

23.seborrhea

______________/______________ CF S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

24.xanthoma

______________/______________ R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

25.asteatosis

______________/______________/______________ P R S

DEFINITION: __________________________________________________________

Complete the medical term by writing the missing part:

26.____________oma = black tumor

27.____________dermic = pertaining to below the skin

28.____________angioma = bright-red, round blood vessel tumor

29.____________coriation = scratch mark on the skin

30.____________section = type of microscopic study of fresh tissue

31.______________comedo = whitehead

32.anti______________ = a drug that relieves itching

33.______________mycosis = condition of fungus of the fingernail or toenail

34.______________biopsy = removal of an entire lesion for microscopic examination

35.______________graft = transfer of skin to a new position in the body of the same person

36.______________therapy = method of eliminating a dilated blood vessel tumor of the skin by injection of hardening solution

37.______________pigmentation = darkened areas of skin caused by excessive amounts of melanin

For each of the following, circle the combining form that corresponds to the meaning given:

38. fat leuk/o steat/o seb/o39.black necr/o trich/o melan/o40. fungus seb/o myc/o onych/o41.nail onych/o trich/o squma/o42.red xanth/o purpur/o erythr/o43.hair trich/o histi/o fibr/o44.dry ichthy/o xer/o xanth/o45.oil py/o hidr/o seb/o

Write the correct medical term for each of the following definitions:

46.death of tissue associated with a loss of blood supply as a result of trauma or inflammatory or

inflammatory or infectious process

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47.severe itching _______________________________________________________________

48.skin infection consisting of a cluster of furuncles _____________________________________

49.baldness ___________________________________________________________________

50.use of a spoon-like instrument to scrape tissue, such as that used in debridement of a wound

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51. inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles of the skin evidenced by comedones,

pustules, or nodules on the skin _________________________________________________

52.chronic, recurrent skin disease marked by silver-gray scales covering red patches on the skin

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53.acute inflammation of subcutaneous tissue as the result of bacterial invasion through a break

in the skin (derived using the Latin word meaning small storeroom)______________________

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Match the lay terms with the appropriate medical terms:

54.___________mole a. pediculosis capitis

55.___________black and blue mark b. cicatrix

56.___________blackhead c. seborrheic dermatitis

57.___________boil d. urticaria

58.___________crabs e. verruca

59.___________cradle cap f. nevus

60.___________head lice g. furuncle

61.___________hives h. comedo

62.___________scar i. ecchymosis

63.___________wart j. pediculosis pubis

Using the suffix –derma, name the following conditions of the skin:

64.____________________white skin

65.____________________yellow skin

66.____________________dry skin

67.____________________red skin

68.____________________hard skin

Give the medical terms for the following exanthematous viral diseases:

69.German measles_____________________________________________________________

70.chicken pox _________________________________________________________________

71.14–day measles ____________________________________________________________

Match the following primary lesions with their descriptions:

72.___________vesicle

73.___________pustule

74.___________papule

75.___________bulla

76.___________nodule

77.___________wheal

78.___________macule

79.___________tumor

80.___________patch

81.___________plaque

a. tiny, flat discolored spot on the skin, up to 1 cm diameter

b. large, flat discolored area on the skin, larger than 1 cm diameter

c. solid mass on skin less than 0.5 cm diameter

d. solid mass greater than 1 cm that extends into the epidermis

e. solid mass greater than 1 cm limited to the skin’s surface

f. small blister g. area of localized skin edema, such as a

hiveh. large blisteri. pus-filled sacj. solid mass larger than 1-2 cm diameter

Write the abbreviation used to identify the following terms:

82. biopsy _____________________________________________________________________

83. incision and drainage _________________________________________________________

84. basal cell carcinoma __________________________________________________________

85. herpes virus that causes cold sores ______________________________________________

86. culture and sensitivity _________________________________________________________

87. systemic lupus erythematosus __________________________________________________

Match the following terms:

88.___________scabies89.___________cryosurgery90.___________telangiectasia91.___________tinea92.___________heterograft93.___________actinic keratoses94.___________radiation therapy95.___________petechia96.___________homograft97.___________laser98.___________chemosurgery

99.___________electrosurgery100. ___________dermatitis

a. chemical peelb. purpuric lesionc. eczemad. xenografte. intense lightf. desiccationg. spider angiomah. solar keratosesi. allograft

j. cancer treatmentk. freezing treatment

l. mycosism. mites

Write the plural forms of the following terms:

101. keratosis ___________________________________________________________________

102. bulla _______________________________________________________________________

103. nevus ______________________________________________________________________

104. macula _____________________________________________________________________

105. ecchymosis _________________________________________________________________

Briefly describe the difference between the following terms:

106. electrodesiccation/fulguration ____________________________________________________

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107. actinic keratoses/seborrheic keratoses ____________________________________________

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108. vitiligo/albinism ______________________________________________________________

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109. cicatrix/keloid ________________________________________________________________

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110. dermatosis/dermatitis __________________________________________________________

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111. incisional biopsy/excisional biopsy _______________________________________________

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112. heterograft/allograft ___________________________________________________________

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113. closed comedo/open comedo ___________________________________________________

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114. cutaneous lupus/systemic lupus erythematosus _____________________________________

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115. dysplastic nevus/malignant melanoma ____________________________________________

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Write in the missing words on the blank lines in the following illustration of the skin.116 – 120

For each of the following, circle the correct spelling of the term:

121. cicatrix sciatrix cicatrex

122. pruritis purritis pruritus

123. petechia patechia petecchia

124. veruca verucca verruca

125. eckamosis ecchymosis eckemyosis

126. excission excisison excision

127. soriasis psoreyeasis psoriasis

128. impetigo infantiego impatiego

129. eggszema eczema ecczema

130. debridemant debridement debreedment

Give the noun that was used to form the following adjectives:

131. ______________ keratotic

132. ______________ bullous

133. ______________ nodular

134. ______________ seborrheic

135. ______________ petechial

136. ______________ ecchymotic

137. ______________ urticarial

138. ______________ eczematous

139. ______________ macular

140. ______________ suppurative