Exam 7: Dermatology-Integumentary System

________ is the medical specialty that studies the skin.

The medical language definition of the word ________ is "inflammation of or infection of (the)skin."

Which is the primary accented syllable in the pronunciation of the medical word cellulitis (sel-yoo-ly-tis)?

Julius Alexander was recently in contact with poison ivy.He is now experiencing severe itching.Another word for itching is ________.

The Greek singular noun ecchymosis has a plural form of ________.

A dermatome is ________.

Dorothy Alexander is scheduled to have a rhytidectomy,which is having a surgical removal of her ________.

Elevated collections of blood under the skin are known as petechiae.

Drugs used to treat ________ dilate the arteries in the scalp to increase blood flow and increase hair growth.

Which is a congenital abnormality in which there are extra fingers or toes?

If a patient has more than one decubitus ulcer,you would spell the plural form of decubitus as ________.

Which process uses an acid liquid to remove the epidermis?

A bluish-purple discoloration of the skin due to a decreased oxygen level in the blood is called ________.

Onychomycosis is a/an ________.

The word erythematous divides into what word parts?

The combining form psor/o-,as seen in psoriasis,means "________."

________ is a congenital abnormality in which there are extra fingers or toes.

An autoimmune disorder characterized by the production of excessive epidermal cells and silvery scales on the skin is known as ________.

The acronym ________ stands for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation."

The suffix -cyte means "________."