Anatomy
Roots
Surgeries
Pathology
Potpourri
100
Most outer layer of the skin.

What is the epidermis?

100
septic/o

What is "infection"?

100

removal of fat beneath skin by means of suction. 

What is liposuction?

100

Most advanced stage of gangrene.

What is dry gangrene

100

Damage to the skin that is caused by chemicals, electricity, UV light, or heat

What is a burn?

200

Dark pigment that is responsible for skin coloration and UV protection. 

What is melanin?

200

myc/o

What is "fungus"?

200

Use of cold to freeze and destroy tissue.

What is cryosurgery?


200
Acne vulgaris is seen in this age group. 

What are teenagers?

200

Fatty mass

What is a lipoma?
300

Fibers that give the dermis its strength. 

What are collagen fibers?
300

scler/o

What is "hard"?

300

Piece of tissue removed for examination.

What is a biopsy?

300

Pustules and vesicles differ in this major way.

What is their filling?

300

Sarc/o

What is "flesh"?

400

Glands that produce sweat. 

What are the sudoriferous glands?

400

Trich/o

What is "hair"?

400
Skin taken from one part of your body to another. 

What is an autograft?

400

Fungal infections that result in itching, scaling lesions. 

What are tineas?

400

Destruction of tissue through the use of electricity.

What is electrocauterization

500

Muscles that cause hair to stand up. 

What are Arrector pili?

500

cauter/o

What is "to burn"?

500
This happens in an onychectomy.

What is removal of a nail?

500

Oily discharge

What is seborrhea?

500
Hyperhidrosis.

What is an abnormal condition characterized by excessive sweating?