Suffix/prefix
what is the definition of the prefix:
-oma
Tumor or mass
what does Tracheostenosis mean?
Narrowing of the trachea
what condition includes yellowing of the skin?
Jaundice
what is the outer most layer of skin?
Epidermis
whats an excision?
A surgical procedure to cut something out
what is definition for the suffix:
tox/o, toxic/o
Poison
what does Hyperventilation mean?
slow or shallow breathing
what condition includes the loss of hair?
Alopecia
what is the pigment responsible for skin, eye, and hair color?
Melanin
what is -centisis?
A surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
what is the definition of the suffix:
-malacia
abnormal softening
what does Leiodermia mean?
condition of smooth skin
whats a vesicle?
A blister
what is the medical term for sweat glands?
sebaceous gland (hypodermic glands)
what is the surgical procedure to remove necrotic (dead) tissue from a wound to promote healing?
debridement
what is the definition of the suffix
-ectasis
stretching out, dilatation, expansion
whats the term that means pertaining to withing the skin?
Subcutaneous
what is Necrosis?
Tissue death
what originates in the epidermis and are found at the tip of the fingers and toes?
The nails
what is the surgical procedure where a layer of healthy skin is transplanted to cover an injured area?
A skin graft
what is the definition of the prefix:
Onych/o
Nail
whats the term that means deficient oxygen in blood?
Hypoxemia
what are keloids?
over growth of scar tissue
whats the purpose for the Eccrine glands?
regulates body temperature
what is the process of using subfreezing temperatures, often with liquid nitrogen, to destroy abnormal tissue?
cryosurgery