Word parts
What combining form means skin?
cutane/o
What is the outermost layer of the skin?
What is the epidermis
What term means abnormal hairiness?
What is hirsutism
What procedure removes a piece of tissue for examination?
What is a biopsy
What term means a collection of connected boils, or furuncles, which is a bacterial skin infection?
What is carbuncle
what combining form means sebum?
What is seb/o
What are also known as fat cells?
What are lipocytes
What term means itching?
What is pruritus
What procedure is the replacement of damaged skin with healthy tissue?
What is dermatoplasty
What term is also known as hives?
What is urticaria
What combining form means sweat?
What is hidr/o
What fibrous protein makes up the hair, skin and nails, and forms the "hard" feature of these?
What is keratin
What term means excessively dry skin?
What is xeroderma
What procedure is the surgical removal of fat?
What is liposuction
An ulcer is a type of which lesion? Surface, fluid-filled or through the skin?
What is through the skin
What combining form means dry?
what is xer/o
Which glands secrete sebum?
What are sebaceous glands
What term means complete lack of hair?
What is alopecia
What procedure is the removal of dirt from a wound?
What is debridement
What terms means a fungus infection of the nail?
What is onychomycosis
What combining form means black or dark?
What is melan/o
Which layer of the epidermis is the first of two layers?
What is the squamous layer
What term is also known as a bruise?
What is ecchymosis
What procedure involves freezing to destruct abnormal tissue, such as warts or tumors?
What is cryosurgery
What is the term given to an infestation of lice, which is a parasitic infection?
What is pediculosis