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MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 3-2
PSORIASIS
Terminology
Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Psoriasis that follows. Use a medical dictionary such
as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other resources to define each term.
Then practice the pronunciations aloud for each term.
Term Definition
Bartholin gland
BĂR-tō-lĭn
diabetes mellitus
dī-ă-BĒ-tēz MĔ-lĭ-tŭs
diaphoresis
dī-ă-fō-RĒ-sĭs
Dx
enteritis
ĕn-tĕr-Ī-tĭs
erythematous
ĕr-ĭ-THĔM-ă-tŭs
FH
histiocytoma
hĭs-tē-ō-sī-TŌ-mă
macules
MĂK-ūlz
papules
PĂP-ūlz
PE
pruritus
proo-RĪ-tŭs