Additional Medical Terms Review • CHAPTER 3 93Additional Medical Terms Review
Match the medical term(s) below with the definitions in the numbered list.
alopecia dermabrasion scabies
biopsy eczema tinea
comedo fulguration urticaria
cryosurgery furuncle verruca
débridement petechia vitiligo
- is a rounded epidermal growth caused by a virus.
2. is localized loss of skin pigmentation characterized by the appearance of milk-
white patches. - is a fungal skin disease, commonly called ringworm,whose name indicates the
body part affected. - is an abscess that originates in a hair follicle and is also called a boil.
- is a general term for an itchy red rash that may become crusted, thickened, or
scaly.
6. is an allergic reaction of the skin characterized by eruption of pale red elevated
patches that are intensely itchy and is also called hives.
7. refers to excision of a small piece of living tissue from an organ or other part of
the body for microscopic examination.
8. refers to use of revolving wire brushes or sandpaper to remove superficial scars on
the skin. - refers to the procedure in which diseased tissue is destroyed by a high-frequency
electric current. - refers to the use of liquid nitrogen to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue cells.
- refers to removal of foreign material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in a
wound. - is a contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite.
- is the absence or loss of hair, especially of the head, and is also called baldness.
- is a blackhead.
- is a minute, hemorrhagic spot on the skin that is a smaller version of ecchymosis.
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