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DERMATOLOGY/SKIN EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: The suffix "-ous" means

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full of

Question 2: The combining forms "derm/o, dermat/o and derm/a" mean

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skin

Question 3: The medical term that means "black tumor" is

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melanoma Question 4: A skin graft that is taken from another part of the patient's own body is called an

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autograft

Question 5: The name of the Herpes Varicella -zoster virus that manifests later in life due to illness or stress is called

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shingles

Question 6: A combining form that means "pertaining to the skin" is

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cutane/o

Question 7: Each hair forms in a hair

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follicle

Question 8: The combining form "cutane/o" means

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skin Question 9: An overproduction of sebum (oil) particularly on the face and scalp is called

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seborrhea

Question 10: Another word for "adipose" is

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fat

Question 11: The combining form that means "cornea; hard" is

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kerat/o Question 12: The combing form that means "life, living tissue: is

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bi/o

Question 13: The combining form that means "other;strange" is

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all/o Question 14: The word that means "infection or inflammation of the skin" is

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dermatitis

Question 15: The type of burn that does not blister is a

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first degree burn

Question 16: The combining form "melan/o" means

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black Question 17: The dead cells on our skin are constantly being sloughed off or shed in a process called

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exfoliation Question 18: Pinpoint hemorrhages of the skin from ruptured capillaries are called

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petechiae

Question 19: The combining form "exud/o" means

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oozing fluid

Question 20: A small cracklike crevice in the skin is called a

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fissure

Question 21: the process in which necrotic (dead) tissue is removed from a burn, wound or ulcer is called

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debridement

Question 22: The combining form "adip/o" means

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fat Question 23: The combining form that means "pertaining to the nail" is

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ungu/o

Question 24: The skin cancer that is commonly seen in AIDS patients is called

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Kaposi's sarcoma Question 25: A benign growth of adipose tissue from the subcutaneous layer is called a

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lipoma Question 26: The autoimmune disorder that causes the skin and internal organs to harden is called

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scleroderma

Question 27: The medical word for "wart" is

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verruca Question 28: Any benign or malignant new growth that occurs on or in the skin is called a

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neoplasm