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The term leiodermia is defined as


A) basal cell carcinoma
B) condition of smooth skin
C) white skin
D) fungus of the hair

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The term that means paleness is


A) pruritus
B) keloid
C) pallor
D) papule

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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An abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails is called


A) onychomalacia
B) onychocryptosis
C) onychophagia
D) onychomycosis

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The abbreviation SqCCA indicates


A) chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, joint, kidneys, and nervous system
B) berry-shaped (bacteria) in grapelike clusters
C) malignant growth that develops from scalelike epithelial tissue
D) an epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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The term paronychia is defined as


A) inflammation of a sweat gland
B) an ingrown nail
C) a diseased state around the nail
D) inflammation of a hair follicle

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Premises
subcutaneous
systemic lupus erythematosus
streptococcus
squamous cell carcinoma
cytomegalovirus
pressure ulcer
biopsy
staphylococcus
transdermal
dermatology
incision and drainage
basal cell carcinoma
Responses
I&D
SLE
subcut
staph
TD
derm
bx
decub
strep
SqCCA
CMV
BCC

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subcutaneous
systemic lupus erythematosus
streptococcus
squamous cell carcinoma
cytomegalovirus
pressure ulcer
biopsy
staphylococcus
transdermal
dermatology
incision and drainage
basal cell carcinoma

The term that means bruise is


A) contusion
B) laceration
C) erythema
D) ecchymosis

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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The physician observed that the patient's injury site had tissue death or


A) xeroderma
B) necrosis
C) cicatrix
D) induration

E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

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The term that means invasion into the skin and hair by lice is


A) scabies
B) cellulitis
C) impetigo
D) pediculosis

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The term that means wart is


A) verruca
B) macule
C) wheal
D) keloid

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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A cancerous condition that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes and is commonly associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is


A) squamous cell carcinoma
B) basal cell carcinoma
C) Kaposi sarcoma
D) actinic keratosis

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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The abbreviation for the term that means pertaining to through the skin is


A) TD
B) ID
C) I & D
D) derm

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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The outer layer of the skin is called


A) dermis
B) corium
C) epidermis
D) keratin

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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A chronic skin condition producing red lesions covered with silvery scales is


A) psoriasis
B) scabies
C) impetigo
D) cellulitis

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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The suffix -phagia is defined as


A) surgical repair
B) softening
C) diseased or abnormal state
D) eating or swallowing

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is the abbreviation for chronic inflammatory disease involving the skin, joint, kidneys, and nervous system?


A) CMV
B) SLE
C) SqCCA
D) BCC

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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The layer of skin that is sometimes referred to as true skin is the


A) dermis
B) epidermis
C) subcutaneous
D) follicle

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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The term rhytidectomy is built from which of the following combinations of word parts?


A) a word root and a suffix
B) a word root, a combining vowel, and a suffix
C) a prefix, a word root, and a suffix
D) two word roots and a suffix

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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An elevated androgen level may cause hair loss or


A) alopecia
B) trichomycosis
C) hidradenitis
D) pruritus

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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The combining form rhytid/o means


A) dry
B) wrinkles
C) fungus
D) dust

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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