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NUR 190 Terms Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Anterior (or Ventral) - Answers Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body. Posterior (or Dorsal) - Answers Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body. Superior (or Cranial) - Answers Describes a position ...

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NUR 190 Terms Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Anterior (or Ventral) - Answers Describes the front or direction toward the front of the body.

Posterior (or Dorsal) - Answers Describes the back or direction toward the back of the body.

Superior (or Cranial) - Answers Describes a position above or higher than another part of the body
proper.

Inferior (or Caudal) - Answers Describes a position below or lower than another part of the body proper;
near or toward the tail

Lateral - Answers Describes the side or direction toward the side of the body.

Medial - Answers Describes the middle or direction toward the middle of the body.

Proximal - Answers Describes a position in a limb that is nearer to the point of attachment or the trunk
of the body.

Distal - Answers Describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk
of the body.

Superficial - Answers Describes a position closer to the surface of the body.

Deep - Answers Describes a position farther from the surface of the body.

dermatoplasty - Answers dermat/o/plasty: surgical repair of the skin

epidermal - Answers epi/derm/al: pertaining to upon or on the skin

dermatologist - Answers dermat/o/logist: Physician who specializes in treating diseases and disorders of
the skin

biopsy - Answers bi/opsy: view of life (removal of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope)

dermatofibroma - Answers dermat/o/fibr/oma: fibrous tumour of the skin

dermatome - Answers derma/tome: instrument used to cut skin

xeroderma - Answers xer/o/derma: dry skin

staphylococcus (staph) - Answers staphyl/o/coccus: berry-shaped bacterium in grape-like clusters

necrosis - Answers necr/osis: condition of death

leukoderma - Answers leuk/o/derma: white skinwhite patches caused by depigmentation

intradermal (ID) - Answers intra/derm/al: pertaining to within the skin

, hidradenitis - Answers hidr/aden/itis: inflammation of a sweat gland

xerosis - Answers xer/osis: abnormal condition of dryness

dermatoconiosis - Answers dermat/o/coni/osis: abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust

subungual - Answers sub/ungu/al: pertaining to under the nail

seborrhea - Answers seb/o/rrhea: discharge (excessive) of sebum

onychomycosis - Answers onych/o/myc/osis: abnormal condition of a fungus in the nails

dermatitis - Answers dermat/itis: inflammation of the skin

pachyderma - Answers pachy/derma: thickening of the skin

streptococcus (strep) - Answers berry-shaped bacterium in twisted chains

leiodermia - Answers lei/o/derm/ia: condition of smooth skin

rhytidectomy - Answers rhytid/ectomy: excision of the wrinkles

dermatoheteroplasty - Answers dermat/o/heter/o/plasty: surgical repair using skin from others

onychophagia - Answers onych/o/phagia: eating the nails (nail biting)

dermatoautoplasty - Answers dermat/o/aut/o/plasty: surgical repair using one's own skin

onychocryptosis - Answers onych/o/crypt/osis: abnormal condition of a hidden nail

paronychia - Answers par/onych/ia: diseased state around the nail

ungual - Answers ungu/al: pertaining to the nail

onychomalacia - Answers onych/o/malacia: softening of the nails

rhytidoplasty - Answers rhytid/o/plasty: surgical repair of wrinkles

subcutaneous - Answers sub/cutane/ous: pertaining to under the skin

dermatology - Answers dermat/o/logy: study of the skin

keratosis - Answers kerat/osis: abnormal condition of growth of horny tissue

transdermal - Answers trans/derm/al: pertaining to through the skin

keratogenic - Answers kerat/o/genic: agent that causes growth of horny tissue

percutaneous - Answers per/cutane/ous: pertaining to through the skin

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