NUR 190 Terms Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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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 ...
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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