albin/o
white
ALBINISM
white condition
cyan/o
blue
CYANODERMA
blue skin
erythr/o
red
ERYTHRODERMA
red skin
leuk/o
white
LEUKODERMA
white skin
melan/o
black
MELANODERMA
black skin
xanth/o
yellow
XANTHOMA
yellow tumor
LEUKOCYTOPENIA
deficiency in white blood cell production
XANTHEMIA
yellow blood; occurrence of yellow pigment in the blood
LEUKEMIA
proliferation and development of immature leukocytes in blood and
bone marrow
MELANOMA
black tumor; malignant
neoplasm (new growth) that originates in the
skin and is composed of melanocytes
malignant is most dangerous form of skin cancer because of its
tendency to metastasize rapidly
CYANOSIS (CYANODERMA)
caused by deficiency of oxygen and excess carbon dioxide in blood;
person exhibits bluish or purplish discoloration
LEUKOCYTOSIS
increase in red blood cells
-osis: abnormal condition; increase (blood cells)
BASAL CELL CARCINOMA
a type of skin cancer that affects the deepest layer of the epidermis
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
a carcinoma that affects the top layer of the epidermis
sarc/o
flesh (connective tissue)
KAPOSI SARCOMA
malignant skin tumor associated with patients diagnosed with AIDS
tumor appears as a purplish brown lesion
NECROSIS
death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissue
CELLULAR NECROSIS
dead cells
BONY NECROSIS
occurs when dead bone tissue results from loss of blood supply
GANGRENE
form of necrosis associated with loss of blood supply
injury to blood flow
AUTOGRAFT(S)
tissue transplanted from patient's own skin to a part of the body to
repair a defect
DERMATOME
instrument used to incise or cut (to graft a thin slice of skin)