Pathology · Integumentary System · Hard
Keratoacanthoma
Meaning: Rapidly growing, dome-shaped skin tumour with a central horny plug that often shrinks on its own.
In practice: The crater-like lesion on his cheek was excised as a keratoacanthoma.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
Many medical words are built from Greek and Latin parts like these, so learning a few helps you work out new terms.
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Which word means: Low-protein fluid that passes into tissues or body cavities due to pressure changes rather than inflammation.
Answer: Transudate
Which word means: Benign, disorganised overgrowth of tissue normally found in that part of the body.
Answer: Hamartoma
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