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A comprehensive list of questions and answers related to electrology, covering a wide range of topics from basic definitions to more complex concepts. It includes terms related to skin conditions, electrical currents, hair growth stages, and various electrology procedures. This material is designed to help students and practitioners prepare for exams and deepen their understanding of electrology principles and practices. It serves as a valuable resource for anyone looking to expand their knowledge in the field of electrology, offering clear and concise explanations of key terms and concepts. Structured to facilitate easy review and comprehension, making it an ideal study aid for those seeking to master the fundamentals of electrology.
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Calamine - ANS ✓Gives a soothing protective coating for itching dermatitis. Pink colored antiseptic containing zinc and ferric oxide carcinoma - ANS ✓a malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue and may infiltrate local tissues Catagen - ANS ✓Transition stage of hair growth Cataphoresis - ANS ✓Use of positive electrode to force substances into the skin to stop galvanic action and sooth the skin Caustic - ANS ✓Corrosive chemical agent - can burn or destroy living tissue Cathode - ANS ✓Negative pole in direct current Cell - ANS ✓Unit of protoplasm with a nucleus, surrounded by cytoplasm, enclosed in a cell membrane central nervous system - ANS ✓brain and spinal cord Cholasma (melasma) - ANS ✓Brown patches of irregular shape and size of the skin. Associated with pregnancy, menopause, or oral contraceptives
chronic disease - ANS ✓an ongoing condition or illness cicatrix (scar) - ANS ✓fibrous tissue replacing normal tissues destroyed by disease or injury Cilia - ANS ✓Eyelashes circuit - ANS ✓complete path through which electricity can flow Ciculatory system - ANS ✓Body's system of blood vessels that carry blood from heart to all parts of the body club hair - ANS ✓Non-living hair that is detached from the hair follicle coagulate - ANS ✓thicken, clot Comedome - ANS ✓Blackhead Conductor - ANS ✓Material that will conduct electrical current congenital - ANS ✓existing at birth contagious - ANS ✓Able to be passed easily from one person to another. contamination - ANS ✓Soiling or making inferior by contact or mixture such as the introduction of organisms in a would
diathermy - ANS ✓generation of heat in body tissues through high-frequency electric current direct current - ANS ✓a flow of electric charge in only one direction disease - ANS ✓illness characterized by a recognizable set of signs and symptoms Disinfection - ANS ✓destroying harmful microorganisms- chemical or physical agent that is applied to inanimate objects Distorted hair follicle - ANS ✓Follicle that may have been damaged from a previous even or naturally bent out of shape dry heat sterilization - ANS ✓Forced air oven-type device to sterilize items by exposure to high temperatures Dysmenorrhea - ANS ✓Painful menstruation eccrine sweat glands - ANS ✓secrete sweat that cools body Ecchymosis - ANS ✓A bruise-superficial bleeding under the skin eczema - ANS ✓Superficial inflammatory process involving the epidermis - causes crust and pigment changes Edema - ANS ✓Abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells - causes swelling
electrocoagulation - ANS ✓Coagulation of tissue by means of a high frequency electrical current Electrode - ANS ✓Either pole or terminal of an electric cell electrodesiccation - ANS ✓Minor surgery performed with an electrode- dehydration of tissue by use of frequency current which produces heat Electro epilation - ANS ✓Removal of hair from body by application of electrical current Electroepilator - ANS ✓Device that removes hair from body by application of an electrical current electrology - ANS ✓Procedure using a needle with electrolysis, thermolysis, or blended currents to remove hair Electrolytic - ANS ✓Pertaining to electrolysis or an electrolyte Electron - ANS ✓A negatively charged particle electrosurgery - ANS ✓surgery performed with high-frequency electric current endocarditis - ANS ✓inflammation or infection of the inner lining of the heart endocrine system - ANS ✓Consists of glands that control many of the body's activities by producing hormones which flow through bloodstream Endocrinologist - ANS ✓Physician skilled in endocrinology
amenorrhea - ANS ✓Stoppage of absence of menstruation Ampere (A) - ANS ✓Measures electric current Anagen - ANS ✓The period of active hair growth- growing phase Anaphoresis - ANS ✓process of forcing liquids into the tissues from the negative toward the positive pole Androgens - ANS ✓Any steroid hormone that increases male characteristics Anode - ANS ✓Positive pole anovulatory - ANS ✓without ovulation- common sign of infertility antiseptic - ANS ✓chemical used to inhibit or kill microorganisms on skin or tissue- not the same as those used for disinfection apocrine sweat glands - ANS ✓found primarily in the armpit and genitals. Larger than the eccrine glands- thicker secretion material than watery sweat arrector pili muscle - ANS ✓An involuntary muscle fiber attached to the underside & base of the hair follicle- causes goose bumps Asepsis - ANS ✓Being free from infection Asteatosis - ANS ✓Dry, scaly skin from sebum deficiency
Autoclave - ANS ✓apparatus for sterilizing by steam under pressure autonomic nervous system - ANS ✓nerves that control involuntary body functions of muscles, glands, and internal organs Bacillus - ANS ✓Rod shaped bacteria Bacteria - ANS ✓Minute, one excelled, vegetable, organism Bactericide - ANS ✓Substance that kills bacteria basal cell carcinoma - ANS ✓Most common and least severe type of skin cancer; often characterized by light or pearly nodules. Benign - ANS ✓Not recurrent, non malignant benzoyl peroxide - ANS ✓The active ingredient in many acne treatment products blackhead - ANS ✓comedone: plug of sebum in a pore-darkens when exposed to air Blanching - ANS ✓White color of the skin from overtreating the skin with high frequency current Blend method - ANS ✓Use of galvanic and high frequency currents used either superimposed in one another or sequentially Bulbous - ANS ✓Shaped like a bulb