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Integumentary System
Roots and Terms
Term | Definition |
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fat | adip; lip; steat |
skin | cutane; derm; dermato |
hair | pil; trich |
sweat | hidr |
scale | squam |
nail | onych; ugu |
oil | seb; sebace |
hidden | crypt |
hard | kerat |
dry | xer |
yellow | xanth |
red | erythr |
white | leuk; alb |
black | melan |
abrasion | scraping away of skin |
anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
comedo | a plugged hair follicle |
cyandirosis | blue sweat |
dermatalgia | skin pain |
dermatodynia | skin pain |
dermatolysis | loose skin |
erythema | redness |
hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
macerate | to soften the skin |
oncychophagia | biting nails |
pruritus | an itch |
rhythidermia | wrinkled skin |
sebopolesis | formation of oil |
tricomegaly | thick hair |
xanthodermia | yellow skin |
xeroderma | dry skin |
xerosis | dry condition |
macule; macula | small, flat, discolored area |
patch | a large, flat, discolored area |
papule | a small solid mass |
plaque | a solid mass on the surface of the skin |
nodule | a solid mass depper in the skin |
tumor | a large solid mass |
vesicle | a small blister |
pustule | a pus filled blister |
erosion | loss of skin |
ulcer | a sore |
excoriation | a scratch |
fissure | crack in skin |
vascular lesion | blood vessel wound |
petechia | a small bruise |
ecchymosis | a large bruise |
nevus | mole |
verruca | wart |
onychocryptosis | an ingrown nail |
oncycholysis | nail loss |
onychomalacia | softening of nail |
pachyderma | tough skin |
steatoma | a fatty tumor |
xanthoma | a yellow tumor |
decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
atopic dermatitis | itchy, dry skin inflammation |
hypertrichosis | excessive growth of hair |
ichthyosis | dry and scaly skin |
acne vulgaris | inflammation of skin follicles |
dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat glands |
onychodystrophy | poor nourishment of the nail |
steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
antipruitic | a drug that prevents/relieves itching |
ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
AK | actinic keratosis |
Bx | biopsy |
C&S | culture and sensitivity |