16 Skin Terminology Flashcards
1
Q
adip/o
A
fat
2
Q
albin/o
A
white
3
Q
caus/o
A
burn, burning (causalgia- intense burning pain)
4
Q
cauter/o
A
heat, burn
5
Q
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
A
skin
6
Q
diaphor/o
A
profuse sweating (diaphoretic)
7
Q
erythem/o, erythemat/o
A
redness
8
Q
hidr/o
A
sweat
9
Q
ichthy/o
A
dry, scaly (fish-like)
10
Q
kerat/o
A
hard
11
Q
leuk/o
A
white
12
Q
lip/o, steat/o
A
fat
13
Q
melan/o
A
black
14
Q
myc/o
A
fungus (mycosis- any fungal disease)
15
Q
onych/o, ungu/o
A
nail (subungual, paronychia)
