Chapter 3- Integumentary Flashcards
Derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
Skin
Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
Fat
Hidr/o
Sweat
Kerat/o
Hard
Myc/o
Fungus
Onych/o
Nail
Plas/o
Formation
Seb/o
Sebum
Squam/o
Scale
Trich/o
Hair
Xanth/o
Yellow
Xer/o
Dry
Alopecia
Badness
Erythema
Redness of skin
Pruritus
Severe itching
Skin pigmentation
Skin color resulting from the presence of melanin
Depigmentation
Loss of melanin pigment in the skin
Hypo pigmentation
Areas of skin lacking color
Hyper pigmentation
Darkened areas of the skin
Suppuration
Production of pus
Xeroderma
Dry skin
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Dermatosis
Any disorder of the skin
Eczema
To boil out
Furuncle
Boil
Carbuncle
A skin infection consisting of clusters of furuncles
Gangrene
An eating sore
Malignant cutaneous neoplasm
Skin cancer
Biopsy
Removal of a small piece of tissue for examination
Chemosurgery
Removal of tissue after it has been destroyed by chemical means
Debridement
Removal of dead tissue from a wound
Curettage
Cleaning
Incision and drainage
Incision and drainage of an infected skin lesion
Skin grafting
Transfer of skin from one body site to another
Autograft
Graft transfer to a new position of the body of the same person
Heterografts
Graft transfer between different species
Homografts
Donor transfer between persons of the same species
Antipruritic
A drug that relieves itching
Antiseptic
An agent that inhibits the growth of infections
