Chapter 3-Integumentary System Flashcards
integumentary system
the skin
epidermis
visible outermost layer, made of large cells that look like scales of a fish under a microscope (squamous cells)
dermis
under the epidermis, is much thicker and has fewer cells and more cell fibers to give the skin strength and flexibility. it is also home to hair follicles, nerves, and glands.
fat
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
skin
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
hair
pli/o, trich/o
sweat
hidr/o
scale
squam/o
nail
onych/o, ungu/o
oil
seb/o, sebace/o
hidden
crypt/o
scaly
ichthy/o
hard, horny
kerat/o
thick
pachy/o
dry
xer/o
wrinkle
rhytid/o
red
erythr/o
yellow
xanth/o
white
leuk/o, alb/o
black
melan/o
abrasion
ab / rasion
away / scrape
scraping away of the skin
albinism
albin / ism
white / condition
lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white
albino
albino
a person afflicted with albinism
alopecia
bladness
anhidrosis
an / hidr / osis
no / sweat / condition
lack of sweating
comedo
a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head)
cyanidrosis
cyan / idr / osis
blue / sweat / condition
blue sweat
depigmentation
de / pigment / ation
away / pigment / condition
loss of pigmentation
dermatalgia
dermat / algia
skin / pain
skin pain
dermatodynia
dermato / dynia
skin / pain
skin pain
dermatolysis
dermato / lysis
skin / loose
loose skin
erythema
redness
erythroderma
erythro / derma
red / skin
red skin
hemathidrosis
hemat / hidr / osis
blood / sweat / condition
sweating blood
hidropoiesis
hidro / poiesis
sweat / formation
the formation of sweat
hyperhidrosis
hyper / hidr / osis
over / sweat / condition
excessive sweating
hyperkerotosis
hyper / kerat / osis
over / horny / condition
excessive growth of horny skin
hypermelanosis
hyper / melan / osis
over / black / condition
excessive melanin in the skin
hyperpigmentation
hyper / pigment / ation
over / pigment / condition
excessive pigment in the skin
hypohidrosis
hypo / hidr / osis
under / sweat / condition
diminished sweating
hypomelanosis
hypo / melan / osis
under / black / condition
diminished melanin in the skin
hypopigmentation
hypo / pigment / ation
under / pigment / condition
diminished pigment in the skin
leukoderma
leuko / derma
white / skin
white skin
macerate
to soften the skin
onychophagia
onycho / phag / ia
nail / eat / condition
eating or biting the nails
pruritus
an itch
rhytidermia
rhyti / dermia
wrinkle / skin
wrinkled skin
sebopoiesis
sebo / poiesis
oil / formation
formation of oil (sebum)
seborrhea
sebo / rrhea
oil / discharge
discharge of oil (sebum)
trichomegaly
tricho / megaly
hair / enlargement
abnormally thick hair
urticaria
swollen raised itchy areas of the skin
xanthoderma
xantho / derma
yellow / skin
yellow skin
xeroderma
xero / derma
dry / skin
dry skin