Chapter 4: Complementary Terms (Word Parts) Flashcards
Integumentary System
dermatologist
der-ma-TOL-o-jist
physician who studies and treats skin (dieases)
dermatology (derm)
der-ma-TOL-o-jē
study of the skin (branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases)
epidermal
ep-i-DER-mal
pertaining to upon the skin
erythroderma
e-rith-rō-DER-ma
red skin (abnormal redness of the skin)
hypodermic
hī-pō-DER-mik
pertaining to under the skin
intradermal (ID)
in-tra-DER-mal
pertaining to within the skin
keratogenic
ker-a-tō-JEN-ik
producing horny tissue
leukoderma
lū-kō-DER-ma
white skin (white patches caused by depigmentation)
necrosis
ne-KRŌ-sis
abnormal condition of death (cells and tissue die because of disease)
percutaneous
per-kū-TĀ-nē-us
pertaining to through the skin
staphylococcus (staph)
staf-il-ō-KOK-us
berry-shaped (bacterium) in grapelike clusters (these bacteria cause many skin diseases)
streptococcus (strep)
strep-tō-KOK-us
berry-shaped (bacterium) in twisted chains
subcutaneous (subcut)
sub-kū-TĀ-nē-us
pertaining to under the skin
subungual
sub-UNG-gwal
pertaining to under the nail
transdermal (TD)
trans-DER-mel
pertaining to through the skin
