Chapter 5 - Intergumentary Flashcards
integumentary system
skin + accessory organs (hair, nails, and glands)
ductule
very small duct
what is the outer layer of skin
epidermis
adip/o (CF)
fat
ex. adip/osis: abnormal condition of fat
lip/o (CF)
fat
ex. lip/o/cele: hernia containing fat
steat/o (CF)
fat
ex. steat/itis: inflammation of fatty (adipose) tissue
cutane/o (CF)
skin
ex. sub/cutane/ous:pertaining to beneath the skin
dermat/o (CF)
skin
ex.demrat/o/plasty: surgical repair of the skin
derma/o (CF)
skin
ex. hypo/derm/ic: pertaining to under the skin
hidr/o (CF)
sweat
ex. hidr/aden/itis: inflammation of the sweat glands
sudro/o (CF)
sweat:
ex. sudor/esis: profuse sweating;
itchy/o (CF)
dry, scaly
ex. itchy/osis: abnormal condition of dry or scaly skin
kerat/o (CF)
horny tissue; hard cornea
ex. kerat/osis: abnormal condition of horny tissue
melan/o (CF)
black
ex. melan/oma: black tumor
myc/o (CF)
fungus (plural, fungi)
ex. dermat/o/myc/osis: fungal infection of the skin
onych/o (CF)
nail
ex. onych/o/malacia: softening of the nails
ungu/o (CF)
nail
ex. ungu/al: pertaining to the nails
pil/o (CF)
hair
ex. pil/o: pertaining to hair in a nest
trich/o (CF)
hair
ex. trich/o/pathy: disease involving the hair
scler/o (CF)
hardening; sclera (white eye)
ex. scler/o/dema: hardening of the skin
seb/o (CF)
sebum, sebacceous
ex. seb/o/rrhea: discharge of sebum
squam/o (CF)
scale
ex. squam/ous: pertaining to scales (or covered with sclaes)
xen/o (CF)
foreign, strange
ex. sen/o/graft: skin transplantation from a foreign donor (usually a pig) for a human; also called heterograft
xer/o (CF)
dry
ex. xer/o/derma: dry skin
cyte (S)
cell
ex.lip/o/cyte: fat cell
derma (S)
skin
ex. py/o/derma: pus in skin
logist (S)
specialist in the study of
ex. dermat/o/logist: specialist in the study of the skin disorders
logy (S)
study of
ex.dermat/o/logy: study of the skin (and its diseases)
therapy (S)
treatment
ex. cry/o/therapy: use of cold in the treatment (of disease)
an (P)
without, not
ex. an/hidr/osis: abnormal condition of not sweating
dia (P)
through, across
ex. dia/phoresis: excessive or profuse sweating; also called sudoresis or hyperhidrosis
epi (P)
above, upon
ex. epi/derm/is: above the skin
homo (P)
same
ex. homo/graft: transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species; also called allograft
hyper (P)
excessive. above normal
ex. hyper/hidr/osis: excessive or profuse sweating; also called diaphoresis or sudoresis
sub (P)
under, below
ex. sub/ungu/al: pertaining to beneath the nail of a finger or toe
Bx, bx
biopsy
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
C&S
culture and sensitivity
CA
cancer; chronological age; cardiac arrest
FS
frozen section
ID
intradermal
I&D
incision and drainage
IMP
impression (synonymous with diagnosis)
IV
intravenous
TNM
tumor-node-mestasis
ung
ointment
XP, XDP
xeroderma pigmentosum
