Integumentary System Flashcards
Acne
pointed
Actino-
sun, ray, radium
Alopeci-
fox manage or baldness
Anthrax
coal or carbuncle
Blebo-
blister
belpharo-
eyelid
Bulba
blister or vesicle
Carbuno-
glowing ember
Chancro-
ulcer (sore)
-cicatrix
scar
Cili-
eyelash-like
Contusi-
bruise
Corio-
skin
Cornu-
horn or horny
Cuspi-
pointed
Cutio-, cut-, cuti-
skin
Dermo-
skin
dermato-
skin
Eczema-
to boil out
Erythemato-
red or flushed
Eschar
scab
Fungi-
mushroom
Furuno-
boil
Helio-
sun
Hidro-
sweat
Hirsuit-
hairy or profound hair
Histo-
web-like or tissue
Ichthy-
fish or fish-like
Integu-
covering
Kelo-
scar
Lacero-
to tear
Lacrimo-
tearing or tear
Lento-
freckle
Lepro-
scaly
Licheni-
plant
Lipo-
fat
Lupus
wolf
Luteo-
yellow
Macero-
to make soft
Maculo-
large spot or flat skin freckle
Measles
rubella, reddish or red
Mel-
sweet, honey, cheek, limb
Melano-
black
Mumps
swelling
Myco-
fungus
Nevo-
birthmark
Onycho-
nail
Pachy-
thick
Papilla-
nipple
Pediculo-
lice
Peli-
purple
Pell-
skin
Petechi-
small
Petro-
rock, stone, hard
Phyto-
plant
Pilo-
hair
Pityri-
bran (cerebral-like scales on skin)
-plakia
plate or plate-like
-pox
pits
Pruri-
itch or itching
Psori-
to itch
Purpuro-
purple
Rhytido-
wrinkles
Sebo-
oil
Squamo-
scaly
Strati-
layer
Stria-
stripes or threads
Sudorifero-
sweat
Thelo-
nipple
Tinea-
fungus
Tricho-
hair
-trigo-
rubbing
Tumo-
swelling or tumor growth
Turgoro-
swelling
Unguino-
nail
Urticario-
hives or nettles
Varicella-
tiny spot
Vermi-
worm
Verrucae-
wart
Vesico-
sac or small blister
Vitiligo-
to corrupt
Wheal-
round or circle
Whitlow-
white flow
Xantho-
yellow
Xero-
dry