Integumentary System Flashcards
cutane/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
derm/o
skin
seb/o
oil, fat, grease
ex: sebaceous (related to oil)
hidr/o
sweat
ex: anhidrosis (without sweat abnormal condition)
trich/o
pertaining to hair
pil/i or pil/o
hair
ex: pilomatricoma (benign skin tumor with hair follicles)
onych/o
nails
ungu/o
nails
ex: ungual (pertaining to the nail)
albin/o
white
alopecia
loss of hair
epitheli/o
upon lining
ex: epithelium (thin layer of tissue on the outer skin)
granul/o
granules
ex: granulocytes (type of white blood cell that has small granules insid
a small compact particle of a substance
hirsut/o
hairy
ex: hirsutism (excessive hair, it is a disorder for women)
kel/o
tumor or growth
ex: keloid (overgrowth of scar tissue)
kerat/o
cornea or horny (hard)
ex: keratosis (rough scaly patch) or keratitis (corneal ulcer)
sclera/o
hard
prurit/o
itching
pruritus is the medical definition for itching
necr/o
death
necrosis is the death of most or all cells in an organ or tissus or fail
erythr/o
red
lip/o
fat
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
pedicul/o
lice
vesic/o
bladder or blister
photo-
light
strati-
layer
-cyte
cell
-derm
skin
cut-
skin
carcin/o
cancer
fiss-
split
-oma
tumor
-rrhea
fluid discharge or flow
scraping away of the skin by mechanical process of injury
abrasion
localized collection of pus
abscess
dry skin
xeroderma
inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tisses due to infection
cellulitis
fungal infection on the skin
tinea
torn, ragged-edge wound
lacerations
a cut in the skin
any visible change in tissue resulting from an injury or disease
lesion
it’s a broad term for sores, wounds, ulcers, and tumors
wheals of various shapes and sized that are itchy
urticaria
hives
view of life
biopsy
removal of living tissue from the body to be viewed under a microscope
rhytid/o
wrinkles
-ectomy
excision (cut)
surgical removal
abnormal hard spot(s)
induration
overgrowth of scar tissue
keloid
flat, colored spot on the skin
macule
example: freckles
small, solid skin elevation
papule
example: skin tags, basal cell carcinoma
a small knotlike mass
nodule
examples: lipoma, metastatic carcinoma, rheumatoid nodule
round, itchy elevation of the skin
wheal
example: urticaria (hives)
small evaluation of epidermis containing liquid
vesicle
example: herpes zoster, herpes simplex, contact dermatitis
elevation of skin containing pus
pustule
example: impetigo, acne
a closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material
cyst
example: acne
circumscribed cutaneous elevation caused by a virus
verruca
a wart
small elevation of the epidermis containing liquid
vessicle
a blister
circumscribed malformation of the skin, usually brown, black, or flesh colored
nevus (nevi)
nevi is the pleural form of nevus
congenital nevus is a birthmark, a nevus also is called a mole
paleness
pallor
a pinpoint skin hemorrage
petechia
small hemorrhages in the skin, giving a purple-red discoloration
erosion of the skin caused by prolonged pressure, often occuring in bedridden patients
pressure ulcer
also called decubitus ulcer or bed sore
profuse sweating
diaphoresis
puffy swelling of tissue from the accumlation of fluid
edema
redness
erythema
escape of blood into the skin
ecchymosis
a bruise