Integumentary System Flashcards
aden/o
gland
bi/o
life
cutane/o
skin
cyt/o
cell
-cyte
cell
derm/o
skin
dermat/o
skin
epi
above, over
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o
tissue
-ia
condition, state of
intra-
within
-malacia
softening
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
onych/o
nail
-opsy
to view
per-
through
-plasia
development
-plasty
surgical reconstruction
sub-
under, beneath
tome
instrument used to cut
Bx
biopsy
decub
decubitus (ulcer)
FS
frozen state
ID
intradermal
I & D
incision and drainage
SC
subcutaneous
biopsy
remove and examine tissue
skin graft
surgical procedure in which a piece of skin is transplanted from one area to another
incision & drainage
method of draining abscesses to relieve pain and speed healing
cyan/o
blue
aut/o
self
follicul/o
little follicle
kerat/o
hard
seb/o
sebum, oil