Integumentary System

Question 1

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Answer 1

skin

Question 2

hidr/o

Answer 2

sweat

Question 3

kerat/o

Answer 3

horny tissue, hard

Question 4

onych/o, ungu/o

Answer 4

nail

Question 5

seb/o

Answer 5

sebum (oil)

Question 6

trich/o

Answer 6

hair

Question 7

aden/o

Answer 7

gland

Question 8

aut/o

Answer 8

self

Question 9

bi/o

Answer 9

life

Question 10

fibr/o

Answer 10

fibrous tissue, fibers

Question 11

heter/o

Answer 11

other

Question 12

myco/o

Answer 12

fungus

Question 13

necr/o

Answer 13

death (cells, body)

Question 14

pachy/o

Answer 14

thick

Question 15

rhytid/o

Answer 15

wrinkles

Question 16

staphyl/o

Answer 16

grape like clusters

Question 17

strept/o

Answer 17

twisted chains

Question 18

xer/o

Answer 18

dry

Question 19

epi-

Answer 19

on, upon, over

Question 20

intra-

Answer 20

within

Question 21

para-

Answer 21

bedside, beyond, around

Question 22

per-

Answer 22

through

Question 23

sub-

Answer 23

under, below

Question 24

-coccus (pl. -cocci)

Answer 24

berry-shaped (form of bacterium)

Question 25

-ectomy

Answer 25

excision or surgical removal

Question 26

-ia

Answer 26

disease or abnormal state, condition of

Question 27

-itis

Answer 27

inflammation

Question 28

-malacia

Answer 28

softening

Question 29

-opsy

Answer 29

to view

Question 30

-orrhea

Answer 30

flow, excessive discharge

Question 31

-phagia

Answer 31

eating or swallowing

Question 32

-plasty

Answer 32

plastic or surgical repair

Question 33

-tome

Answer 33

instrument used to cut

Question 34

adipose

Answer 34

fat

Question 35

albino

Answer 35

white

Question 36

allergy

Answer 36

hypersensitivity to a substance

Question 37

alopecia

Answer 37

baldness

Question 38

debridement

Answer 38

removal of contaminated or dead tissue and foreign matter form an open wound

Question 39

decubitus ulcer

Answer 39

bedsore; an open area of skin caused by pressure or irritatiion

Question 40

diaphoresis

Answer 40

profuse sweating

Question 41

ecchymosis

Answer 41

escape of blood into the tissues, causing superficial discoloration; a “black and blue” mark

Question 42

edema

Answer 42

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

Question 43

emollient

Answer 43

agent that softens or soothes the skin

Question 44

erythema

Answer 44

redness

Question 45

induration

Answer 45

abnormal hard spots

Question 46

jaundice

Answer 46

condition characterized by a yellow tinge to the skin (xanthoderma)

Question 47

keloid

Answer 47

overgrowth of scar tissue

Question 48

leukoplakia

Answer 48

condition characterized by white spots or patches on mucous membrane which may be precancerous

Question 49

macule

Answer 49

flat, colored spot on the skin

Question 50

pallor

Answer 50

paleness

Question 51

papule

Answer 51

small, solid skin elevation (pimple)

Question 52

petechia (pl. petechiae)

Answer 52

pinpoint skin hemorrhages

Question 53

pruritus

Answer 53

severe itching

Question 54

pustule

Answer 54

elevation of skin containing pus

Question 55

ulcer

Answer 55

eroded sore on the skin or mucous membrane

Question 56

vesicle

Answer 56

small elevation of the epidermis containing a liquid (blister)