Integumentary System Flashcards
albin/o
white
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
fat
bi/o
life
cry/o
cold
cyan/o
blue
derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
skin
diaphor/e
profuse sweating
epitheli/o
covering
erythemat/o, erythr/o, erythem/o
red, redness
hidr/o
sweat
hist/o, histi/o
tissue
kerat/o, keratin/o
hard, hornlike
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
myc/o
fungus
necr/o
death
onych/o, ungu/o
nail
pil/o, pil/i
hair
py/o
pus
seb/o
sebum
epi-
upon, above, on
vascul/o
vessel
-derma
skin
-oma
tumor, mass
-phagia
eating
-therapy
treatment
Alopecia
Loss of hair; baldness
Carbuncle
Boil
Cicatrix
Scar
Comedo
Blackhead
Decubitus ulcer
A bed sore
Exudate
Production of pus or sebum
Herpes simplex
Cold sore
Urticaria
Hives
Nevus
Mole
Pruritus
Severe itching
Tinea
Ringworm
Verruca
Wart
FUO
Fever of unknown origin
Hx
History
SLE
Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks its own tissues, causing widespread inflammation and tissue damage in the affected organs. It can affect the joints, skin, brain, lungs, kidneys, and blood vessels.
Ung
Ointment
BSE
Breast Self-Examination