Integumentary System Flashcards
1
Q
acr
A
extremities
2
Q
cutane
A
skin
3
Q
derm
A
skin
4
Q
dermat
A
skin
5
Q
myc
A
fungus
6
Q
onych
A
nail
7
Q
cyan
A
blue
8
Q
erythr
A
red
9
Q
leuk
A
white
10
Q
melan
A
black
11
Q
xanth
A
yellow
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
-osis
A
abnormal condition
14
Q
-ous
A
pertaining to
15
Q
-tomy
A
incision into
16
Q
epi-
A
on, upon, over
17
Q
hypo-
A
below, deficient, under
18
Q
intra-
A
within
19
Q
per-
A
through
20
Q
sub-
A
below, under
21
Q
edema
A
puffy, swelling of tissue from fluid accumulation
22
Q
shingles (herpes zoster)
A
painful, inflamed blisters along the nerve routes
23
Q
squamous cell carcinoma
A
malignant growth that develops from scale like epithelial tissue
24
Q
staphylococcus (p. staphylococi)
A
bacteria that can cause skin infection and resembles grape-like clusters
25
streptococcus (p. streptococci)
bacteria that can cause skin infection and resembles twisted chains
26
abscess
localized collection of pus
27
basal cell carcinoma
tumor arising from the outer layer of the skin
