Integumentary System - Pathological Terms Flashcards
adenoma
tumor of a gland
aden/o = gland -oma = tumor; mass
albinism
lack of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes
albin/o = white -ism = process
anhidrosis
lack of sweat
an- = no; not; lack of hidr/o = sweat -osis = abnormal condition
carcinoma
malignant tumor of epithelial cells
carcin/o = cancer -oma = tumor; mass
cyanotic
pertaining to a bluish discoloration of skin
cyan/o = blue -tic = pertaining to
dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
dermat/o = skin -itis = inflammation
dermatomycosis
fungal infection of skin
dermat/o = skin myc/o = fungus -osis = abnormal condition
diaphoresis
state of profuse sweating; hyperhydrosis
diaphor/e = profuse sweating -is = state of; condition
erythema
red discoloration of the skin
erythr/o = red
erythematous
pertaining to a redness of the skin
erythemat/o = red -ous = pertaining to
erythroderma
redness of skin; erythema
erythr/o = red -derma = skin
hemangioma
common, benign tumor of blood vessels (birthmarks)
hem/o = blood angi/o = vessel -oma = tumor; mass
hyperhidrosis
excessive secretion of sweat; diaphoresis
hyper- = excessive hidr/o = sweat -osis = abnormal condition
hyperkeratosis
excessive growth of the outer layer of skin
hyper- = excessive kerat/o = hard; hornlike -osis = abnormal condition
leukoderma
lack of pigmentation of the skin showing up as white patches; vitiligo
leuk/o = white -derma = skin
lipoma
tumor or mass containing fat
lip/o = fat -oma = tumor; mass
melanoma
tumor arising from melanocytes (usually malignant)
melan/o = black -oma = tumor; mass
necrotic
pertaining to death
necr/o = death -tic = pertaining to
onychomycosis
fungal infection of the nail
onych/o = nail myc/o = fungus -osis = abnormal condition
papilloma
benign epithelial tumor
papill/o = nipple-like -oma = tumor; mass
paronychia
inflammation of the tissue around the nail
para- = beside; near onych/o = nail -ia = condition
pyoderma
any pus-producing disease of the skin
py/o = pus -derma = skin
pyogenic
pus producing
py/o = pus -genic = producing
scleroderma
abnormal thickening of the dermis (usually starts in hands & feet)
scler/o = hardening -derma = skin
seborrhea
increased discharge of sebum from sebaceous glands
seb/o = sebum -rrhea = flow; discharge
steatoma
fatty tumor of the sebaceous glands
steat/o = fat -oma = tumor; mass
xeroderma
dry skin of a chronic nature
xer/o = dry -derma = skin
