Session 5: Integumentary System Flashcards
Aden
aden/itis, aden/o/pathy
Gland
Adip
adip/osis, adip/o/cele
Fat
Albin
albin/ism
White
Cry
cry/o/therapy
Cold
Cyst
cyst/ic, cyst/ectomy
Cyst
Cutane
per/cutane/ous, sub/cutane/ous
Skin
Derm, Dermat
dermat/o/logy, dermat/o/logist
Skin
Diaphor
diaphor/esis
Profuse perspiration
Hidr
hidr/aden/itis, hyper/hidr/osis
Sweat
Hist
hist/o/logy, hist/o/logist
Tissue
Ichthy
ichthy/osis
Scaly, dry
Kerat
kerat/osis, kerat/oma
Horny layer of skin
Leuk
leuk/o/derma
White
Lip
lip/ectomy, lip/olysis
Fat
Melan
melan/oma, melan/osis
Black
Myc
myc/osis, myc/o/tic
Fungus
Nid
pil/o/nid/al
Nest
Onych
onych/itis, onych/oma
Nail
Pacy
pachy/derma, pachy/onych/ia
Thick
Pil
pil/o/nid/al/cyst
Hair
Py
py/o/rrhea, py/o/cyst
Pus
Scler
scler/o/derma
Hard, hardening
Seb
seb/o/rrhea
Sebum (an oily skin secretion)
Steat
steat/osis, steat/itis
Fat
Sudor
sudor/esis
Sweat
Trich
trich/o/pathy, hyper/trich/osis
Hair
Ungu
ungu/al, sub/ungu/al
nail
Xanth
xanth/o/derma, xanth/oma
Yellow
Xer
xer/osis, xer/o/derma
Dry
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cele
Hernia
-derma
Skin
-ectomy
Removal or excision
-esis
Condition of
-graft
Transplanted tissue
-ic
Pertaining to
-ism
Condition of
-itis
Inflammation
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-logy
Stud of
-lysis
Destruction
-malacia
Softening
-necrosis
Death
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Abnormal condition
-ous
Pertaining to
-pathy
Disease
-plasia
a/plasia, dys/plasia
Formation, growth
-plasm
neo/plasm
Formation, growth
-plasty
Surgical repair
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
-sclerosis
Hardening
-tic
Pertaining to
-therapy
Treatment
-trophy
Development, nourishment
a-, an-
Without
allo-
allo/graft, dermat/o/allo/plasty
Other, another
auto-
auto/graft, dermat/o/auto/plasty
Self
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
hyper-
Excessive, above normal
hypo-
Below, deficient
intra-
Within
meta-
Change
neo-
New
per-
Through
sub-
Below
Abscess
Collection of puss
Alopecia
Hair loss
Debride
To remove dead or damaged tissue
Edema
Swelling
Erythema
Redness
Vitiligo
Loss of skin pigmentation, resulting in patchy white areas.