Word Parts of the Integumentary System Flashcards
cutane/o
skin
-ous
pertaining to
epi-
above or upon
-is
pertaining to
lip/o
fat
-cytes
cell
lun-
moon
-ula
little
dermat/o
skin
-ologist
specialist
-plasty
surgical repair
seb/o
sebum
-rrhea
flow or discharge
an-
without
hidr/o
sweat
-osis
abnormal condition
dia-
through or complete
phor-
movement
-esis
abnormal condition
hyper-
excessive
follicul-
hair follicle
-itis
inflammation
trich/o
hair
myc/o
fungus
axill-
armpit
-ary
pertaining to
hirsut/o
hairy
-ism
condition
alopec-
baldness
-ia
condition
koil
hollow or concave
onych/o
fingernail or toenail
crypt
hidden
par-
near
albin
white
contus-
bruise
ecchym
pouring out of juice
purpur
purple
hemat/o
blood
-oma
tumor
angi
blood or lymph vessels
prurit
itching
erythem
flushed
erythr/o
red
-derma
skin
ichthy
dry or scaly
lip
fat
-edema
swelling
rhin/o
nose
-phyma
growth
scler/o
hard
urtic/o
rash
-aria
connected with
xer/o
dry
py/o
pus
pedicul
lice
granul
granular
kel
growth or tumor
-oid
resembling
kerat/o
hard or horny
papill
resembling a nipple
melan
black
bi
two or pertaining to life
-opsy
view of
cry/o
cold
-surgery
operative procedure
electr/o
electric
-lysis
destruction
-ectomy
surgical removal
rhytid/o
wrinkle
melan/o
black
pil/i, pil/o
hair
BCC
basal cell carcinoma
caut
cauterization
Ecz, Ez
eczema
I & D
incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement
MM
malignant melanoma
NF
necrotizing fasciitis
PDT
photodynamic therapy
Ps
psoriasis
SCD
scleroderma
SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
SC, subq
subcutaneous
SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus