DERMATOLOGY I & II

derma-

skin

epidermis

Outer layer of skin

dermis

Inner layer of skin (below epidermis)

hypodermis subcutis

lowest layer of skin housing fat

keratin

protein present in skin, hair, and nails

melanin

gives pigment to hair, skin, eyes

kerat/o

keratin, hard, hornlike

hidr/o

sweat, perspiration

seb/o

sebum

trich/o, pil/o

hair

onych/o

nail

cutane/o

skin

rhytid/o

wrinkle

necro-

death

albin/o

white

myc/o

fungus

py/o

pus

prurit/o

itching

intradermal

pertaining to within the skin

hirsut/o

hairy

xer/o

dry

pedicul

lice

onych/o, ungu/o

claws, nails, hooves

ecchymosis

bruising

adip/o

fat

carcin/o

cancer

biopsy

view of life

allo, auto, xeno (graft)

same , self, foreign (graft from body)

cry/o

cold

chem/o

chemical

follicul/o

follicle

ichthy/o

scaly, dry

integument/o

skin

phot/o

light

tact/o, thigm/o

touch, feel

vesic/o

bladder, sac

xanth/o

yellow

-graft

tissue for implant

-opsy

view of

-phoria

feel