Medical Terminology - Chapter 3

What is the integumentary system?

the skin

What is the outermost layer of the skin?

epidermis

What is the deeper layer of the skin?

Dermis

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

fat

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

pil/o, trich/o

hair

hidr/o

sweat

onych/o, ungu/o

nail

seb/o, sebace/o

oil

kerat/o

hard, horny

xer/o

dry

xanth/o

yellow

erythr/o

red

leuk/o, alb/o

white

melan/o

black

abrasion

uh-BRAY-zhun

def: scraping away of skin

ab / rasion

away / scrape

albinism

AL-bin-ism

def: lack of pigment in skin, causing patient to look white

albin / ism

white / condition

albino

al - BAY - noh

def: a person afflicted with albinism

alopecia

a-loh-PEE-sha

def: baldness

anhidrosis

an-hi-DROH-sis

def: lack of sweating

an / hidr / osis

no / sweat / condition

dermatalgia

der-mah-TAL-jah

def: skin pain

dermat / algia

skin / pain

dermatodynia

der-MA-toh-DAI-nee-ah

def: skin pain

dermato / dynia

skin / pain

erythema

eh-rih-THEE-ma

def: redness

erythroderma

eh-RIH-throh-DER-ma

def: red skin

erythro / derma

red / skin

hidropoiesis

hih-droh-poh-EE-sis

def: the formation of sweat

hidro / poiesis

sweat / formation

hyperhidrosis

hai-per-hih-DROH-sis

def: excessive sweating

hyper / hidr / osis

over / sweat / condition

hyperkerotosis

kai-per-ker-ah-TOH-sis

def: excessive growth of horny skin

hyper / kerat / osis

over / horny / condition

hypermelanosis

hai-per-mel-an-OH-sis

def: excessive melanin in the skin

hyper / melan / osis

over / black / condition

hyperpigmentation

hai-per-pig-men-TAY-shun

def: excessive pigment in the skin

hyper / pigment / ation

over / pigment / condition

hypohidrosis

hai-poh-hih-DROH-sis

def: diminished sweating

hypo / hidr / osis

under / sweat / condition

hypomelanosis

hai-poh-mel-an-OH-sis

def: diminished melanin in the skin

hypo / melan / osis

under / black / condition

hypopigmentation

hai-poh-pig-men-TAY-shun

def: diminished pigment in the skin

hypo / pigment / ation

under / pigment / condition

leukoderma

loo-koh-DER-mah

def: white skin

leuko / derma

white / skin

onychophagia

aw-nih-koh-FAY-jah

def: eating or biting the nails

onycho / phag / ia

nail / eat / condition

pruritus

prur-AI-tis

def: an itch

trichomegaly

tri-koh-MEG-ah-lee

def: abnormally thick hair

tricho / megaly

hair / enlargement

urticaria

ur-tih-KAR-ee-ah

def: swollen, raised, itchy areas of the skin

xanthoderma

zan-thoh-DER-mah

def: yellow skin

xantho / derma

yellow / skin

xeroderma

zeh-roh-DER-mah

def: dry skin

xero / derma

dry / skin

xerosis

ze-ROH-sis

def: condition of dryness

xer / osis

dry / condition

macule (freckle)

MA-kyool

def: small, flat, discolored area

patch

pach

def: larger, flat discolored area

papule

PA-pyool

def: a small solid mass

plaque

PLAK

def: a solid mass on the surface of the skin

bulla

BUL-lah

def: a larger blister

pustule

PUS-tyool

def: a pus-filled blister

vesicle

VEH-sih-kul

def: a smaller blister

ves / icle

bladder / little

ulcer

UL-sir

def: a sore

scale

SKAYL

def: skin flaking off

crust

krust

def: a dried substance on the skin

ecchymosis

eh-kih-MOH-sis

def: a larger bruise

petechia

puh-TEE-kee-yah

def: a small bruise

cicatrix

SIK-ah-triks

def: scar

keloid

KEE-loid

def: overgrowth of scar tissue

kel / oid

tumor / resembling

nevus

NEE-vus

def: mole

verruca

vah-ROO-kah

def: wart

biopsy (Bx)

BAI-op-see

def: removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)

bi / ops / y

two / eye / procedure

keratogenic

keh-RA-toh-jen-ik

def: causing horny tissue to develop

kerato / gen / ic

horny / creatioin / pertaining to

keratosis

KEH-rah-TOH-sis

def: horny tissue condition

kerat / osis

horny / condition

onychocryptosis

AW-nih-koh-krip-TOH-sis

def: an ingrown nail

onycho / cryp / osis

nail / hidden / conditionno

onychopathy

aw-nik-AW-pah-thee

def: nail disease

onycho / pathy

nail / disease

steatoma

STEE-ah-TOH-ma

def: a fatty tumor

steat / oma

fat / tumor

hypodermic

hai-poh-DER-mik

def: pertaining to beneath the skin

hypo / derm / ic

beneath / skin / pertaining to

intradermal

in-trah-DER-mal

def: pertaining to inside the skin

intra / derm / al

inside / skin / pertaining to

percutaneous

per-kyoo-TAY-nee-us

def: pertaining to through the skin

per / cutane / ous

through / skin / pertaining to

subcutaneous

sub-kyoo-TAY-nee-us

def: pertaining to beneath the skin

sub / cutane / ous

beneath / skin / pertaining to

chemotherapy

KEE-moh-THEH-rah-pee

def: treatment using chemicals

chemo / therapy

chemical / treatment

cryosurgery

KRAI-oh-SIR-juh-ree

def: destruction of tissue through freezing

cryo / surgery

cold / surgery

dermabrasion

der-mah-BRAY-zhun

def: rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of the skin

derm / ab / rasion

skin / away / rub

incision and drainage

in-SIH-zhun and DRAY-nij

def: to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain

in / cision

in / cut

lipectomy

lih-PEK-toh-mee

def: removal of fatty tissue

lip / ectomy

fat / removal

liposuction

LAI-poh-SUK-shun

def: removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum

lipo / suction

fat / vacuum

onychectomy

aw-nik-EK-toh-mee

def: remove of a nail

onych / ectomy

nail / removalo

onychotomy

aw-ni-KAW-toh-mee

def: incision into a nail

onycho / tomy

nail / incision

anesthetic

an-es-THET-ik

def: a drug that temporarily blocks sensation

an / esthetic

no / sensation

antibiotic

an-tai-bai-OH-tk

def: a drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms

anti / biotic

against / life

antihistamine

an-tee-HIS-tah-meen

def: a drug that opposes the effects of histamine

anti / histamine

against / histamine

antipruritic

an-tee-pruh-RIH-tik

def: a drug that prevents or relieves itching

anti / pruritic

against / itching