Chapter 3 - The integumentary system

adipo

fat

albo

white

crypto

hidden

cutaneo

skin

dermato

skin

dermo

skin

erythro

red

hidro

sweat

kerato

hard, horny

leuko

white

lipo

fat

melano

black

onycho

nail

pachyo

thick

pilo

hair

sebaceo

oil

sebo

oil

squamo

scale

steato

fat

tricho

hair

unguo

nail

xantho

yellow

xero

dry

abrasion

scraping away of skin

abscess

localized collection of pus

acne vulgaris

inflammation of the skin follicles

actinic dermatitis

inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure

actinic keratosis

horny skin condition caused by sun exposure

adipocele

a hernia filled with fatty tissue

Albinism

lack of pigment in skin

albino

white

allograft

transplantation of healthy tissue from one person to another person; also called homograft

allopecia

baldness

anesthetic

drug that prevents pain during surgery

anhidrosis

lack of sweating

antibiotic

A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth without harming body cells.

Antihistamine

a drug that blocks the effects of histamine in the body

antipruritic

a drug that relieves itching

antiseptic

substance that prevents infection

atopic dermatitis

an unusual inflammation of the skin

autograft

transplantation of healthy tissue from one site to another site in the same individual

basal cell carcinoma

malignant tumor of the basal cell layer of the epidermis

Biopsy

the removal of living tissue from the body for diagnostic examination

bulla

large blister

chemosurgery

removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals

Chemotherapy

treatment of cancer with drugs

cherry anigoma

a small blood vessel tumor

cicatrix

scar

comedo

hair follocle plugged by sebum

crust

dried substance

cryosurgery

destruction of tissue by using extreme cold, often by using liquid nitrogen

culture and sensitivity

growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs it might respond to

cyanhidrosis

blue sweat

decubitus ulcer

bed sore

depigmentation

loss of pigmentation

dermabrasion

rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

dermatofibroma

a fibrous skin tumor

dermatolysis

loss of skin

dermatomycosis

fungal infection of the skin

dermatoscope

instrument used to look at the skin

dermatosis

skin condition

dermopathy

skin disease

dermoscopy

procedure for looking at the skin

dysplastic nevus

a mole with precancerous changes

Ecchymosis

large bruise

eczema

Noncontagious skin rash that produces itching, blistering, and scaling

electrocauterization

using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it

electrodessication

using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it

epidermal

pertaining to the skin

epidermal tumor

tumors on the skin

Erosion

loss of skin

erythmea

redness

erythrocyanosis

a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin

erythroderma

red skin

excisional biopsy

removal of an entire lesion

Excoriation

a scratch mark

first degree burn

Superficial burns through only the epidermis.

fissure

crack in the skin

fourth degree burn

burn in which full thickness of the skin and underlying muscle and bone is damaged

hemathidrosis

sweating blood

heterograft

skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient's

hidradenitis

inflammation of a sweat gland

hidradenoma

tumor of the sweat gland

homograft

skin graft from another person or a cadaver

hyperhidrosis

excessive sweating

hypermelanosis

excessive melanin in the skin

hypodermic

pertaining to under the skin

hypohidrosis

diminished sweating

hypomelanosis

diminished melanin in the skin

hypopigmentation

diminished pigment in the skin

icthyosis

abnormal condition of dry, scaly skin

impetigo

bacterial skin infection characterized by isolated pustules that become crusted and rupture

inscision and drainage (I&D)

to cut into a would to allow liquid to drain

incisional biopsy

removal of a selected portion of a lesion

intradermal

pertaining to within the skin

keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

keratogenic

causing horny tissue development

keratosis

horny tissue condition

leukoderma

white skin