hlth 354 ch 3

integumentary system

adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

fat

erythroderma

red skin

cuetane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

pil/o, trich/o

hair

hidr/o

sweat

squam/o

scale

onych/o, ungu/o

nail

seb/o, sebace/o

oil

crypt/o

hidden

kerat/o

horny tissue; hard; cornea

xer/o

dry

xanth/o

yellow

cythr/o

red

leuk/o, alb/o

white

melan/o

black

abrasion

scrape of the skin due to something abrasive

albinism

lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white

albino

person with skin deficient in pigment (melanin)

alopecia

hair loss, baldness

anhidrosis

abnormal condition of no sweat

comedo

a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head)

cyanhidrosis

blue sweat

depigmentation

loss of melanin pigment in the skin

dermatalgia

skin pain

dermatodynia

skin pain

dermatolysis

loose skin

erthyma

redness

hemathidrosis

sweating blood

hidropoiesis

formation of sweat

hyperhidrosis

excessive sweating

hyperkeratosis

excessive growth of horny skin

hypermelanosis

excessive melanin in the skin

hyperpigmentation

excessive pigment in the skin

hypohidrosis

diminished sweating

hypomelanosis

diminished melanin in the skin

hypopigmentation

diminished pigment in the skin

leukoderma

white skin

machete

to soften the skin

onychopagia

nail biting

pruritus

itching

rhytidermia

wrinkled skin

sebopoiesis

formation of oil (sebum)

seborrhea

discharge of sebum

trichomeagly

abnormally thick hair

urticaria

hives

xanthoderma

yellow skin

xeroderma

dry skin

xerosis

condition of dryness

macule, macula

small, flat discolored area

patch (vitiligo)

larger, flat discolored area

papule

small, solid skin mass

plaque

a solid mass on the SURFACE of the skin

nodule

a solid mass that EXTENDS DEEPER into the skin

tumor

a larger solid mass

vesicle

a smaller blister

bulla

larger blister

pustule

a pus filled blister

abscess

localized collection of pus

erosion

loss of skin

ulcer

sore

excoriation

scratch

fissure

a crack in the skin

scale

skin flaking off

crust

a dried substance on the skin

vascular lesions

wounds related to blood vessels

cherry angioma

a small blood vessel tumor

telangiectasia (spider angioma)

the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin

petechia

small bruise

cicatrix

scar

keloid

overgrowth of scar tissue

epidermal tumors

tumors on the skin

nevus

mole

dysplastic nevus

a mole with bad changes/formations

verruca

wart

culture and sensitivity (c&s)

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

biopsy (Bx)

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

excision biopsy

removal of an entire lesion

incisional biopsy

removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)

dermatoscope

instrument used to look at the skin

dermatoscopy

procedure for looking at the skin

adipocele

a hernia filled with fatty tissue

dermatoscope

instrument used to look at the skin

dermatoscopy

procedure for looking at the skin

dermatofibroma

a fibrous skin tumor

erthyrocyanosis

a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin

karatogenic

causing horny tissue development

keratosis

horny tissue condition

necrosis

tissue death

onychia

a nail condition

onychocryptosis

ingrown nail

onycholysis

the loss of a nail

onychomalacia

abnormal softening of a nail

onychopathy

nail disease

pachyderma

tough skin

paronychia

diseased state around the nail

steatoma

fatty tumor

xanthoma

yellow tumor

decubitus ulcer

bed sore

dermatosis

skin condition

dermapathy

skin disease