STUDY CHAP 3. - MED. TERM

Integumentary system

adip/o (adipocele)

fat

alb/o (albinism)

white

crypt/o (onychocryptosis)

hidden

cutane/o (percutaneous)

skin

derm/o (dermatitis)

skin

dermat/o (dermatitis)

skin

erythr/o (erythema)

red

hidr/o (hyperhidrosis)

sweat

kerat/o (hyperkeratosis)

hard

leuk/o (leukoderma)

white

lip/o (lipectomy)

fat

melan/o (melanoma)

black

onych/o (onychomycosis)

nail

seb/o (seborrheic dermatitis)

oil

squam/o (squamous cell carcinoma)

scale

steat/o (steatitis)

fat

pachy/o (pachyderma)

thick

xanth/o (xanthoderma)

yellow

pil/o (pilosebaceous)

hair

trich/o (trichomycosis)

hair

xer/o (xeroderma)

dry

ungu/o (ungual)

nail

-itis (dermatitis)

inflammation

-osis (xerosis)

condition

-oma (xanthoma)

tumor

-ectomy (lipectomy)

removal

-lysis (onycholysis)

breakdown

-malacia (onychomalacia)

softening

-pathy (onychopathy)

disease

-phagia (onychophagia)

eating

-plasty (rhytidoplasty)

surgical repair

-scope (dermatoscope)

instrument for viewing

-scopy (dermoscopy)

visual examination

-tomy (onychotomy)

incision

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

eczema

red

psoriasis

red

acne vulgaris

common acne

alopecia

baldness

pruritus

itching

urticaria

raised

vitiligo

loss of skin pigment

ichthyosis

dry

xerosis

dryness

hyperpigmentation

excessive skin pigment

hypopigmentation

decreased skin pigment

macule

small

papule

small

vesicle

small blister

bulla

large blister

pustule

pus-filled blister

plaque

solid raised area on skin

scale

flaky skin

crust

dried blood

ulcer

open sore

nevus

mole

verruca

wart

petechia

small bruise

ecchymosis

larger bruise

biopsy

removal of tissue for examination

first-degree burn

burn affecting the epidermis

second-degree burn

burn affecting the epidermis and dermis

third-degree burn

deep burn extending through the skin

fourth-degree burn

burn extending into deeper structures

basal cell carcinoma

cancer of basal skin cells

squamous cell carcinoma

cancer of squamous skin cells

malignant melanoma

cancerous tumor of pigment-producing cells

dermatofibroma

fibrous skin tumor

xanthoma

yellow tumor

steatoma

fatty tumor

dermabrasion

scraping away the outer skin

cryosurgery

destruction of tissue by freezing

liposuction

removal of fatty tissue using suction

lipectomy

surgical removal of fatty tissue

incision and drainage

opening an area to allow infected fluid to drain