HSA- Integumentary System

This is only the terms you must memorize, I have a separate set for Integumentary System Information

a-

absence of, without

bi-

two or both

dia-

through, complete

dys-

difficult, painful, abnormal, labored

epi-

upon, on, over

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

deficient, below, under, incomplete

intra-

within, in

meta-

change, beyond, after

neo-

new

para-

beside, around, beyond, abnormal

per-

through

pro-

before

sub-

under, below

trans-

through, across, beyond

uni-

one

aut/o

self

bi/o

life

coni/o

dust

crypt/o

hidden

cutane/o

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

heter/o

other

hidr/o

sweat

kerat/o

hard, horny tissue, keratin

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

death

onych/o

nail

pachy/o

thick

rhytid/o

wrinkles

seb/o

sebum

staphyl/o

grapelike clusters

strept/o

twisted chains

ungu/o

nail

xer/o

dryness, dry

-a

no meaning, noun ending

-ad

toward

-al

pertaining to

-coccus

berry

-cyte

cell

-ectomy

excision

-gen

substance that produces/causes

-genic

producing, originating, causing

-ia

condition of, diseased or abnormal state

-ic

pertaining to

-ior

pertaining to

-itis

inflammation

-logist

specialist who studies and treats

-logy

study of

-malacia

softening

-megaly

enlarged, enlargement

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor

-opsy

view of, process of viewing

-osis

abnormal condition, increased numbers relating to blood

-ous

pertaining to

-pathy

disease

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-plasia

development, growth, condition of formation

-plasm

growth, substance, formation

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-sis

state of

-stasis

stop, controlling, standing

-tome

instrument used to cut

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

bx

biopsy

derm

dermatology

ID

intradermal

MRSA

methicillin

SCC

squamous cell carcinoma

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

staph

staphylococcus

strep

streptococcus

subcut

subcutaneous

TD

transdermal

Abscess

enclosed collection of pus in tissues or organs

Adipocyte

fat cell

Adipose tissue

fat tissue

Autonomic

involuntary or unconscious

Avascular

without blood vessels

Bacteria

single

Benign

non

Biopsy

removal of cells or tissues for examination by a pathologist

Cancer

abnormal cells that divide uncontrollably

Cauterize

destroy tissue using heat, cold, electrical current, or chemicals

Cellulitis

infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue with tenderness and fever

Contusion

injury resulting in a bruise

Cyanosis

blue skin color due to low oxygen

Cyst

closed sac containing fluid or semisolid material

Debridement

removal of damaged tissue from a wound to prevent infection

Dehydration

loss of water causing insufficient body fluids

Dermabrasion

removal of superficial scars using sanding or brushes

Dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

Dermatofibroma

fibrous tumor of the skin

Dermatologist

doctor who diagnoses and treats skin disorders

Dermatology

study of skin disorders

Dermis

dense connective tissue layer with glands, vessels, and hair follicles

Diaphoresis

sweating