Integumentary System Definitions

angi

Means usually blood or lymph vessel

hem/o, hemat/o

Means blood

rhytid, rhytid/o

Means wrinkle

Blephar/o

Means eyelid

phor/o

Means carry, bear

derm/o, dermat/o

Means skin

urtic/o

Means rash, hives

kerat/o

Means hard, horny

edema

Means swelling

Kel/o

means growth or tumor

py/o

means pus

papill

Means resembling a nipple

cutane/o

Means skin

Seb/o

means sebum

xer/o

Means dry

Pil/o

means hair

hidr/o

means sweat

hirsut/o

means excessive hair or hairy

Myc/o

means fungus

alopec

Means baldness

ecchym

means a large irregular area of purplish discoloration caused by bleeding under the skin (pouring out of juice)

scler/o

means hard, hardening

koil

means hallow, concave (often refers to spoon-shaped nails)

ichthy

means dry, scaly

lip/o

means fat

melan/o

means black, dark

onych/o

means nail

belphar/o

means eyelid

pil/i, pil/o

means hair