HTH terms (units 1-3)

Pertaining to above

Superior or cephalic

Sagittal plane

Divides body into left/right

Apex

Tip or summit of organ

Lateral

Move toward side of body

More towards feet

Inferior or Caudal

Skin structure

Structure of hair

life

bi/o

vessel

angi/o

to cut

cis/o

body

corpor/o

to burn

cauter/o

Sweat

hidr/o

abnormal softening

-malacia

blood condition

emia

ungu/o

nail

abnormal condition

-iasis or -osis

-ule

small

-ic

pertaining to

xeno-

foreign

allo-

other

ex-

outward

Vesicle

Small, fluid-filled, swollen (blister)

Rubella

contagious viral infection (German measles)

Xeroderma

Abnormally dry skin

onychia

infected nail bed

scabies

skin disease caused by Mites

Keloid

Thin hypertrophic scar

aer/o

air

-plegia

paralysis

-ptosis

drooping

-plasty

surgical repair

-pexy

surgical fixation

-centesis

puncture to withdraw liquid

-plasm

formation

inguin/o

groin

ped/o

foot

caud/o

tail

chondr/o

cartilage

hal/o

to breathe

hist/o

tissue

viscer/o

internal organ

thec/o

sheath or meninges

topic/o

a specific area

ur/o and urin/o

urine

LE meaning

Lower Extremity

py/o

pus

cry/o

cold

ichthy/o

scaly, dry

myc/o

fungus

pedicul/o

lice

trich/o

hair

onych/o

nail

kerat/o

hard, horny

Basal layer

Deepest layer of Epidermis

Fat

lip/o or adip/o

rhytid/o

wrinkle

Ulcer

Open sore in skin

FS meaning

Frozen Section

BCC meaning

Basal Cell Carcinoma

Paronychia

infection of skin fold around the nail

Psoriasis

Chronic inflammatory conditions w/ capules forming “silvery, scale” patches

trichomycosis

Fungal infection of the hair

Abscess

collection of pus in skin

Hirutism

excessive hair growth

Schedule I

Highest potential for addiction

septic/o

infection

SG

Skin Graft

Debridement

Removal of foreign material and dead/damaged tissue from a wound