Integumentary System Medical Terminology

albin/o

white, absence of pigmentation

cirrh/o

yellow, orange, or tawny color

jaund/o

yellow skin coloration

xanth/o

denoting a yellow color

cutane/o

related to the skin

cyan/o

denoting a blue color

cyt/o

cell

derm

related to the skin or dermis

erythr/o

red

fero

to carry or bear

ichthy/o

dry, scaly

kerat/o

horn, hard

melan/o

dark, black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

pil/o

hair

scler/o

hardness or thickening

seb/o

oil or sebum

sudor

sweat

xer/o

dryness

an

without

anti

against, opposed to

de

removal

epi

upon, over, or above

hyper

excessive, above normal

para

beside, near, or around

sub

below, beneath, or under

cyte

a cell

derma

skin or related to skin

ia

a condition or state

ism

a condition, process, or disease

logist

a specialist in a certain field, often related to medicine or biology

logy

the study of a subject

malacia

softening of tissues

oma

tumor

osis

a condition, usually abnormal