Ch5 Dermatology/Integumentary System

The functions of the integumentary system are…

protection, temperature regulation, sensation, and waste disposal

aden/o

gland

adip/o

fat

cutane/o

skin

derm/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

hidr/o

sweat

kerat/o

keratin, hard, hornlike

lip/o

fat

melan/o

melanin, black

onych/o

nail

py/o

pus

seb/o

sebum, oil

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

chem/o

chemical

cry/o

cold

erythr/o

red

ichthy/o

scaly

leuk/o

white

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

death

pedicul/o

lice

scler/o

hardened

vesic/o

bladder, sac

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry

adenitis

inflammation of the gland

adenoma

tumor in a gland

adenomegaly

enlarged gland

adipose

pertaining to fat

adipocyte

fat cell

adipoma

tumor made of fat

subcutaneous

pertaining to under the skin

percutaneous

pertaining to through the skin

xeroderma

dry skin condition

erythema

red skin condition

leukoderma

white skin condition

epidermal

pertaining to over the skin

hypodermic

pertaining to under the skin

transdermal

pertaining to across the skin

dermatology

study of the skin

dermatoplasty

surgical repair of the skin

dermatosclerosis

hardening skin condition

hidradenitis

sweat gland inflammation

hyperhidrosis

abnormal condition of excessive sweating

keratoderma

hornlike condition

keratosis

hornlike abnormal condition

keratogenic

producing keratin

lipectomy

surgical removal of fat

lipoid

resembling fat

lipoma

tumor made of fat

melanoma

black tumor

melanocyte

black cell

melanotic

pertaining to (being) black

onychitis

inflammation of a nail

onychomalacia

abnormal softening of a nail

hyperonychia

condition of excessive nail (growth)

pyogenic

producing pus

pyorrhea

discharge of pus

seborrhea

discharge of oil

trichophagia

hair eating (chewing/biting)

ungual

pertaining to a nail

subungual

pertaining to under a nail

lesion

general term indicating presence of a tissue abnormality, wound, or injury

abrasion

skin injury that scrapes away surface of skin

laceration

jagged-edged skin wound caused by tearing of skin; not a skin cut

fissure

cracklike break in the skin

contusion

blunt trauma to skin resulting in bruising but not skin break