Integumentary System

Prefix: a-

Absence of, without

Prefix: bi-

Two or both

Prefix: dia-

Through, complete

Prefix: dys-

Difficult, painful, abnormal, labored

Prefix: epi-

Upon, on, over

Prefix: hyper-

Above, excessive

Prefix: hypo-

Deficient, below, under, incomplete

Prefix: intra-

Within, in

Prefix: meta-

Change, beyond, after

Prefix: neo-

New

Prefix: para-

Beside, around, beyond, abnormal

Prefix: per-

Through

Prefix: pro-

Before

Prefix: sub-

Under, below

Prefix: trans-

Through, across, beyond

Prefix: uni-

One

Combining Form: aden/o

Gland

Combining Form: adip/o

Fat

Combining Form: albin/o

White

Combining Form: aut/o

Self

Combining Form: bi/o

Life

Combining Form: coni/o

Dust

Combining Form: cry/o

Cold

Combining Form: crypt/o

Hidden

Combining Form: cutane/o

Skin

Combining Form: cyan/o

Blue

Combining Form: derm/o, dermat/o

Skin

Combining Form: erythr/o

Red

Combining Form: erythemat/o

Redness

Combining Form: fibr/o

Fibrous tissues

Combining Form: heter/o

Other

Combining Form: hidr/o

Sweat

Combining Form: kerat/o

Hard, horny tissue, keratin

Combining Form: lei/o

Smooth

Combining Form: leuk/o

White

Combining Form: lip/o, lipid/o

Fat

Combining Form: melan/o

Black

Combining Form: myc/o

Fungus

Combining Form: necr/o

Death

Combining Form: onych/o, ungu/o

Nail

Combining Form: pachy/o

Thick

Combining Form: pil/o

Hair

Combining Form: py/o

Pus

Combining Form: rhytid/o

Wrinkles

Combining Form: sclera/o

Hardening

Combining Form: seb/o, steat/o

Sebum, fat

Combining Form: staphyl/o

Grapelike clusters

Combining Form: strept/o

Twisted chains

Combining Form: xanth/o

Yellow

Combining Form: xer/o

Dryness, dry

Suffix: -al, -ic, -ior, -ous

Pertaining to

Suffix: -ectomy

Excision, surgical removal

Suffix: -gen, -genic

Substance or agent that produces or causes

Suffix: -itis

Inflammation

Suffix: -logy

Study of

Suffix: -logist

Specialist who studies and treats

Suffix: -malacia

Softening

Suffix: -megaly

Enlargement

Suffix: -oid

Resembling

Suffix: -oma

Tumor, swelling

Suffix: -opsy

View of, process of viewing

Suffix: -orrhea, -rrhea

Flow, excessive discharge

Suffix: -osis

Abnormal condition

Suffix: -pathy

Disease

Suffix: -phagia

Eating, swallowing

Suffix: -plasia

Development, growth, condition of formation

Suffix: -plasty

Surgical repair

Suffix: -stasis

Stop, controlling, standing

Suffix: -tome

Instrument used to cut

Biopsy (bx)

Removal of living tissue for microscopic examination.

Dermatitis

Inflammation of the skin.

Dermatoautoplasty

Surgical repair of skin using tissue from one's own body.

Dermatoconiosis

Abnormal condition of the skin caused by dust.

Dermatofibroma

Fibrous tumor of the skin.

Dermatoheteroplasty

Surgical repair of skin using tissue from another individual.

Dermatologist

Specialist who diagnoses and treats skin disorders.

Dermatology (derm)

Study of the skin and its diseases.

Dermatome

Instrument used to cut thin slices of skin.

Dermatoplasty

Surgical repair of the skin.

Epidermal

Pertaining to upon or over the skin.

Erythroderma

Abnormal redness of the skin.

Hidradenitis

Inflammation of a sweat gland.

Hypodermic

Pertaining to under or below the skin.

Intradermal (ID)

Pertaining to within the skin.

Keratogenic

Producing or causing horny tissue or keratin.

Keratosis

Abnormal condition of horny skin growth.

Leiodermia

Condition of abnormally smooth skin.

Leukoderma

Abnormally white skin or loss of skin pigmentation.

Necrosis

Abnormal condition of tissue death.

Onychocryptosis

Abnormal condition of a hidden or ingrown nail.

Onychomalacia

Abnormal softening of the nails.

Onychomycosis

Fungal infection of the nail.

Onychophagia

Habit of nail-biting.

Pachyderma

Abnormal thickening of the skin.

Paronychia

Diseased state around the nail.

Percutaneous

Pertaining to through the skin.

Rhytidectomy

Excision or surgical removal of wrinkles (facelift).

Rhytidoplasty

Surgical repair of skin wrinkles.

Seborrhea

Excessive discharge of sebum.

Staphylococcus (staph)

Berry-shaped bacteria growing in grapelike clusters.