Chapter 4 Med Term Review

epidermis

outer layer of skin

melanin

color of the skin

hair and glands

accessory structures of the skin

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

hidr/o

sweat

kerat/o

horny tissue

onych/o, ungu/o

nail

seb/o

sebum

trich/o

hair

aut/o

self

bi/o

life

coni/o

dust

crypt/o

hidden

heter/o

other

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

death

pachy/o

thick

rhytid/o

wrinkles

staphyl/o

grapelike clusters

strept/o

twisted chains

xer/o

dry

epi-

upon

intra-

within

para-

around

per-

through

sub-

under

trans-

through

-a

suffix

-coccus

berry-shaped

-ectomy

excision

-ia

abnormal state

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

softening

-opsy

view of

-phagia

eating

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

discharge

-tome

instrument used to cut

abrasion

scraping away the skin by mechanical process or injury

gangrene

death of tissue caused by the loss of blood supply followed by bacterial invasion

BCC

basal cell carcinoma

bx

biopsy

CMV

cytomegalovirus

CA-MRSA

community-associated MRSA infection

decub

pressure ulcer

derm

dermatology

HA-MRSA

healthcare-associated MRSA infection

I&D

incision and drainage

ID

intradermal

MRSA

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

SqCCA

squamous cell carcinoma

staph

stapylococcus

strep

streptococcus

subcut

subcutaneous

TD

transdermal