C3 Terms - Integumentary System

albin/o

white

cry/o

cold

cutane/o

skin

dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

electr/o

electricity

erythr/o

red

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

scalp, dry

kerat/o

hard, horny

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

death

pedicul/o

lice

phot/o

light

onych/o

nail

py/o

pus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

scler/o

hard

seb/o

oil

system/o

system

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

vesic/o

bladder

xer/o

dry

allo-

different from usual

xeno-

foreign

abrasion

friction scraping away skin surface

anhidrosis

condition of producing no sweat

comedo

hardened sebum in hair follicle

contusion

injury caused by a blow, causes swelling, pain, bruising

depigmentation

loss of normal skin color

diaphoresis

profuse sweating

ecchymosis

blood collecting under skin following blunt trauma, bruise

erytheme

red flushing of skin

erythroderma

reddened or flushed skin

eschar

thick layer of dead tissue develops over a dep burn area

fissure

crack-like lesion on skin

hirsutism

excessive hair growth

hyperemia

redness of skin due to increased blood flow

hyperhidrosis

excessive sweating

hyperpigmentation

abnormal amount of pigmentation

ichthyoderma

scaly, dry skin

leukoderma

white skin from lack of skin pigmentation

lipoma

fatty mass

necrosis

cell death

nevus

pigmented skin blemish

onychomalacia

softening of nails

pallor

abnormal of paleness of skin

petechiae

spots from minute hemorrhages under skin

purpura

skin hemorrhage due to fragile blood vessels

pruritus

severe itching

purulent

infection producing pus

pyoderma

pus on or within the skin

scleroderma

hardened skin

seborrhea

discharge of oil

ulcer

open sore in skin

urticaria

hives

vesicle

small, fluid-filled, blister

xeroderma

abnormally dry skin

cyanosis

condition of being blue

acne

inflammation of sebaceous gland and hair follicle

acne rosacea

chronic form of adult acne with redness and tiny pimples

acne vulgaris

common form of teenage acne

albinism

genetic condition which unable to make melanin

cellulitis

diffuse acute infection of connective tissue of skin

decubitus

open sore caused by pressure over bony prominences

dermatitis

inflammation of skin

dermatosis

presence of skin condition

dry gangrene

late stages of gangrene, affected area becomes dried

eczema

superficial dermatitis

gangrene

tissue necrosis due to loss of blood flow

impetigo

highly contagious bacterial infection

keratosis

condition of excessive growth and thickening of epidermis layer

laceration

torn or jagged wound

malignant

dangerous form of cancer, begins in melanocytes, quickly metastasizes

pediculosis

lice infestation

psoriasis

chronic inflammation condition with papules forming silvery scale patches

rubella

contagious viral infection, German measles

scabies

mite infestation

squamous cell carcinoma (SLE)

chronic disease of connective tissue; injures skin joints, kidneys

tinea capitis

fungal infection on scalp; ringworm

tinea pedis

fungal infection of foot, athlete’s foot

varicella

contagious viral infection; chickenpox

verruca

warts; benign growth caused by virus

vitiligo

disappearance of pigmentation

alopecia

absence or loss of hair, baldness

trichomycosis

fungal infection of hair

onychia

infected nail bed

onychomycosis

fungal infection of nail

onychophagia

nail biting

paronychia

infection of skin fold around nail

Biopsy (Bx)

removal of piece of tissue to examine under a microscope, aids in diagnosis

allograft

skin graft from one person to another

autograft

skin graft from a person’s own body

dermatome

instrument for cutting skin

dermatoplasty

surgical repair of skin

skin graft

transfer of skin from normal area to cover another site