Ch. 2 - Vocab

Intugumentary

pertaining to skin

epithelium

pertaining to above celluar layer

theli/o-

celluar layer

squamous

pertaining to scale-like cell

squam/o-

scale like cell

kerat/o-

cornea; hard, fiborous protein

Ex-

Away from; out

Foli/o-

Leaf

\-ation

being; having; process

Bas/o-

Alkaline; base of a structure

\-al

pertaining to

Melanocyte

Cell producing dark pigment

Melan/o-

black

\-cyte

cell

\-in

substance

coll/a-

Fibers that hold together

\-Gen

That which produces

Elast/o-

Flexing; stretching

Sebace/o-

oil; sebum

seb/o-

oil; sebum

Ex/o-

away from; external; outward

\-crine

pertaining to secreting

Sudor/i-

sweat

fer/o-

bear

Hidr/o-

sweat

Diaphoroesis

process of producing sweat

sudoriferous glands

sweat glands

dia-

complete; through

phor/o-

bear; carry; range

\-esis

abnormal condition; process

per-

through; throughout

spir/o-

breathe; coil

trich/o-

hair

Folli/o-

sac-like structure

\-cie

small thing

piloerection

hair stands up

Ungual

Adjective for nail

Ungu/o-

Fingernial; toenail

onych/o-

fingernail; toenail

follicul/o-

follicle

pil/o-

hair

erect/o-

stand up

\-ion

action; condition

lun/o-

moon

\-ula

small thing

cut/i-

skin

\-cle

small thing

Adipose Tissue

Fatty Tissue

Lipocytes

cells storing fat as energy

Adip/o-

fat

\-ose

full of

lip/o-

fat; lipid

\-cyte

cell

prect.o-

defend; protect

nosocomi/o-

hopital

sen/o-

feeling

\-tome

area with distinct edges; insturment used to cut

synth/o-

put together

\-esis

abnormal condition; process

regulat/o-

control

home/o-

same

\-stasis

standing still; staying in one place

\-itis

infection of; inflammation of

\-rrhage

excessive discharge; excessive flow

extra-

outside

vas/o-

blood vessel; vas deferens

contus/o-

bruising

ecchym/o-

blood in the tissue

\-oma

mass; tumor

fiss/o-

splitting

\-ure

result of; system

vesic/o-

bladder; fluid-filled sac

ne/o-

new

\-plasm

formed substance; growth

malign/o-

cancer

\-ant

pertaining to

prui/o-

itching

\-ic

pertaining to

xer/o-

dry

\-ism

disease from a specific cause; process

\-osis

abnormal condition; process

\-tic

pertaining to

erythemat/o-

redness

jaund/o-

yellow

\-ice

quality; state

an-

not; without

icter/o-

jaundice

nercr/o-

dead body; dead tissue

\-tic

pertaining to

gangen/o-

gangrene

de-

reversal of; without

abras/o-

scrape off

\-ia

condition; state; thing

esthes/o-

feeling; sensation

excori/o-

take out skin

kel/o-

tumor

\-oid

resembling

lacer/o-

tearing

pedicul/o-

lice

actin/o-

rays of the sun