Ch. 3: Intro to Med Term

Integumentary System

albin/o 2

white 2

angi/o

vessel

bas/o

layer

bi/o

life

carcin/o

cancer

cauter/o

to burn

chem/o

chemical

cis/o

to cut

cortic/o

outer layer

cry/o

cold

cutane/o 1

skin 1

cyan/o

blue

cyt/o

cell

derm/o 2

skin 2

dermat/o 3

skin 3

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

electr/o

electricity

erythr/o

red

esthesi/o

feeling

hem/o

blood

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

scaly, dry

kerat/o

hard, horny

leuk/o 2

white 2

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

necr/o

death

onych/o 1

nail 1

pedicul/o

lice

phot/o

light

py/o

pus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

sarc/o

flesh

scler/o

hard

seb/o

oil

septic/o

infection

system/o

system

trich/o

hair

ungu/o 2

nail 2

vesic/o

sac, bladder

xer/o

dry

-derma

skin condition

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emia

blood condition

-ia

state, condition

-iasis 1

abnormal condition 1

-ism

state of

-logy

study of

-malacia

abnormal softening

-oma

mass, tumor

-opsy

view of

-osis 2

abnormal condition 2

-phagia

eat, swallow

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

discharge

-tome

instrument to cut

-ule

small

allo-

other, different from usual

an- 1

without 1

anti-

against

auto-

self

de- 2

without 2

epi-

above

ex-

outward

hyper-

excessive

hypo-

below

intra-

within

para-

beside

sub-

under

xeno-

foreign

cutaneous 1

pertaining to skin 1

dermal 2

pertaining to skin 2

dermic 3

pertaining to skin 3

epidermal

pertaining to above [upon] skin

hypodermic

pertaining to below skin

intradermal

pertaining to within skin

subcutaneous

pertaining to under skin

ungual

pertaining to nails

abrasion

scraping-away of skin surface by friction

anhidrosis

abnormal condition of being without (having no) sweat

bulla

large blister; larger than a vesicle

comedo

collection of hardened sebum in hair follicle (blackhead)

contusion

injury caused by a blow to the body; causes swelling, pain, and bruising; skin is not broken

cyst

fluid-filled sac under the skin

depigmentation

without normal skin color or pigment

diaphoresis

profuse sweating

ecchymosis

abnormal condition of skin discoloration caused by blood collecting under the skin following blunt trauma to the skin (a bruise)

erythema

redness or flushing of skin

erythroderma

condition of having reddened or flushed skin

eschar

thick layer of dead tissue and tissue fluid that develops over deep burn area

fissure

cracklike lesion or groove on skin

hirsutism

excessive hair growth over body

hyperemia

blood condition resulting in redness of skin due to increased (excessive) blood flow

hyperhidrosis

abnormal condition of excessive sweat

hyperpigmentation

abnormal, excessive amount of pigmentation in skin

lesion

general term for wound, injury, or abnormality

leukoderma

skin condition that appears white because normal skin pigment is absent; may be all of the skin or just in some areas

lipoma

fatty mass

macule

flat, small, discolored area flush with skin surface (e.g., freckle or birthmark)