Med. Term. Chapter 16

Suffix, prefix, combining forms, & vocab.

basal layer

deepest region of epidermis; gives rise to all epidermal cells

collagen

structural protein found in skin and connective tissue

cuticlestructural

band of epidermis at base and sides of nail plate

dermis

middle layer of skin

eccrine sweat gland

most numerous sweat-producing exocrine gland in skin

epidermis

outermost layer of skin

epithelium

layer of skin cells forming the outer and inner surfaces of the body

hair follicle

sac within which each hair grows

integumentary system

the skin and its accessory structures such as hair and nails

keratin

hard protein material found in the epidermis, hair, and nails

lunula

half-moon-shaped, whitish area at the base of a nail

melanin

skin pigment formed by melanocytes in epidermis

paronychium

soft tissue surrounding nail border

pore

tiny opening on surface of skin

sebaceous gland

oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles

sebum

oily substance secreted by sebaceous

squamous epithelium

flat, scale-like cells composing the epidermis

stratified

arranged in layers

stratum (plural: strata)

a layer (of cells)

stratum corneum

outermost layer of the epidermis; consists of flattened, keratinized cells

subcutaneous layer

innermost layer of the skin, containing fat tissue

adip/o

fat

albin/o

white

caus/o

burn, burning

cauter/o

heat, burn

cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

skin

diaphor/o

profuse sweating

erythem/o, erythemat/o

redness

hidr/o

sweat

ichthy/o

scaly, dry

kerat/o

hard, horny tissue

leuk/o

white

lip/o

fat

melan/o

black

myc/o

fungus

onych/o

nail

phyt/o

plant

pil/o

hair, hair follicle

py/o

pus

rhythid/o

wrinkle

seb/o

sebum

squam/o

scale-like

steat/o

fat

trich/o

hair

ungu/o

nail

xanth/o

yellow

xer/o

dry

anthrac/o

black (as coal)

chlor/o

green

cirrh/o

tawny yellow

cyan/o

blue

eosin/o

rosy

jaund/o

yellow

lute/o

yellow

poli/o

gray

xanth/o

yellow

cellulitis

diffuse acute infection of skin

Bx

biopsy

DLE

discoid lupus erythematosus

PPD

purified protein derivative

PUVA

psoralen-ultraviolet A light therapy

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

SC

subcutaneous

-esis

condition

-lysis

breakdown; seperation; destruction; loosening

-ose

full of; pertaining to; sugar

-osis

condition, usually abnormal

-ous

pertaining to

-plakia

plaque

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhea

flow; discharge