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MA 70 Chapter 3
Integumentary System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -a | plural noun suffix |
| auto- | self |
| dia- | through |
| epi- | upon, on |
| homo- | same |
| hyper- | above; more than normal |
| hypo- sub- | below, under |
| an- | without; not |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -cele | herniation, protrusion |
| -cyte | cell |
| -derma | skin |
| -ectomy | excision, to surgically remove, to cut out |
| -esis | condition, action or process (noun suffix) |
| -graft | living tissue moved from one site another |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | state or condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logic | pertaining to the study of |
| -logist | one who studies |
| -logy | the study of |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -oid | resembling, like |
| -oma | mass, tumor, growth |
| -opsy | examination |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | full of; pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | less than normal, deficient |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhea | flow;discharge |
| -surgery | operative procedure |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tome | instrument for cutting |
| -rrhage | rupture; profuse flow or discharge |
| aden/o | gland |
| all/o | other; else |
| bi/o | life |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cry/o | cold |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyt/o | cell |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| heter/o | opposite |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hom/o | same |
| ichthy/o | scaly |
| kerat/o | horny substances; cornea |
| lip/o | fat |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | dead tissue |
| onych/o | nail |
| phor/o | to bear or carry |
| pil/o | hair |
| py/o | pus |
| scler/o | hard; sclera |
| seb/o | oil |
| squam/o | scale, scaly |
| steat/o | fat |
| sudor/o | sweat |
| system/o | several parts working together for a common function |
| trich/o | hair |
| xen/o | strange; different |
| xer/o | dry |
| albin/o | white |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| adenoma | tumor of a gland, glandular tumor |
| adenopathy | disease of a gland |
| adipectomy | surgical removal of fat |
| adip/o | fat |
| adipocele | fat tissue in a hernia sac |
| adipoma | fatty tissue tumor/growth |
| albinism | condition of lack of melanin causing skin to be pale, light colored eyes usually visual and auditory impairment |
| anhidrosis | condition without sweat |
| carcinoma | cancerous tumor of epithelial type tissue |
| cyrotherapy | treatment using extreme cold |
| cutaneous | pertaining to the skin |
| cyanoderma | condition of blue skin |
| cyanosis | abnormal condition of being blue |
| cytology | study of cells |
| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
| dermatologist | one who specializes in the study of skin pathology |
| dermatology | the study of conditions and diseases of the the skin |
| dermatome | an instrument for cutting small slices of skin |
| dermatomycosis | abnormal condition skin fungus; fungal infection of the skin |
| dermatopathy | disease of the skin |
| dermis | dense layer of skin below the epidermis |
| dermatoplasty | surgical repair of the skin |
| diaphoresis | profuse sweating |
| epidermis | outer covering of skin |
| erythroderma | condition of red sking |
| erythrosis | reddish, purplish discoloration of skin or mucous membrane |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of the sweat glands |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hypodermic | under the skin |
| ichthyosis | hereditary skin disorder where the skin constantly flakes off |
| keratoma | thick epidermal growth/callous |
| keratosis | horny growth, such as a wart |
| leukoderma | loss of skin pigmentation in patches |
| lipectomy | excision of fatty tissue |
| lipocele | fatty tissue in a hernia sac |
| lipoma | fatty tissue tumor |
| liposuction | the removal of fat by vacuuming it out |
| melanin | skin pigment |
| melanocyte | a cell producing or containing melanin |
| melanoderma | abnormal darkening of the skin |
| melanoma | cancerous skin tumors involving melanocytes |
| mycodermatitis | inflammation of the skin due a fungal infection |
| mycosis | condition of a fungal infection anywhere in the body |
| onychoma | tumor arising from the nail bed |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of the nail |
| onychomycosis | abnormal condition of nail fungal infection |
| pustules | small elevation of skin containing pus |
| pyoderma | condition of several pustules |
| scleroderma | disease where connective tissue becomes hardened |
| sclerosis | hardening of blood vessel or nerve |
| sebaceous gland | oil gland of the skin |
| seborrhea | excessive production from the sebaceous gland |
| sebum | oil/fatty secretion from the sebaceous gland |
| squamous | scale like |
| steatitis | inflammation of fatty tissue |
| subcutaneous | under the skin |
| sudoriferous gland | sweat gland |
| trichomycosis | abnormal condition of hair fungal infection |
| trichopathy | any disease of the hair |
| xanthoma | a yellow papule of the skin containing fat |
| xanthosis | yellowish color of degenerating tissue |
| xeroderma | condition of dry skin |
| abrasion | a scraped spot of area |
| abscess | a localized area of pus with inflammation |
| alopecia | balding |
| comedo | pimple or black head |
| cyst | a bladder like sac containing fluid |
| hemorrhage | profuse flow of blood/ruptured blood vessel |
| contusion | bleeding under the skin due to blunt trauma/bruise |
| ecchymosis | a bruise |
| petechia | small round reddish/purplish spots |
| hematoma | collection of blood, usually clotted |
| lesions | any pathological or traumatic change in tissue |
| primary lesion | first sight of altered tissue |
| secondary lesion | change in a primary lesion |
| tinea | ringworm, fungal infection of the skin |
| ulcer | erosion of tissue |
| urticaria | hives |
| verruca | warts |
| biopsy | examination of tissue |
| cryosurgery | removal of tissue using extreme cold |
| debridement | the removal of nonliving tissue by scrapping |
| dermabrasion | use of wire brushes or sandpaper to remove skin |
| skin graft | skin implant |
| allograft | graft between individuals of the same species |
| autograft | graft done with one's own tissue |
| synthetic graft | mesh made from shark cartilage and cow collagen coated in sugar to trick the body into producing a dermal layer |
| xenograft | transplant between different species |
| BCC | Basal Cell Carcinoma |
| BX, Bx | biopsy |
| Derm | Dermatology |
| FH | family history |
| FS | frozen section |
| ID | intradermal |
| I&D | incision and drainage; irrigation and debridement |
| IM | intramuscular |
| IMP | impression |
| PE | physical examination |
| ung | ointment |
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